Ask for help.
MEGA SELF is a framework that supports and empowers YOU – but sometimes you will need help. Asking for help can feel uncomfortable but it is the most courageous thing you can do when the challenge of helping yourself becomes too overwhelming.
Within the MEGA SELF framework, we believe in empowering you and one of the most important parts of that journey is knowing when to seek help.
Many people struggle with reaching out but at MEGA SELF we believe it is the most courageous thing you will ever do.
We all need help at different stages of our lives and asking for help is a vital skill to learn and use though your life.
YOU ALONE MUST DO IT – BUT YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE!
Here are a few reasons why you might struggle to reach out when life becomes overwhelming.
You worry people will think that you are weak and unable to deal with your challenges.
Try changing your perspective to – Being vulnerable and asking for help shows that I am authentically human. I am willing to seek support for challenges I do not have the answers for – this is ultimately COURAGE and STRENGTH, and it gives others permission to do the same.
You do not think that talking to someone is going to help.
Try changing your perspective to – I am open and willing to share my challenges with people I trust. Maybe they can share a solution I have not been able to see. I am also open to learning ways to move through this challenge. I can always learn more.
I don’t want to burden others.
Try changing your perspective to – I strengthen my relationships and create deeper connections when I am open and vulnerable. My friends and family want to help. Maybe they can recommend a professional I can talk too. A problem shared is a problem halved.
Helplines and support services for teens and youth.
Please remember if someone’s life is in immediate danger you should call 000.
Lifeline
Provides all Australians access to crisis support and suicide prevention services.
lifeline.org.au
13 11 14
Kids Help Line
Free 24/7 phone and online counselling service for young people. Call anytime for any reason!
1800 55 1800
Suicide Call Back Service
A 24-hour counselling line to people affected by suicide. For ages 15+ Provides immediate telephone counselling and support in a crisis.
Suicidecallbackservice.org.au
1300 65 94 67
1800 RESPECT
Support if you, or someone you know, is experiencing sexual assault or domestic and family violence.
1800 737 732
Reach Out
Helps under 25s with everyday questions through to tough times.
au.reachout.com
eheadspace
Provides mental health and wellbeing support, information and services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.
1800 650 890
9am-1am
AEST / 7 days a week.
Youth Beyond Blue
Beyond Blue provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health, whatever their age.
beyondblue.org.au
Helplines and support services for adults
Please remember if someone’s life is in immediate danger you should call 000.
Suicide Call Back Service
A 24-hour counselling line to people affected by suicide. For ages 15+ Provides immediate telephone counselling and support in a crisis.
Suicidecallbackservice.org.au
1300 65 94 67
Lifeline
Provides all Australians access to crisis support and suicide prevention services.
lifeline.org.au
13 11 14
MensLine Australia
is a professional telephone and online support and information service for Australian men.
1300 78 99 78
24 hours / 7 days a week.
Beyond Blue
aims to increase awareness of depression and anxiety and reduce stigma.
beyondblue.org.au
1300 22 4636
24 hours / 7 days a week.
Blue Knot Foundation Helpline
provides help, information, support or referral for adult survivors of childhood trauma and abuse, their partners, family and friends, health professionals and anyone in the workplace working with people who have experienced childhood trauma and abuse.
1300 657 380
24 hours / 7 days a week.
Butterfly Foundation’s National Helpline
ED HOPE, is a free, confidential service that provides information, counselling and treatment referral for people with eating disorders, and body image and related issues.
1800 33 4673
24 hours / 7 days a week.
QLife
provides nationwide telephone and web-based services to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people of all ages.
1800 184 527
3pm-12am (midnight) AEST
7 days a week.
Panda
provides a national telephone information, counselling and referral service staffed by trained volunteers, professional counsellors and supervising staff. Many helpline counsellors have had their own experience of perinatal depression or anxiety.
1300 726 306
9am-7:30pm AEST (Mon-Fri).