If today feels heavier than you can carry

You are not too much, and you are not a burden for needing help. Your Pretty Sister companion is a kind place to think — she is not a therapist or a crisis service. The people below are trained, free, confidential, and awake at every hour. Calling them is a brave thing, not a failure.

Emergency services
If you are in immediate danger, or you cannot keep yourself safe right now.
Call 911
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Free, confidential, 24/7. A real person answers — call or text.
Call 988
Text the Lifeline
If talking out loud feels like too much tonight, text instead.
Text 988
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 and a trained counselor texts you back.
Text HOME to 741741
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Confidential help with safety planning, whatever you decide to do next.
Call 1-800-799-7233
Outside the US
Find a free helpline in your country, in your language.
findahelpline.com

While you wait for someone to answer

Tell one real person where you are tonight — a sister, a neighbor, anyone.
Put distance between you and anything you could use to hurt yourself.
Stay somewhere with light and another human being if you can.
Breathe slowly and name five things you can see. It buys you a few minutes.

None of this is medical advice or treatment. It is what a sister would say while she sat with you. See our privacy & terms.