Venting Mental health hotlines are fucking shit

[alstroemeria55]

I tried it for the hell of it, maybe for some kind of human connection or a reason to keep going. I understand that these are volunteers but fucking hell, how vapid could you possibly train them to be. The chat kept disconnecting and the volunteer kept giving vague empathetic replies and it's so useless when the last thread you're hanging on by is some hope someone gets it. I can only laugh at the irony and cry at my pathetic self. They like to build themselves up as an organization that saves lives but they don't understand people who have lost the will to live completely for shit. I already lost faith or trust in everything and this experience did absolutely nothing to help, it may have even worsened it. Suicidal ideation is cognitive distortion? Is it? Since when is it logical to force yourself to stay alive just so you can keep suffering? They treat sick animals at the vet better than people who have nothing to live for.
God I knew these hotlines sucked but I really didn't quite know how badly until now. Maybe the best use of these hotlines is to convince myself further to CTB already and that I have absolutely nothing to look forward to in life or in society.

 

[anhedonic_moron]

can't agree with you more lol, it's astonishing. one of the biggest problems is how hotlines are often implied as a sort of end all when in reality it isn't much, now it's frustrating to see the classic "if you need help, call [number]" knowing some person who is in a crisis wouldn't be satisfied

They like to build themselves up as an organization that saves lives but they don't understand people who have lost the will to live completely for shit.

literally this, it feels more like they're jerking themselves off at the thought of being a good bunch of samaritans.

began to call the hotline the day after my first attempt and kept on calling them back in sporadic times but it's clear as day that their training is dogshit, in one of my calls, there was a volunteer who just told me something along the lines of "smile more" that's not to say that there are good interactions i had but it really just amounted to nothing. barely no redirection to any services, long awkward pauses and it felt more like i was talking to a brick wall or a void.

of course, this shouldn't be a deterrent to calling the hotline but IMO it's best to expect not a whole lot.

 

[unluckysadness]

The best mental health hotline in SaSu because we understand each other and we know what it feels to be suicidal.
As a member said in another thread, "this forum helped me more than any other suicide hotline and actually saved my life" (I don't remember the exact words). I agree 100%.

 

[Bruce]

Sometimes I look around and I'm amazed at how little people understand and at their lack of empathy. : (

 

[Dot]

can't agree with you more lol, it's astonishing. one of the biggest problems is how hotlines are often implied as a sort of end all when in reality it isn't much, now it's frustrating to see the classic "if you need help, call [number]" knowing some person who is in a crisis wouldn't be satisfied

literally this, it feels more like they're jerking themselves off at the thought of being a good bunch of samaritans.

began to call the hotline the day after my first attempt and kept on calling them back in sporadic times but it's clear as day that their training is dogshit, in one of my calls, there was a volunteer who just told me something along the lines of "smile more" that's not to say that there are good interactions i had but it really just amounted to nothing. barely no redirection to any services, long awkward pauses and it felt more like i was talking to a brick wall or a void.

of course, this shouldn't be a deterrent to calling the hotline but IMO it's best to expect not a whole lot.

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Also 'smle mre' - sersly

 

[zdeweilx]

The best mental health hotline in SaSu because we understand each other and we know what it feels to be suicidal.
As a member said in another thread, "this forum helped me more than any other suicide hotline and actually saved my life" (I don't remember the exact words). I agree 100%.

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