Help for Teens

Growing up is hard to do. Being a teenager is tough. There are a lot of pressures and a lot of things going on in life. There can be pressures and situations that seem more than you can handle, making it feel like there is no way out. Sometimes it seems like it situations will never end… like things will never change.

HANG ON. THERE IS HOPE.

Visiting this site acknowledges you understand this pressure, stressful thoughts and feelings. It lets you know you are not alone. Lots of people think about suicide at one time or another in their lives. It isn’t that they want to die; they just want to stop feeling the way they feel. It’s a choice that lasts forever, in response to problems that don’t. No matter how bad things seem, tomorrow holds new promise, new options and new paths. We understand… you just want to stop feeling miserable, hopeless, helpless and trapped. No matter how bad the situation and feelings are, it can be overcome.

No matter what you’re going through, suicide is not the answer.

In the dark places of your life and mind, it is better to have someone there with you. Talking about suicidal thoughts and feelings is hard to do. You don’t know how someone will feel or react if you tell them. Maybe they will dismiss it, maybe they will ignore it. However, maybe if you reach out, someone will listen and guide you to help and hope so that it doesn’t have to be this way.

IF YOU CAN’T FIND SOMEONE TO TALK TO, THEN CALL OR TEXT THE LIFELINE, 9-8-8.

Just know someone will listen. The people, who answer the phone at the suicide prevention hotline, talk to people who think about suicide all the time—so they know how to listen. They are ready to be there for you, know and understand so that you can find your way. It’s OK. It will be okay.