Overwhelmed

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Feeling Trapped

Shrink the Elephant.

Sometimes it feels like too much. Like a feeling so big it could kill you.
Elephant-sized feelings don’t have to turn into suicidal thoughts.

When feelings start to weigh you down, or feel like they could crush you, take action and ask for help. You can survive the big feelings and enjoy the little things again. Shrink the elephant.

Know the warning signs. Ask for help. Make a plan. Let us listen.
Contact the Maine Crisis Line today.

Anxious

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Feeling Anxious?

Silence the Thunder.

Sometimes it feels like too much. A voice so loud and thoughts so constant that it shakes you to your core. The taunting voice in your head doesn’t have to turn into suicidal thoughts.

Know your warning signs. When the thoughts get so steady that you start to believe them or the rumbling becomes so loud that you feel you can’t escape, take action and ask for help. If you hold on, the storm will break so that you don’t have to. Silence the thunder.

Know the warning signs. Ask for help. Make a plan. Let us listen.
Contact the Maine Crisis Hotline today.

Hopeless

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Feeling Hopeless?

Wrestle the Crocodile.

Sometimes it feels like too much. A sadness so big and thoughts so deep that it could swallow you whole. The enormous ache doesn’t have to turn into suicidal thoughts.

Know your warning signs. When you feel like you’re caught in the grip of grief and that your emotions might pull you under water, take action and ask for help. You’re strong enough to ask for help, fight these feelings, and end up on top. Wrestle the crocodile.

Know the warning signs. Ask for help. Make a plan. Let us listen.
Contact the Maine Crisis Hotline today.

Panicked

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Feeling Panicked?

Ride the Bull.

Sometimes it feels like too much. Despair so big and emotions so brutal that it could gut you with its horns. The intense pain doesn’t have to turn into suicidal thoughts.

Know your warning signs. When the anxiety becomes so massive that you feel stuck and feel like your panic might trample you into the ground, take action and ask for help. You can hold on tight, grip your way through this, and let the feelings run their course. Ride the bull.

Know the warning signs. Ask for help. Make a plan. Let us listen.
Contact the Maine Crisis Hotline today.