Self Harm
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General Information
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Dial or text 988 if you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health crisis and get connected to a trained crisis counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform.
- To talk with a NAMI Help Line Specialist, please call 800-950-NAMI (6264). Text "HelpLine" to 62640. Connect with a Help Line Specialist when you need support, information and resources via text message.
Struggles
- Talking about suicide — for example, making statements such as "I'm going to kill myself," "I wish I were dead" or "I wish I hadn't been born"
- Withdrawing from social contact and wanting to be left alone Having mood swings, such as being emotionally high one day and deeply discouraged the next
- Getting the means to take your own life, such as buying a gun or stockpiling pills
- Developing personality changes or being severely anxious or agitated, particularly when experiencing some of the warning signs listed above
- Being preoccupied with death, dying or violence
- Feeling trapped or hopeless about a situation
- Increasing use of alcohol or drugs
- Changing normal routine, including eating or sleeping patterns
- Doing risky or self-destructive things, such as using drugs or driving recklessly
- Giving away belongings or getting affairs in order when there's no other logical explanation for doing this
- Saying goodbye to people as if they won't be seen again
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ARTICLES THAT MAY HELP
Articles from both Rx 4 Wholeness and the Community that deal with this struggle.
April 4, 2023Rx 4 WholenessBelow is a link to Cliff speaking with Veteran Trash Talk on their Throat Punch Monday pod cast.
Category:Caregiver and SuffererTags:Self Harm/Suicide
October 14, 2021Rx 4 WholenessThe requirement to transition to 988 as the National Suicide Prevention Hotline will take effect on July 16, 2022.
Category:Caregiver and SuffererTags:Self Harm/Suicide