We are here to listen

We’re here for you who have suicidal thoughts. Talk to us over the phone or in our chat, whenever, every day, all days of the year. You are not alone. We’re here to listen.

The calls are free of charge and confidential. We are volonteers with Swedish being our first language. We are trained and waiting to talk to you, in Swedish or English.

Do you need urgent help – call 112.

Call the suicide helpline

Whatever you are going through, a helpline volonteer will face it with you. You are anonymous.

020-15 01 10

Suicide helpline chat

Sometimes typing can be more comforting than talking. A helpline volonteer is waiting for your chat. You are anonymous.

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Mind Forum

This is a safe place where you can share your thoughts and feelings with others, give and get support. You are anonymous.

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Not wanting to live

Does talking help?
If you have suicidal thoughts you should talk to someone, someone you can trust. That might be someone you know or a person on a support line. You might also need professional help to feel better. Talking to others can help you get new perspectives. You might need help to keep going, by someone who will listen and see things from a different point of view. There might be a lot of people around you who want to help, even if it doesn’t feel like it. If you feel like all hope is gone and that you have lost the power over your life, suicide might feel like a solution. Committing suicide could feel like taking the power back. It might feel like a solution, but it is the opposite, the chances for change would be gone forever.
How do suicidal thoughts work?
When you have suicidal thoughts it’s common to feel like all hope is gone, that nothing can get better and that life has no meaning. Even if that isn’t necessarily true, you can be convinced that that’s the case. Your brain is affected in the same way as if it was real. That’s why suicidal thoughts can feel very convincing. Thinking about suicide might feel like a relief in the moment, like you get a break from your problems. At the same time, it might feel wrong, shameful and increase your anxiety. That’s because those thoughts challenge our beliefs about what we should think or feel. We are expected to live happy, successful lives, not be thinking about ending it. That might be hard to live up to when you’re not feeling good. Having suicidal thoughts might make you distance yourself from others and make you feel lonely.
When should I get help?
If you have severe suicidal thoughts, do not hesitate to get professional help. Contact your local healthcare center or psychiatric clinic. Don’t be afraid to ask someone to come with you to your appointments. It’s beneficial to seek help as soon as possible. You deserve to, and have the right to get help. If you have severe suicidal thoughts or plans to commit suicide you should get help immediately.
How do I get rid of suicidal thoughts?
If you are thinking about suicide you should talk to someone about it. You might feel alone in your situation, but a lot of people have felt this way and thought about these things. Talking about your problems might help you get new perspectives and see new solutions. When you are alone with your dark thoughts they tend to grow. Talking about your thoughts might help you. As soon as you’ve talked to someone you’re no longer alone. The world is full of people who have lived thinking about suicide but who now live a life free of suicidal thoughts.

Other sources of help

This is where you can find other resources to get help.

Swedish guide to other helplines – Mind

Find help in other languages

This is where you can find support in other languages, for free.

Support in other languages – Mind (in Swedish)

A collaboration between SL, MTR, NASP och Mind

This is a collaboration between SL, MTR, Mind and National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental lll-Health, NASP. The aim is to help you who is living with suicidal thoughts and thereby prevent suicides in the subway. This project will take place in the winter of 2021.

Suicides and suicide attempts greatly affect many people. First and foremost you, the person thinking about suicide. But it also affects people around you. Subway drivers at SL have taken this initiative to offer support to suicidal people in the subway environment. To make sure you can talk to someone when it feels like suicide is the only option.

More at Mind.se

Mind is a non profit organization working with mental health. By offering emotional support, spreading knowledge and advocacy, Mind is striving to diminish shame and stigma concerning mental health and improve everybody’s conditions for well-being.