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Depressed or Anxious

Depressed or Anxious

Are you feeling sad or hopeless? Maybe you’re worried or feeling uneasy? When we're facing challenging times and our sense of normal is upended, it’s common to feel to feel a variety of emotions. It’s also normal to seek help and work through your feelings to get to a new normal.

walistens.org

  • This website is a great resource for people experiencing elevated stress due to COVID-19.

  • Call 1-833-681-0211

  • Dial 711 for Washington Relay Service (deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing and speech disabled)

    A support specialist will listen and connect you to community resources in your area. The program is anonymous and no identifying information is maintained.

  • Tips for Managing Stress

    Learn the signs of stress and stress management tools

  • Help Children Cope

    Children can feel overwhelmed, which leads to stress. Look for the signs, learn how you can help.

howrightnow.org

  • How are you feeling? We are often asked this, and we say “fine.” But this has been a difficult time lately, and emotions can be complex. You may be feeling sad, worried, or stressed. This website will lead you down a path to help you understand your feelings and find helpful resources for today, tomorrow and in your future.

  • Español

    For the full How Right Now website in Spanish, please click the link above.

crisistextline.org

  • The Crisis Text Line is a direct-connect text line to a crisis counselor trained and waiting to help you in your time of crisis. The link above will get you to the Crisis Text Line website, describing how the text line works and displaying a variety of other recourses to help.

  • Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.

  • Anxiety

    Here’s everything you need to know about moving from totally overwhelmed, to a cool, calm “I’ve got this.”

  • Loneliness

    We’ve all been there. When the feeling of loneliness continues, it can be seriously damaging to your mental health.

  • Self-Harm

    We all need healthy ways to cope with the hard stuff. We’re here to help you find a healthy alternative to self-harm.

NAMI.org

  • National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI’s new initiative, in partnership with #FirstRespondersFirst, supports frontline professionals with resources for their immediate and future mental health needs.

  • Call 360-313-7080 to be connected to NAMI's helpline – help is a simple call away.

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