02/09/2026
September is Su***de Prevention Month.
One thing Iāve learned from sitting with people in the counselling room is that suicidal thoughts donāt always sound like āI want to dieā. Sometimes itās exhaustion or feeling trapped. Sometimes someone simply canāt see a way through what theyāre living with right now.
Thereās a difference between wanting your life to end and desperately wanting life as it is right now to change. But both need somewhere safe to be spoken.
Talk about it. We need to make these conversations easier to have.š¤
UK support:
Samaritans: 116 123, free 24/7
Shout: text SHOUT to 85258, free 24/7
NHS urgent mental health support: 111
Immediate danger: 999 or A&E