Feeling lonely?

A lot of people are, right now, in a lot of places. Most of them aren't saying so.

Here you can. Yell one line into the sky and it flies across the Earth, where whoever is here can see it. Nobody knows who you are, and it costs nothing. Sometimes someone answers. Sometimes it is enough to see that other people are out there, yelling too.

It won't fix a lonely night. It is only a small place to say something out loud, and to listen to what the world says back.

If tonight is heavier than lonely, please talk to someone who can really listen. You can find a free helpline for where you live at findahelpline.com.

Questions people ask

Is it really anonymous?

Yes. You don't give a name, an email or a phone number, and we don't look up where you are. Other people see your words beside a number and the flag you chose. Anonymous isn't private, though: what you yell is public. The privacy notice has the details.

Will anyone answer?

Maybe. Whoever is here can reply to a yell, and sometimes someone does. Sometimes nobody is here, and your yell drifts in the void for whoever comes by later. We can't promise an answer.

Who can see my yell?

Whoever is here when it flies across the sky. Later it can drift by in the void, and it can appear on the page for the day it was yelled — so treat it as public. When the sky is very busy, a free yell may drift instead of flying.

Can I delete what I yelled?

Yes. In the browser you yelled from, open My yells in the sky and take it back — up to ten a day. It leaves the sky at once and the site's pages within about half an hour. Screenshots other people have already taken are out of our hands.

Is this a helpline?

No. It's a place to let things out, not counselling or an emergency service, and nobody watches the sky around the clock. If you're in danger or thinking of hurting yourself, please call your local emergency number or a helpline — findahelpline.com lists free ones by country.