We get it. When hope feels like it’s becoming smaller. When the future feels daunting or unclear. When the day feels like it’s just another hurdle, another chapter to survive. In a heartbreaking way, we understand why someone might think their story should end. But we know and believe that in these moments, most people don’t actually need or want their stories to end; they need or want things to change. They want their stories to continue. With new characters, brave moments, sparks of joy—even if fleeting—and more chances to be honest and to heal what’s heavy.
As readers, as supporting characters, as an audience cheering you on, we believe this is not the end of your story. There are blank pages ready to be filled with you rediscovering who you are, who you want to be, and what life can look like beyond the dark. There are chapters of triumph, of love coming to fruition, of healing that looks like peace and compassion. There may very well be stretches of struggle now and later. We can’t promise it will be easy all the time. But here’s the thing we need you to know when you find yourself in what appears to be a hopeless space: You’re not writing a novel about a solo traveler. You get to do this with others. We can and want to offer support and safety as you build resiliency and find your way once again.
If you are in that space right now: This is not the end of your story. This is perhaps a period of grief, of loss, of change. In the thick of it, it can certainly seem like an ending. But as you zoom out, you find it is part of the winding path that is your beautiful, messy life. Let the mess happen; it is a piece of the unfolding, but it does not define the journey as a whole. Don’t let it have the last word.
Because you see…
There’s more to experience.
There’s more to feel.
There’s more.
More time. More connection. More twists and turns. More delight. More growth.
We can’t predict how these unwritten moments will transpire. But if you stay? If you keep writing your story? If you do the brave thing, the hard thing, the hopeful thing? So much becomes possible.
The ending you expected winds up happening somewhere in the middle. The depression you thought would swallow you whole? You learn to tame and manage it. The thoughts that attempt to convince you to stop trying? They lose volume and steam. The spiral of panic that feels like a hurricane? It passes, transforming from a downpour to a drizzle. So when the storm hits, the darkness leaves no room for the light, and it seems like the only solution is no solution at all, remember these words before stopping your journey short or closing the book you’re in the middle of living and writing too early: This is not the end of your story.
How You Can Get Involved in Our Suicide Prevention Campaign
Every person deserves access to support before a moment of crisis becomes a tragedy. Every 43 seconds, we lose a loved one to suicide. Behind every loss are countless others who are struggling in silence. As a community, we’re coming together to make mental health care more accessible.
Every dollar raised helps people find support before it’s too late, because every story deserves the chance to continue. Visit twloha.com/SuicidePrevention to learn more. With your help and support, we are able to fund therapy for people who can’t otherwise afford care, provide access to our FIND HELP Tool, and give people a space to feel seen, heard, and not alone through our peer support groups.
For those hurting and struggling, you’re not alone. These resources exist for you. Needing help, guidance, and support does not make you a burden. Please go to twloha.com/stay—there are people who can and want to help you through this.
Fill out this short form, and we’ll mail stickers to you for free! You’ll receive 5 stickers, each including a message of hope and easily accessible mental health resources. Our hope is that you’ll take these and share them with your community. At your grocery store’s community board. A favorite coffee shop. A lamp post that’s been collecting stickers for decades (and could use some fresh ones).