You Are Not Alone
If you’re feeling hopeless, exhausted, or like you just can’t keep doing this, please pause for a second and take this in: you are not alone.
Many of us in healthcare have been there, the sleepless nights, the racing thoughts, the weight that doesn’t seem to lift. You have been giving everything you have to help others. Now it’s time to reach out and let someone help you.
If You’re in Crisis Right Now
Please don’t wait or try to face this alone.
- Call or text 988 – the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (24/7, free, confidential).
- If you are outside the U.S. or need immediate help go to your nearest emergency department.
- If you can, tell someone you trust, a coworker, a friend, or a family member, that you’re struggling.
- You don’t have to explain everything. Just let them know you need support.
For Healthcare Workers Who Feel Burned Out or Broken Down
These are safe, judgment-free places made specifically for people like you, doctors, nurses, techs, anyone in the field who’s struggling:
- Physician Support Line – A free, confidential line run by volunteer psychiatrists who understand what it’s like to be on the other side of the stethoscope. 1-888-409-0141 | physiciansupportline.com
- American Nurses Foundation – Nurse Well-Being Program – Offers free therapy sessions, peer support, and healing spaces for nurses. https://www.nursingworld.org/foundation/programs/nurse-wellbeing
- NAMI Frontline Professionals – Offers confidential support to healthcare professionals, providing tools for coping, recovery, and connection. nami.org/frontline-professionals
- Therapy Aid Coalition – Connects frontline workers with free or low-cost therapy sessions. therapyaid.org
You have cared for others through their worst moments. You deserve that same care now.
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