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Planning or Contemplating Suicide?

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Ten Practical Things You Can Do if Actively Planning or Attempting Suicide

  1. Talk To Someone You Trust - Right Now

    • You don’t have to go through this alone. Tell a friend, family member, counselor or faith leader.

  2. Call or text the crises line - @ 988

  3. Get to a safe place

  4. Delay the Decision

    1. Give yourself 24-48 hours to prevent yourself from acting on the thoughts. Promise yourself you’ll seek help in this time.

  5. Read through your safety plan

    1. Find your safety plan and read it, if you don’t have one, you can make one now

  6. Ground yourself in the moment

  7. Move your body - even for 5 minutes

  8. Make a list of 10 reasons to stay

  9. Remind yourself this is temporary

  10. Call 911 if it’s an emergency.

Create a Suicide Safety Plan

  • Create a plan so you are ready for life’s toughest moments. WE encourage you to download this app to create your own safety plan. This was created by the Veterans Affairs Administration but is available for civilians. None of your information is shared.

Take a Minute and Read this True Story

It could save your life…

           “An hour ago I made the decision that today is the day I’m ending my life. I just can’t take it anymore. Too much has gone wrong for too long; too much time has forever vanished. I’m not too popular; I don’t date a lot; nobody really knows the real me; and besides, once I’m dead, nobody’s going to miss me anyway. I have no purpose; don’t have a clue as to why I’m even alive. I can’t seem to find any direction for my future. I’m tired of always feeling so alone and depressed. The pain on the inside is just getting worse. I feel like I’m being drawn further down into a bottomless, dark pit and as I am, the desire to end my life seems to be intensifying every day. I don’t want to live like this; actually, this isn’t even living, at best, it’s existing.

            I mean, for all I know, maybe I was never even supposed to be born.

            Just as soon as chapel was over, my plan was to call my mom and ask her to bring my medicine to school. I knew she’d bring me the whole bottle of pills. When she did, I was going to the girl’s bathroom where I was going to swallow the entire bottle of medicine, sit down on the floor, close my eyes, and never have to wake up again. Soon it was all going to be over.”

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DISCLAIMER

Dean Sikes and those who work with our youmatter.us ministry are not licensed counselors or qualified for crisis service. The information we provide is for inspirational purposes only because we truly care. We are a non-profit organization and cannot provide any medical, psychological, diagnostic or treatment services. Our goal is simply to offer hope and encouragement and hopefully prevent suicide, injury or death, however we cannot guarantee these results. The diagnosis and treatment of depression and other psychiatric disorders should be performed by licensed health care professionals.

If you feel you are in crisis, please text or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. It is a free hotline that provides access to trained and caring telephone counselors, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are in an emergency, call 911 or go immediately to your nearest emergency room.

Also, we do try to answer letters and emails we receive. We simply cannot assume any obligation, legal or otherwise, to follow up with people. We are not staffed sufficiently to be responsible for correspondence not answered or delivered in a timely manner or for the final actions of someone receiving any of our correspondence.

The resources provided on this page are intended solely for informational and support purposes. While we have selected these links based on their potential to offer help and encouragement to those struggling with thoughts of suicide, we do not own, manage, or officially endorse the content of any external websites listed here. We are not responsible for the accuracy, effectiveness, or safety of these third-party resources. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or experiencing a crisis, please contact emergency services or a qualified mental health professional right away.

Also note, suicide is never the answer. Where there is life, there is hope.