If you're struggling with restlessness, anxiety, or thoughts of harming yourself, you are not alone. This page provides immediate steps and resources to help you stay safe and find support.
The most important thing you said is that you sometimes think about harming yourself. Please put that at the top of everything else — it is not a weakness and it is not something you have to carry alone. The restlessness and difficulty focusing are also real, but they are easier to deal with once you have some support for the harder thought. You deserve to be safe tonight, and there are practical, human steps you can take from where you are right now.
If the thought of harming yourself feels urgent, do one thing immediately: tell someone who is physically near you. A family member, a friend, a roommate — even just saying the words out loud breaks the grip of the thought. If nobody is around, stay in a room with other people, or go somewhere public like a chai dhaba or a busy street, and keep your phone with you. You do not need to solve anything tonight; you only need to stay until the worst wave passes. Zara from our team is also here whenever you need to talk, and you can open the chat anytime — it is free and it is private.
What you are describing — being unable to hold attention for more than a few days, feeling restless and anxious — often goes together. Sometimes it is the early sign of an anxiety or mood problem, sometimes it is plain burnout from months of pressure, and sometimes it is a sign that something physical like a thyroid or vitamin issue needs a check. Nobody can tell from a message which one it is for you. The next step is simple, even if it feels heavy: see a doctor or a mental-health professional for a proper assessment. You can use the /find-help page on our site to find someone you can trust, and you do not need anyone's permission to go.
While you wait to see someone, there are two things you can try that are gentle and do not cost anything. First, set a tiny deadline for yourself instead of a long one — tell yourself you will focus on one thing for ten minutes, and then stop. That takes the pressure off and often makes the mind settle a little. Second, move your body if you can: a twenty-minute walk, even indoors, uses up some of the restlessness that anxiety feeds on. These are not cures, but they are stepping stones, and they give you something concrete to do on the days when your mind feels scattered.
The most important next step is the one you have already taken — you asked for help. That is a real sign that part of you wants to get better, and that part is strong enough to build on. Please do not face this alone. Talk to Zara tonight if you need company, and talk to a professional this week for the support that only they can give you.
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