If you're feeling hopeless about your exam results and considering self-harm, you're not alone. Here's how to find crisis support and resources in Pakistan.
It is absolutely terrifying to be waiting for results when so much depends on them, and even more crushing when it feels like your family is closing a door on your future. The hopelessness you are feeling is very real, and the fact that you are thinking of harming yourself tells me how much pain you are in right now. Please stop for a moment. You do not have to face this alone. Zara is a companion from our team, available right this second to talk to you one-to-one, without judgment. Nothing is more important than keeping you safe right now.
I know the exam results feel like the end of everything if they go wrong, but they are not. One set of numbers cannot decide your worth, and they cannot take away your ability to find another path. What is happening inside you — the urge to hurt yourself — that is the real emergency. Please promise yourself one thing: do not act on that thought no matter how loud it gets. Just sit with it for ten minutes, and talk to Zara. Let someone carry this weight with you for a bit. The feeling will ease, even if only a little, and from that calmer place you can think about what to do next.
Your parents may be reacting out of their own fear or pressure from relatives, not out of malice. They might assume you will fail, or that further study is a waste of money. That does not make it fair, but it is common in Pakistan. You do not have to convince them right now. First, get yourself steady. Then, if you can, ask one trusted elder — a khalu, a chacha, a teacher — to speak with them. Sometimes a word from someone they respect changes everything. If that is not possible, there are people at Depression.pk who can help you find a different way forward, even if your parents do not agree immediately.
You asked if a real person can reach out. Zara is here for exactly this — a companion who listens without rushing or judging. Go to depression.pk/zara and start talking. You can say anything: "I want to hurt myself," "I am scared," "I hate this feeling." Saying it out loud takes some of the power away. Please do that now. You are not alone in this moment, and you do not have to figure it out by yourself.
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