Desperate right now?
SUICIDE IS NOT THE WAY OUT!
Many people who have attempted or come close to suicide look back with gratitude that they were not successful in acting on their intentions.
If you are about to harm yourself or have already done so, phone 999 or get yourself quickly to your local hospital's A&E (accident and emergency)
What to do if you are feeling actively suicidal now:
- Make a deal with yourself that you will not act just yet.
- Tell someone else how you are feeling or find someone to be with you.
- If that is not possible right now, phone an all-hours contact
(if you have a shared phone find a phone box):
| Samaritans - 24 hrs trained listening service |
08457 90 90 90 |
| NHS - 24 hrs medical advice and support |
| NHS Direct (England & Wales) |
08 45 46 47 |
| NHS 24 (Scotland) |
08454 242424 |
| Or phone your local GP's out of hours service |
| Nightline - all night student listening service |
See your campus website |
| Get connected - info about local counselling services for under 25s (free for mobile phones) |
0808 808 4994 |
| International email and phone help details |
www.befrienders.org |
- Do something to distract yourself from your thoughts
- watch TV or a DVD; read a book; write in a diary; tidy your room or sort out a pile of papers etc.
Other things to consider:
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Links
More about getting help: talking to someone, what's stopping me getting help?, getting support and help
More about considering suicide: thinking about suicide, making sense of suicide, surviving suicidal thoughts
More about others" experiences: real student stories
More about how others can help: what do doctors offer?, what do counsellors offer?, what about other mental health services?
Find a UK university counselling service: Student Counselling in UK Universities
