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Helplines in Ireland for self-harm.

Adults

Samaritans (Ireland) provides a free emotional support listening service by phone, 24/7. We help everyone in Ireland who may...

Volunteers

116 123

samaritans.ie

Pieta

Everyone

Pieta’s Crisis Helpline is a free and confidential service, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. If you are...

Counselors

Everyone

We support people from age 16+. No problem is too small to talk to us about. We’re here to listen and guide you to take the...

Counselors, Volunteers

1800 901 909

sosadireland.ie

Childline Listening

ChildrenAll topics

Childline provides 24/7, free and confidential support over phone, and online chat. We exist to help youth, children in...

Volunteers

1800 666 666

childline.ie

Text About It

EveryoneAll topics

Text About It by spunout is a free, anonymous, 24/7 messaging service providing everything from a calming chat to immediate...

Volunteers

50808

textaboutit.ie

Missing Childrens Hotline

EveryoneAll topics

Missing Childrens Hotline offers 24/7, free and confidential support and information over . We exist to help people in Ireland...

Volunteers

116 000

ispcc.ie

Aware

Adults

Our Support Line is a free service available to anyone seeking support and information about anxiety, depression or bipolar...

Volunteers

1800 80 48 48

aware.ie

Men's Aid

EveryoneLGBTQ+Men

Men's Aid is a trauma informed victim centric organisation, empowering and supporting men, their children and families...

Counselors

01 554 3811

mensaid.ie

Reach out to a self-harm helpline in Ireland today.

It can be hard to control the urge to intentionally harm yourself, especially if hurting yourself helps release intense negative emotions. However, it’s important to get help when you’re ready because self-harm carries risks. There are 8 hotlines in Ireland that can help. Reach out if you experience the following:

Imagining hurting yourself
Avoiding people you care about so they don't find out
Searching for ways to self-harm
Feeling drawn to sharp objects, or items you could harm yourself with
Feeling like your emotions are too difficult or overwhelming to deal with
Feeling like you're addicted to pain or hurting yourself
Craving physical pain as a distraction from overwhelming emotions
Feeling like self-harm is the only thing keeping you going

It’s normal to look for ways to relieve strong, negative emotions. Although it’s not talked about much, self-harm is a common strategy people use to deal with emotional turmoil. It may not seem like it, but there are other, healthy ways to deal with the pain you're experiencing.

Talking about how you feel can be difficult,, especially if you tend to bottle things up. But talking can offer you a healthy alternative for releasing negative emotions. Helpline counselors in Ireland want to listen to you and support you. They can help you find ways to feel better without hurting yourself.

If you are ready to talk to someone about self harm, you can contact a hotline in Ireland for free and confidential support.

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Helplines in Ireland for self-harm.

Reach out to a self-harm helpline in Ireland today.

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