If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988Lifeline.org. 988 connects you with a trained crisis counselor who can help.

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Answer the call! The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline network is made up of over 200 centers answering calls, chats, and texts from people in crisis.

These centers are looking for empathetic volunteers, employees, and interns to serve as crisis counselors. You will receive training, so if you are a caring person who wants to help those in crisis, apply today. Find your opportunity:

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/988/jobs

Mental Health Matters too. When you’re struggling and in crisis and text 988, your trained counselor will listen, support, and share resources. #988Lifeline #MentalHealth #MentalHealthResources #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealthCrisis #Suicide

A person in crisis is a family in crisis is a community in crisis. You can be a lifeline. Call or text 988 or chat https://988lifeline.org/chat/

if you or someone you know needs support.

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988 Fact: When you reach out to 988, the 988 Lifeline crisis counselor knows only your phone number if you call or text, or your IP address if you use chat. What you say about yourself is your choice.

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Let’s spread hope! The 988 Lifeline helps thousands of people overcome suicidal crisis or mental-health distress every day. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org if you or someone you know needs support.

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If you’re in crisis, there are options available to help you cope. You can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any time to connect with a trained crisis counselor. For confidential support available 24/7 for everyone in the U.S., call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org
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Crisis Text Line
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Send a text, save a life. Add the Crisis Text Line to your phone now–it could save a life later. Text “HELLO” to 741741 in the United States to be connected to a Crisis Counselor over text message.

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Myth1: Talking about suicide increases the chance one will act on it.

Fact: Talking about suicide may reduce, rather than increase, suicidal ideation. It improves mental health outcomes and the likelihood that the person will seek treatment.
Starting this conversation may help people find alternative views of existing circumstances.
So, if someone is in crisis or depressed, don't hesitate to start the conversation. Please ASK

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Myth 2: People who talk about suicide are seeking attention.

Fact: People who die from suicide have often told someone about not wanting to live anymore or not seeing a future. It's always important to take seriously anybody who talks about feeling suicidal. It's important to be kind & sensitive, and ask questions such as: "Are you thinking about hurting yourself?" "Are you thinking about suicide?" or "Do you have access to weapons or things that can be used as weapons to harm yourself?"

Myth 3: Suicide can't be prevented.

Fact: Suicide is preventable but unpredictable. Most people who contemplate suicide, often experience intense emotional pain, and hopelessness and have a negative view of life or the future. Suicide is a product of genes, mental health illnesses, and environmental risk factors. Interventions targeted to treat psychiatric and substance use illnesses could save lives.

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Myth 4: People who take their own lives are selfish, cowards or weak.

Fact: People do not die of suicide by choice. Often, people who die of suicide experience significant emotional pain and find it difficult to consider different views or see a way out of their situation. Even though the reasons behind suicide are quite complex, frequently suicide is associated with psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and substance use.

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Myth 5: Barriers to bridges, safe firearm storage and other actions to reduce access to lethal methods of suicide don't work.

Fact: Limiting access to lethal means, such as firearms, is one of the simplest strategies to decrease the chances of suicide. Many suicide attempts are a result of impulsive decisions. Therefore, separating someone from a lethal means could provide a person some time to think before doing harm to themselves.

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Myth 6: Suicide always occurs without warning.

Fact: There are almost always warning signs before a suicide attempt.

Here are a few common
signs:

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@nursefrombirth

If you’re not attuned to the signs, it’s likely to seem “without warning”. In my limited experience with families of suicides, there’s also often a deniability that clouds the issue.

@Luber905 yes, recognizing signs is important When you speak of denial are you referring to denial from the person contemplating suicide, the family, or both?