Meet Dennis, the voice on the other end of the line

Dennis served his country for years. Strong. Stoic. Unbreakable.

Until he wasn’t. Military life had taught him to push through everything – overseas deployments, impossible standards, the weight of leading thirty soldiers in Townsville before deployment to East Timor.

For years, the darkness crept in gradually. Background noise that became a roar.

Dennis thought it was normal until one evening when the negative thoughts became so overwhelming, so utterly bleak, that he couldn’t carry them alone anymore. He called Lifeline.

“I don’t understand what I’m feeling,” he shared.

For someone trained to always be in control, admitting helplessness took extraordinary courage. The relief, he says, was like a physical weight lifting from his shoulders. Someone understood.

He wasn’t alone. That conversation saved his life.

Today, Dennis sits on the other side of those calls. He’s a Crisis Supporter himself, funded by your generosity, walking others through their own tunnels of darkness.

He knows what it feels like to be utterly lost. He also knows what it feels like to find hope again. Your support helps people like Dennis go from despair to purpose, from isolation to connection.

Thank you for making voices like Dennis’ possible.