Warm Lines - yes, one step below a Hot Line

[aRose]

I saw a post earlier about someone getting annoyed that a suicde hotline hung up on them and I just wanted to reiterate that WARM LINES EXIST and are more readily available than hotlines ime.

I used to work for Mental Health America as a warm line peer recovery specialist and I had a coworker who did an internship at the suicide hotline. She showed me their scripts. They are VERY strict about following scripts because of liability. It's literally a copy paste style "help" and that's why yall smarter folks aren't fallling for it.

I'd suggest Warm Lines - googles em and you'll find many in various databases. Call one outta state at 2am if you must - they are run by average folks so don't be too mean or whatever LOL

They will refer you to a hotline if you express suicidal ideations too much but overall they are just good average folks who have also been through some shit.

 

[TheDrape]

It seems to mee to that is better just to talk with oridnary folk than some "specialist"

 

[Arvayn]

What about lukewarm lines? Thermoneutral lines? Cold lines, even (okay, that's just not being picked up by the line...).

Good advice; it's not everyday you see an informative post on here.