If you're feeling like you want to end your life, it's important to tell someone.
Help and support is available right now if you need it. You do not have to deal with difficult feelings alone.
Signs you might find it difficult to cope - Samaritans.org
Phone a helpline
These free helplines are there to help when you're feeling low or thinking about suicide.
Unless it says otherwise, they're open 24 hours a day, every day.
You can also call these helplines for advice if you're worried about someone else.
At any time you can:
- freephone the Samaritans: 116 123
- freephone Pieta: 1800 247 247
Message
If you do not want to talk to someone over the phone, there are text lines and emails you can message.
Unless it says otherwise, they're open 24 hours a day, every day.
You can:
- text HELP to 51444 - standard message rates apply (Pieta)
- free text HELLO to 50808 (Text About It)
- WhatsApp (Text About It)
- text HELLO to 086 180 0280 (Text About It - for 48, An Post and Clear Mobile customers)
- email jo@samaritans.ie
Talk to someone you trust
Let family or friends know what's going on for you. They may be able to offer support and help keep you safe.
There's no right or wrong way to talk about feelings of suicide - starting the conversation is what's important.
Who else you can contact
If you find it difficult to talk to someone you know, you could phone your GP and ask for an emergency appointment.
If you are being supported by a mental health team, or have been in the past, contact the service for support in a crisis.
Emergency action required: Phone 112 or 999 or go to your nearest emergency department (ED) if
you or somebody else:
- is at immediate risk of harming themselves, or another person
- has taken an overdose of drugs, alcohol or prescription medicine
- is in a lot of pain
- is having difficulty breathing
- is losing a lot of blood from a cut or wound
- is in shock after a serious cut or burn
- is unconscious
Do
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focus on getting through today and try not to think about the future
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stay away from drugs and alcohol
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get yourself to a safe place, like a friend's house
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be around other people
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do something you usually enjoy, such as spending time with a pet
How to cope with thoughts of suicide in the moment - spunout.ie
I want to kill myself - samaritans.org
If you are worried about someone else
If you're worried about someone, try to get them to talk to you. Ask open-ended questions like: "How do you feel about ...?"
Do not worry about having the answers. Just listening to what someone has to say and taking it seriously can be more helpful.
How to support someone who might have thoughts of suicide
Making a safety plan
If you have thoughts of suicide or are supporting someone else, it may help to make a safety plan to use if you need it.
How to create a safety plan if you have thoughts of suicide - spunout.ie