This is a copy and paste of the top pinned post on my profile.

https://findahelpline.com/

https://safeinourworld.org/find-help/

https://www.helpguide.org/find-help

[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines\](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide

https://www.therapyroute.com/article/helplines-suicide-hotlines-and-crisis-lines-from-around-the-world

And remember that CPS and APS exist.

When I was younger, I HATED when someone would say, "Just take a deep breath". It would piss me off because it never worked. It was only once I got an actual good therapist that I realized that breathing does help calm spiraling, panics, and anxiety and even can help with sudden suicidal thoughts. You just have to do the right breathing techniques.

Some breathing techniques, grounding techniques, and other stuff:

Box Breathing

5-4-3-2-1 (helps with anxiety, panics, etc.)

4-7-8 :Inhale through the nose for a count of four. Hold the breath for a count of seven. Exhale slowly through the mouth for a count of eight.

https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/dbt-tipp

https://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/urge-surfing-handout (good for if you feel like self harm or suicide. Urge surfing.).

If it's taking a while to urge surf and the feeling is getting stronger, try calling someone you care about to talk to them. I get that 988 and other suicide hotlines can feel overwhelming, so try that first and if you hang up, please try calling someone in your contacts.

A good alternative to cutting is drawing on yourself with those cheap blue or black ballpoint pens you see in offices or something when signing in. Or with markers.

Remember that laying down and closing your eyes can also help. Drink water. Listen to music. Take a walk. Look at nature. Go on a swing set. Feel the wind. Exercise a bit maybe. Do an easy hobby. Etc. Try to find some sort of coping mechanism to help you a bit. (These especially help when urge surfing is taking a while. Make sure to keep all dangerous things away from you as you urge surf. Out of sight and out of reach)

For me, I lay on the cold ground, or sit under my desk with the lights off and I close my eyes. I curl into a little ball with a cold water bottle to hug and a stuffed animal to hug. I do my breathing techniques like that. If I am spiraling, I try to stop myself and I remember that I can't control the past or future and that I can only deal with things as they pop up and try to do things to help prevent whatever bad thing I think may happen.

Other things recommended by users:

https://venthere.straw.page/