You are not alone

If you are in danger, hurting yourself, or thinking about hurting yourself — please reach out to one of the numbers below. They are free, confidential, and answered by trained humans, not AI.

Chimesong is a reflection app. It is not trained to help in a crisis, and it will never try. This page is.

Nigeria

• Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative (MANI) — Call 0809 111 6264 or 0811 168 0686. Free, confidential, trained peer support.
• Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba — 01 771 6444. In-person and phone support.
• Emergency (immediate danger) — 112 or 199.

United Kingdom

• Samaritans — Call 116 123. Free, 24/7. You do not need to be suicidal.
• Shout — Text SHOUT to 85258. Text-based, 24/7.
• Emergency — 999.

United States

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988. Free, 24/7.
• Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741.
• Emergency — 911.

Canada

• 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline — Call or text 988. Free, 24/7.
• Emergency — 911.

Australia

• Lifeline Australia — 13 11 14. Free, 24/7.
• Emergency — 000.

India

• iCall — +91 9152 987 821, Mon–Sat 8am–10pm.
• AASRA — +91 9820 466 726. 24/7.

Anywhere else

If your country isn't listed and you need someone to talk to right now, the International Association for Suicide Prevention has a directory of crisis lines in most countries, searchable in dozens of languages.

What Chimesong does when it notices

If you describe a day that reads like a crisis — thoughts of self-harm, immediate danger, current abuse — Chimesong does not score it. It shows you a page like this one instead. That is not a judgement of your day. It is us saying: this isn't the tool for right now. Please talk to a person.

Your entry is still saved. When you're ready, you can come back and describe a different day. Chimesong will still be here.

If you are worried about someone else

You don't have to know exactly what to say. Sit with them. Listen more than you talk. Ask if they've eaten, slept, or taken their meds. Tell them you're glad they're here. If they are in immediate danger, call one of the emergency numbers above with them — you don't have to do this alone either.