Growing up is hard to do. Being a teenager is tough. There are a lot of pressures; a lot of things going on; there are pressures and situations that are more than you think you can handle. There are times in life when things are too much and it looks like there is no way out. Sometimes there seems like it will never end, like things will never change, THERE IS HOPE.

Visiting this site acknowledges you understand this pressure, these thoughts, and feelings. It lets you know you are not alone. Lots of people think about suicide at one time or another in their lives. It isn't that they want to die—they just want to stop feeling the way they feel. It’s a choice that lasts forever, in response to problems that don’t. No matter how bad things seem, tomorrow holds new promise, new options, new paths. You just want to stop feeling miserable; hopeless; helpless; trapped. No matter how bad the situation and feelings are, they are able to change. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Talking about suicidal thoughts and feelings is hard to do. You don’t know how someone will feel or react if you tell them. Maybe they will dismiss, it, maybe they will ignore, BUT maybe if you reach out, someone will listen and guide you to help and hope so that it doesn’t have to be this way. IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMEONE TO TALK TO, THEN CALL THE LIFELINE 1-800-273-TALK. Just know someone will listen. The people who answer the phone at the suicide prevention hotline talk to people who think about suicide all the time—so they know how to listen. They are ready to be there for you, know and understand so that you can find your way. It’s OK. It will be OK.