Suicidal Thoughts Every Day: How to Find a Way Forward
Answered 16 September 2026 at 4:29 pm PKT
If suicidal thoughts are present every day, you deserve immediate support and a clear safety plan. This page explains how to stay safe, reach out for urgent help, and find longer-term support when life feels hopeless.
I've been feeling hopeless and having suicidal thoughts every day for the past year, but I try to distract myself and stay around people so I don't act on them. I don't have even one reason to stay alive, and I need direction and steps to make things better—how do I find a way forward when I can't see any purpose?
I’m really glad you said this plainly. Staying around people and distracting yourself has helped keep you alive, but suicidal thoughts every day for a year mean you need urgent, in-person support today. You do not have to find a purpose first—the first job is to stay safe while other people help carry this with you.
Make the next hour safe
If you may act on the thoughts, have a plan, have harmed yourself, or can access something you could use, go now to the nearest hospital emergency department with another person.
Do not stay alone; ask someone to remain physically with you.
Move away from medicines, weapons, sharp objects, heights, vehicle keys, or anything else you might use, and ask someone else to hold them.
Tell one person exactly, “I am having suicidal thoughts and I do not feel safe alone.”
Avoid alcohol or recreational drugs tonight because they can make impulses stronger.
Get help today
Use [Find a professional](depression.pk/find-help) to arrange a same-day assessment with a psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. If waiting feels risky, go to the emergency department instead. Daily suicidal
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