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Tell someone in your non-online life how you're feeling, before it's too late. In nearly every country, there is a free, confidential suicide helpline and you can call them about anything, whenever you want. In the US, just as an example, there's Hopeline: 1-800-442-4673 You can talk 24/7 to a kind person who's happy to listen to you. The volunteers on any of these services can refer you to mental health help and some of it may be subsidized or deferred payment. You are valuable, you matter. Maybe it's time to ask for help in person. You could even summarize it that way, if you need to: "I am valuable, I matter, I need help now. I am thinking about suicide. I need you to listen to me."