YOU’RE NOT ALONE — RESOURCES FOR THE ROUGH ROADS

If you’re here, something hurts.

Maybe everything does.


Maybe you’re using right now.

Maybe you’re clean but want to disappear.

Maybe you’re sitting with the gun, the pills, the bottle — or trying to outrun the next wave of pain.


Read this anyway.


This isn’t just a list for the ones falling apart.

It’s for the ones holding it together, too.

For the ones who’ve healed, the ones who haven’t,

and the ones who don’t even believe it’s possible yet.

The ones who feel like burdens.

The ones who aren’t sure they even want to be here tomorrow.


I’ve been there too.


I’ve sat in the dark.

I’ve reached for things I thought would numb it.

I’ve wanted to vanish — to not feel, not fight, not wake up again.

So if you’re there right now, I need you to know:


You’re not too far gone.

You’re not beyond help.

You don’t have to be sober, strong, or ready.

You just have to stay.


This space was made for:


  • The one who’s relapsed.
  • The one who’s spiraling and silent.
  • The one who doesn’t trust anyone anymore.
  • The one who feels invisible.
  • The one who doesn’t even feel real.



This is your lifeline.


Not a fix. Not a sermon.

Just places that will pick up the phone.

People who won’t flinch when you say what’s really going on.

Help that doesn’t ask for perfection — only that you stay one more minute.


Please.

Even if you’re high.

Even if you’re numb.

Even if you think no one would miss you.


I would. We would.


You’re not broken beyond repair.

You’re not alone.

Not here.

 

 

Here are some doors you can knock on. Right now. Right where you are. Whoever you are. 


🆘 Crisis & Suicide Support

Because when it’s heavy, help needs to be instant.

🧠 Mental Health & Trauma Support

You don’t have to carry it alone.

🏠 Emergency Shelter & Youth Services

If you need a way out — or a way home.

💊 Addiction & Recovery Support

For wherever you are on the road back.

🇺🇸 Veterans — You’re Not Forgotten

Because your fight didn’t end when you came home.

🧠 Neurodivergent & Disabled Individuals

  • Autistic Self Advocacy Network
    https://autisticadvocacy.org
    Support + policy advocacy by and for autistic people.
  • Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund
    https://dredf.org
    Legal resources + justice tools for disabled individuals.

🏳️🌈 

LGBTQ+ Support Resources

🆘 

Immediate Help / Crisis Support

  • The Trevor Project – 24/7 crisis support for LGBTQ+ youth
    🌐 thetrevorproject.org
    📱 Text ‘START’ to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386
  • Trans Lifeline – Peer support for trans people, by trans people
    🌐 translifeline.org
    📞 US: 877-565-8860
  • LGBT National Help Center – Peer support, hotlines, resources
    🌐 glbthotline.org
    📞 Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-PRIDE (7743)

🌱 

Community, Recovery & Healing

  • Q Christian Fellowship – LGBTQ+ Christian community and resources
    🌐 qchristian.org
  • Refuge Recovery LGBTQ+ Meetings – Peer-led Buddhist-based recovery with LGBTQ+ meetings
    🌐 refugerecovery.org
  • PFLAG – For LGBTQ+ people, families, and allies
    🌐 pflag.org
  • GLAAD – Media advocacy, education, and cultural empowerment
    🌐 glaad.org

🎨 

Creative Healing & Empowerment

  • It Gets Better Project – Uplifting stories from LGBTQ+ people
    🌐 itgetsbetter.org
  • OutCare Health – Directory of LGBTQ+ affirming healthcare providers
    🌐 outcarehealth.org

🎓 Students & College-Aged Adults

👵🏽 Seniors & Elder Abuse Support

⚖️ Support After Incarceration

Because freedom takes more than release — it takes rebuilding.

🕉️ Refuge Recovery + Alternative Paths

Recovery doesn’t look the same for everyone — and that’s okay.

⚖️ Survivors of Incarceration or Court Involvement

💸 Financial Crisis + Housing

🐾 Animal Support & Rescue Resources

🛑 Report Abuse or Neglect

🐶 Rehoming + Local Shelters

🐕🦺 Emotional Support + Service Animals

🌈 Grief & Loss (Pet Bereavement)

🚨 Human Trafficking, Domestic Abuse & Exploitation

For the silenced, the stuck, and the scared — you’re not invisible. You’re not alone.

  • National Human Trafficking Hotline
    https://humantraffickinghotline.org
    📞 1-888-373-7888 | 📱 Text BEFREE to 233733
    💬 Live chat available on their site
    Help for survivors, witnesses, or those unsure — fully confidential.
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    https://www.thehotline.org
    📞 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | 📱 Text START to 88788
    💬 Live chat available
    Support, planning, and safe exits for anyone in abusive situations.
  • StrongHearts Native Helpline (Domestic & Sexual Violence, Native Communities)
    https://strongheartshelpline.org
    📞 1-844-762-8483
    Culturally-appropriate, confidential support for Indigenous people.
  • Love is Respect (Dating Violence, Teen & Young Adults)
    https://www.loveisrespect.org
    📞 1-866-331-9474 | 📱 Text LOVEIS to 22522
  • Polaris Project
    https://polarisproject.org
    Insight, data, and support for fighting human trafficking.
  • Safe Horizon (Crime & Abuse Survivors)
    https://www.safehorizon.org
    📞 1-800-621-HOPE (4673)
    Support for survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, rape, and child abuse.

🌎 Immigrant & Refugee Support

No papers needed to matter.

✝️ Faith, Healing & Community

Hope doesn’t always come in a straight line.

🎧 Podcasts & Real Voices

Sometimes you just need someone who gets it.