If you’re in crisis right now
If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number now. You are not alone, and this feeling is not permanent.
United States
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988, 24/7.
- Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline — 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.
Outside the US
Find a helpline in your country through findahelpline.com or the International Association for Suicide Prevention.
Right now, before anything else
If the next hour feels impossible: tell one person — a friend, a family member, a helpline — that you’re not okay. You don’t have to explain it well. You just have to not be alone with it.
AfterGlow is educational and is not a crisis service, therapist, or medical provider. Please reach the resources above for immediate help.