If you need help right now
Support & Resources
Mind Over Chatter is peer support. It sits alongside professional care — it does not replace it. Nothing here is medical advice or a diagnosis.
In immediate danger?
If you or someone else may be seriously hurt, call your local emergency number now — 999 (UK), 911 (US & Canada), 112 (EU), or the emergency number where you are.
- US & Canada: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
- UK & Ireland: call 116 123 (Samaritans), free, 24/7
- Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 (US), 85258 (UK)
- Elsewhere: findahelpline.com lists free crisis lines by country.
Finding a therapist
A good starting point is your doctor or GP, your country's public health service, or a national professional directory (for example the BACP in the UK, or Psychology Today's directory in the US and Canada). Ask about sliding-scale fees if cost is a barrier — many therapists offer them.
Support groups
Peer groups exist for grief, addiction, chronic illness, caring for someone, and much more — many are free and run locally or online. Your health service, local library, or a national charity for your specific situation can usually point you to one.
If you're worried about yourself
- Tell one person — a friend, a family member, a doctor. Just one is enough.
- Remove or hand over anything you might use to hurt yourself.
- Contact a crisis line above. You don't have to be in danger to call.
- Book a doctor's appointment; describe how the last two weeks have been.
If you're worried about someone here
- Say something kind and direct. You cannot make things worse by asking.
- Share a crisis line from this page rather than trying to be their therapist.
- Report the post or message so moderators can reach out — reporting is care, not punishment.
- If you believe someone is in immediate danger, contact emergency services in their area if you know it.
Members of Mind Over Chatter are peers, not verified professionals. Nobody here should present themselves as your therapist, doctor, or counsellor. Suggestions in the app — water, a walk, music, a warm shower — are small comforts, not treatment, and they are not expected to fix anything serious.