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actually increase your pain instead of helping
you, despite their intentions, by saying or doing
thoughtless things. You have to understand
that their bad reactions are about their fears,
not about you.
But there are people out there who can be with
you in this horrible time, and will not judge you,
or argue with you, or send you to a hospital, or
try to talk you out of how badly you feel. They
will simply care for you.
Find one of them. Now. Use your 24 hours, or
your week, and tell someone what's going on
with you. It is okay to ask for help.
Try:
Send an anonymous e-mail to The Samaritans
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at
1-800-273-8255 (TTY:1-800-799-4TTY)
Text HOME to 741741
Look in the front of your phone book for a crisis
line
Call a psychotherapist
Carefully choose a friend or a minister or rabbi,
someone who is likely to listen But don't give
yourself the additional burden of trying to deal
with this alone.
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