help me please?

[Whitesparrows_blackarrows]

i tried going onto the live chat and noone was really there, i dont want to call a helpline either. i dont thinkk im capable of saying these things out loud.
please someoone help me, im so alone. im really scared that im going to do something stupid, and hurt myself, but i also wish i would just go thru with it. everythings so painfula nd pointless.

[Palmolive]

Hi there. :-)

Firstly I want to say how glad I am that you have to us here at Teenhelp for help and support, that's great and I also think you've done a brave thing reaching out to us and that it's something you should be proud of yourself for.

I am, even though you said you didn't want to, encourage you to ring a helpline. I know that this is awfully scary because I have been in that situation before, but they're not there to judge you, they care about people like yourself and want to help you. They won't rush you, they'll let you take your time and allow you to go at your own pace. If it's really hard, you could write down what you want to say so that when you're talking to them you just have to read it. But these people really can help you, it can be so good to have someone to talk to and they might be able to go through a plan with you on how to distract yourself. If you feel unsafe that badly then I do also suggest you tell someone such as a parent or go to you A&E department or to the ER.

I just want to tell you that this is beatable, this doesn't have to take over your life and that you can overcome it. That you won't always feel this way and that things can and will get better for you even though it doesn't quite feel like it now. They will. Your life is worth so much and it would be awful for you to just throw it away. We're here for you when ever you need us and you're more than welcome to reply back this. Just remember you are NOT alone in this and that people care about you, I care about you.

Please look after yourself.
Jessie

[savealife723]

Hey there!

Like Jessie said, I just wanted to again repeat how happy I am that you've turned to TeenHelp and that you feel comfortable talking about how you're feeling on here. This truly is a safe environment to go to when you don't know where else to go.

I know how hard it can be to hold in so much pain and feel like you can't talk to anyone in your life about it. I struggled with that for many years, and it wasn't until two years ago that I finally let people in to help me and I felt like I could open up to them. Even to this day though, I struggle with it. Opening up and talking to people about it can be so hard because in times like that, we believe that we're the only one who feels like we do, but that is so far from true. Depression is something that many many people struggle with, and it's only solvable if you talk to someone about it. It can be anyone. A teacher, a friend, a parent, a counselor, a church member if you go to church, literally anyone. The important thing is just telling someone how you feel so that they can help you.

If you feel like you are tempted to hurt yourself, I would highly advise you to look at our Self-Harm Forum. In one of the top Stickies, we have a lot of alternatives that you can do instead of healing yourself, and I've been able to find a lot of activies that really help me in there. So I would definitely check that out if self-harm is a temptation for you. Nobody ever deserves to hurt themselves.

There are tens of thousands of members on this site, and a very large percent of them are always willing to listen to you if you ever need someone to talk to. Staff is always open to helping people whether it's over HelpLink, LiveHELP, or Private Messaging. We're always open and available to talk. Especially me, I'm always here if you need someone to just release everything to.

I hope that you take care of yourself, and that things get better for you.
-Kaylaaa. <3