SUICIDE IS NOT THE ANSWER!

‘Suicide doesn’t end the chances of life getting worse; but it does eliminate any possibility of it ever getting any better‘

Ponder over these if you ever get the feeling that suicide may be an answer to your troubles.

·       Life always gets better. Live it and you come out stronger. Stop focusing on the negatives and only look out for the positives.

·       You having the courage to live will inspire others. Getting through your life’s challenges will encourage someone else to persevere.

·       Killing yourself may (or maybe not) relieve you of your pain, but it will have a never ending impact on countless other people. People who loved you.

·       You should not throw out the baby with the bath water. You may feel suicide could end your pain, loneliness, depression and misery but it also ends all joy, love, pleasure and happiness.

·       When you commit suicide, you leave behind such a bad impression of yourself. You will be forever remembered as another one who gave up, who wouldn’t fight.   Those who do choose to quit then sentence their friends and loved ones to a lifetime of pain and anguish.

·       If you are sensitive enough to feel so much pain that you want to end it, you should be sensitive enough to think about the ongoing pain others will have to live with and what is that light awaiting you at the end of the tunnel?

·       You deny yourself any second chance if you choose to end life through suicide.

·       Stop thinking about what is troubling you for a little while and think about the many small things that do make life great, then brush away the bad thoughts. 

DO NOT DO IT!

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Need to talk?: Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor  

SAY NO TO SUICIDE 

THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY THROUGH

Thoughts and feelings of ending your life can be really scary. 

It’s hard knowing what to do and how to cope, but help is available.

Seek help as soon as possible if you are:

• Giving up hope 
• See no reason for living 
• Worrying about things, unable to sleep or sleeping all the time
• Feel like there’s no way out
• Withdrawing from whānau, family, community
• Feeling uncontrolled rage, 
• Acting impulsively or doing risky things 
• Experiencing sudden mood changes.

NEED HELP NOW?

If this is an emergency, and you feel you or someone else is at risk of harm, phone 111 or go to your nearest hospital emergency department, or phone your local DHB mental health crisis team. 

If you are feeling depressed, hopeless and isolated or talking about suicide, you can also:

• Phone Lifeline on 0800 543 354 or 09 522 2999
• Phone the Suicide Prevention Helpline 0508 828 865(0508 TAUTOKO) 
• Click here for more options and phone numbers for who you could talk to.

• If you want to chat about how you’re feeling right this second, there are lots of helplines:
  
  
  • Need to talk?: Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counsellor  
  
  
  • Youthline: Free, confidential and non-judgmental. Call 0800 37 66 33, free text 234 or email talk@youthline.co.nz
  
  
  • Depression Helpline: Call 0800 111 757
  
  
  • Lifeline: Nationwide 24-hour counselling service – call 0800 543 354
  
  
  • What’s Up: Free helpline and online chat service for young people ages 5-18. Call 0800 WHATSUP (0800 942 8787) from 12pm to 11pm weekdays, and 3pm to 11pm on weekends.
  
  
  • Online chat is available at whatsup.co.nz from 3pm to 10pm, every day.
  
  
  • Anxiety Line: 0800 ANXIETY (0800 2694 389) – provides education and support around anxiety
  
  
  
  
  If you feel like it’s serious but not an emergency, you could talk to your doctor, or a mental health professional (like a psychologist or psychiatrist).
  
  
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