WARNING: This episode deals with subjects of self-harm and taking of one's life. Discretion advised.
If you or someone you know is dealing with heavier thoughts and/or thoughts of self-harm, please don't suffer in silence. There are resources out there for you in the long-run, and also resources for immediate help.
The most accessible way to seek help is to dial 988.
There are also other hotlines and groups who are there to help:
- Blackline is a hotline geared toward the Black, Black LGBTQ+, brown, Native, and Muslim communities
- Kiva Centers offers daily online peer support groups
- M.H. First Oakland and M.H. First Sacramento operate during select weekend hours in the California cities of Oakland and Sacramento
- Peer Support Space hosts virtual peer support groups twice a day Monday through Saturday
- Project LETS provides support by text for urgent issues that involve involuntary hospitalization
- Samaritans of New York is a hotline based in New York City
- Trans Lifeline is a hotline for trans and questioning individuals
- Wildflower Alliance has a peer support line and online support groups focused on suicide prevention
This is a heavier episode, so I'll understand if you skip this one. Just know that you are loved, you are beautiful and you are so necessary.