🚨 POST TITLE: Immediate Support & Crisis Resources
“Healing is sacred, but safety is non-negotiable.” If you are in crisis, feeling unsafe, or struggling with thoughts of self-harm or suicide — please don’t go through it alone. This community offers emotional support, but it is not a replacement for professional or emergency care. Below are free, confidential, 24/7 resources you can reach out to for immediate help: 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org - Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained counselor - Veterans Crisis Line: Call 988 and press 1 🌍 INTERNATIONAL HOTLINES If you’re outside the U.S., you can find your local hotline here:👉 [findahelpline.com], [findahelpline.com], or search your country’s local lifeline number. Examples: - Canada: Talk Suicide Canada – 1-833-456-4566 - UK: Samaritans – 116 123 - Australia: Lifeline – 13 11 14 - International directory: [findahelpline.com], [befrienders.org] 🕊️ If You’re Not in Crisis, But Struggling Here are some ways to ground yourself until you can reach support: 1. Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4, exhale for 6. 2. Name 3 things you can see, 2 things you can touch, and 1 thing you can smell — to come back to the present. 3. Write down what’s happening in your body right now — sensations, not stories. 4. Reach out to someone you trust, or post in The Healing Room with the tag #supportneeded so a moderator can check in. Reminder: You are not alone. Needing help does not make you weak — it means you’re human, and your nervous system is asking for safety. With love, The Alchemist Ri🕊 “Peace first. Healing follows.”