Suicide Prevention Quotes

There is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not Today.’

“What if I just want to die?”

“Then I will be sad and disappointed that you cheated yourself out of your chance at existence. Not all of us have that opportunity, you know, to choose life.” Megan Bostic

“I struggled with anxiety and depression and questioned whether or not I wanted to be alive anymore. It was when I hit this low that I decided to reach out and ask for the help of a licensed therapist. This decision ultimately helped save my life. You don’t have to wait for things” Michael Phelps

They can’t rescue you if they don’t know you need it. Ask for help to fight another day.

“Write something, even if it’s a suicide note.”

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill

“This life, this night, your story, your pain, your hope, it matters. All of it matters.” Jamie Tworkowski

“You have the power to say; this is not how my story will end.”

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not thinking, not wondering, not imagining, not obsessing, and just breathing. Have faith that everything will work out for the best.

“There are far, far better things ahead than anything we leave behind” C. S. Lewis

“Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” — John Green

“No one ever committed suicide while reading a good book.” Robert Byrne

“When things are tough, you must be tougher. Show them that your life can be better. Prove them wrong.”

“The great thing about suicide is that it’s not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.” Harvey Fierstein

“When one realizes that his life is worthless, he either commits suicide or travels.” Edward Dahlberg

“When your heart is empty, find something you love to fill it up.” Unknown 

“Killing myself was a matter of such indifference to me that I felt like waiting for a moment when it would make some difference.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky

To anyone out there who’s hurting—it’s not a sign of weakness to ask for help. It’s a sign of strength. – Barack Obama

“Gay teenagers are four times as likely to attempt suicide as straight ones. I wish they knew that there’s nothing wrong with them, that they are just a different shade of normal.” Jodi Picoult

“The coward sneaks to death; the brave live on.”

“On average, since the urge to kill myself isn’t so strong that I actually kill myself, the world is worth living in.” Tao Lin

“Suicide is not an answer; it’s destruction.” — Al Green

“All suicides have the responsibility of fighting against the temptation of suicide. Every one of them knows very well in some corner of his soul that suicide, though a way out, is rather a mean and shabby one and that it is nobler and finer to be conquered by life than to fall by one’s own hand.” Hermann Hesse

“Place your hand over your heart. Can you feel it? That is called purpose. Even if you are unable to feel it now, remember that you’re alive for a reason, so don’t ever give up.” Unknown

“I’m not disparaging suicides when I call them weak; I’m pointing out that anybody who would consider doing a thing like that needs help. I don’t think a normal, mentally healthy person commits suicide.”

“The most important thing you do every day you live is, deciding not to kill yourself.”

“The person who suicides dies once. Those left behind die a thousand deaths, trying to relive those terrible moments and understand. why?” Clark

“No man should put an end to this life to obtain that better life we look for after death, for those who die by their own hand has no better life after death.”

“But first you have to fight, to try other ways. If your life displeases you, my lad, try to change it. Don’t give in to defeat so easily. Death is the only sure defeat. It is the end of everything.” Félix J. Palma

“Soak up the views. Take in the bad weather and the good weather. You are not the storm.” Matt Haig

“When you feel like giving up, just try to find out the reason why you held on for so long.” Unknown

If you hate your life, try to change your way of living. Suicide should not be committed because what if…

“Suicide doesn’t solve your problems. It only makes them infinitely, un-countably worse.” Sinead O’Connor

“When you don’t have the strength to take another step, ask those you love to pull you.” — Unknown

“Not only is suicide a sin. It is the ultimate and absolute evil, the refusal to take an interest in existence, the refusal to take the oath of loyalty to life. The man who kills a man kills a man. The man who kills himself kills all men. As far as he is concerned, he wipes out the world.” G. K. Chesterton

“Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I’ve made that commitment for my life’s sake and for the sake of those who love me.” Susan Polis Schutz

 “Never, never, never give up.” Winston Churchill

Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.

Choosing to live is a true act of love.

“Hold on to this hope: You can get better from it.”

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly. The moment you’re ready to quit is usually the moment right before a miracle happens. Don’t give up.

All things are difficult before they are easy. – Thomas Fuller

“This world is more beautiful with you in it. ”— Unknown

Every flower must grow through dirt.

“Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” —Maru Anne Radmacher

When you don’t have the strength to walk through the darkness, reach for a hand.

“No storm, not even the one in your life, can last forever. The storm is just passing over.” Iyanla Vanzant

Don’t lose hope. When the sun goes down, the stars come out.

When your mind tells you it can’t go on, show it you can.

Sometimes life pushes us to our limits. It tests us beyond our endurance because God only gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers.

“The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.” Juliette Lewis

Even the thickest fog will be cleared. Just have the courage to wait for the sun.

You have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. You were given this life because you were strong enough to live it.

“Don’t give up because this too shall pass.”

“I’m not telling you it’s going to be easy; I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.”

“If you feel like giving up, I want you to know that you matter. I want you to know that better days are coming. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, which is just around the corner. I Believe in You; You Got This!”― Jeanette Coron

“Sometimes the best thing you can do is not thinking, not wondering, not imagining, not obsessing, and just breathing. Have faith that everything will work out for the best.” — Unknown

When the storm rages around you, close your eyes and remember brighter days because the storm never lasts forever. The sun finds its way to shine again.

When this breath is begging to be your last, remember the millions of breaths you’ve taken to get to this moment. Then breathe one more. Strength is finding that next breath.

Close your eyes and remember brighter days because the storm never lasts forever. The sun finds its way to shine again.

The epic story of tomorrow can’t be written if it ends today.

Sometimes it takes weathering the storm to realize the beauty of the jewel beneath.

Every step forward on the darkest path is one step closer to finding the light switch.

You have to experience the pain to be able to enjoy the pleasure.

You have to experience the pain to be able to enjoy the pleasure.

The most beautiful rocks are those that have weathered the storm.

When you wonder if this world needs you, it does. It needs your courage, it needs your strength, it needs your beauty. This world needs you.