If you're feeling suicidal or thinking of hurting yourself, seek help.

• Contact your healthcare professional or a mental health specialist.
• Contact a suicide hotline. In the U.S., call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Or use the Lifeline Chat. Services are free and confidential.

You also can call the hotline if you are worried about someone else or are in a crisis but not suicidal.

You may be able to get counseling or a mental health appointment through an employer's employee assistance program. Or check information and treatment options from groups dedicated to mental health. Examples are the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.