Was the suicide hotline helpful for you?

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Ok so I just called the suicide hotline bc I felt like I was gonna hurt myself (I’m kind of chilling now like I still want to hurt myself a lot but it’s not that deep) and the first thing I heard was some upbeat ass music 💀💀 like, sir, I’m about to kms and you want me to hear sum upbeat techno music? foh. Idk anyways imo it really didn’t help much and I just felt so much worse after so did it help y’all?

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As a mental health worker and a crisis responder on Kids Help Phone, I’m so sorry you had a bad experience. If you want to message me with any questions or if you need help finding another crisis line I’d be happy to help you find one. Hoping you’re feeling better xo.

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I never called but I tried the chat one. It wasn’t very helpful because the people were like, “what’s the best way I can help you today” well idk I’m suicidal is that enough for you? I didn’t really get anything out of the experience but it might be different for you

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My hubby is a veteran so we called the VA crisis line for him twice. Pretty sure it’s basically the same thing. 
The first time we called was because he was going through a bad “episode” hearing voices and stuff. No suicidal thoughts. They were able to calm him really well & I really thought they did a great job. I was so thankful for them.  
Second time we called because he was having suicidal thoughts. I figured we should call so he could talk to someone and help him through his thoughts because they did such a good job the previous time. 
But the lady didn’t really help him much with talking to him (it seemed like to me). She called the cops and the cops tricked me into bringing him to a mental hospital & they petitioned him in. I was devastated. 
I felt betrayed by the cops and didn’t feel like he needed to be there, he just needed someone to talk to. I was told he’d be there for at least 2 days. But luckily they let him out of the hospital that night after talking to the doctor there (he was there for like 2 hours at most) but it was really hard on me and makes me never want to call them again.
This just happened last week and I’m 38 weeks pregnant. It was horrible 😩 I was so worried I’d go into labor while he was there. So glad he didn’t have to stay though. 🙏🏻
Sorry, I never got to vent about it and I’m kinda using this to vent 😂

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I called once and did the chat once. The person on the call was extremely rude and both the wait on the phone and chat was about an hour wait and on the chat they didn’t do much at all they just asked how I was feeling.

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First time I called they made me wait so long that I ended up calming myself down and after 23mins on hold I hung up and didn't talk to anyone. The second time I called years later they didn't help me much, got me in contact with a counsellor that was so booked up I found someone else and that night called my mom and she talked me out of everything and helped me so much, she still doesn't quite understand it to this day but she saved my life multiple times just by answering the phone when I called and needed someone to talk to. Now when I get those feelings and thoughts I call my husband or mom and if they don't answer I right away call one of my sisters or dad and if they don't answer I call my grandmothers or a friend. I literally keep calling any contact in my phone until someone answers. I don't necessarily tell them specifically that I want to hurt myself but I just tell them I'm feeling really down and I really need someone to talk to for a bit. No one hangs up on me! They will all listen ❤️

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I’ve never called a hotline before because once I was baker acted. Was going threw some stuff at the time. Long story short the person who interviewed me didn’t understand why I was really there but I had to stay atleast 24 hrs. I’ve been where you are though. If want to talk I’m here to try and help

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Nope. They kind of just told me to find therapy and did not really offer support otherwise.

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It's helped once. All other times I've gotten robotic responses so I said I felt better and ended the convo. That one time tho I could tell the person really cared. He stayed on w me for over an hour til he was sure I had gone to our local crisis center

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She tried very hard to be helpful, but it didn't help me. Bless her heart for trying though. She wasn't rude or anything. I just needed real help.

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No the guy I got was extremely rude.

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