Help Experience with suicide hotlines?

[alltoomuch2]

Good to hear thanks for the input

Gah this contradicts what other ppl saying lol - who have you used before?

If you look on the Samaritans website it confirms what we are saying. They respect your decision and are confidential. Don't worry.

 

[Redleaf1992]

If you look on the Samaritans website it confirms what we are saying. They respect your decision and are confidential. Don't worry.

I had me checked before and it does say unless you're in immediate damaged and unable to make descisions. But it also says somewhere else also unless your a adult at risk —- which is ambiguous

 

[alltoomuch2]

Good to hear thanks for the input

Gah this contradicts what other ppl saying lol - who have you used before?

This is there policy if you're actively ctb'ing https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/if-youre-having-difficult-time/i-want-kill-myself/

I had me checked before and it does say unless you're in immediate damaged and unable to make descisions. But it also says somewhere else also unless your a adult at risk —- which is ambiguous

They list elsewhere on that part of their website what they class as an adult at risk. https://www.samaritans.org/about-samaritans/our-organisation/our-safeguarding-policy/

 

[Redleaf1992]

This is there policy if you're actively ctb'ing https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/if-youre-having-difficult-time/i-want-kill-myself/

They list elsewhere on that part of their website what they class as an adult at risk.

Yeah one of the bullet point exceptions at the bottom says 'if your a child or adult at risk' that's what made me wary before
Edit ah missed some of ur msg

 

[falling_snow]

the one im looking is completely anonymous i guess... im pretty worried rn.

 

[wildflowers1996]

I sometimes found they have made me feel a bit less alone, I think it depends on how you connect with the volunteer but I have spoken to some lovely people

 

[Kit1]

I had me checked before and it does say unless you're in immediate damaged and unable to make descisions. But it also says somewhere else also unless your a adult at risk —- which is ambiguous

Actually they are okay with those fo us who have mental health challenges - they are the only organisation (and possibly CALM) where it is highly unlikely that safeguarding will be triggered.

 

[DyingToDie123]

Good if you're looking for a 20 year old.with no relevant life experience to harp on how brave and strong you are and tell you to take a bubble bath.

I've used the text line several times. They take forever to link you with someone and then their responses are slow and usually just scripted.

Usually it would go like this:
"I'm having a crisis about XYZ"
"I'm sorry to hear that. That sounds so hard. Tell me more"
"blah blah blah"
"That sounds very difficult. May I ask, do you have any thoughts of hurting yourself"
"Yes but I don't plan on acting on it" (always a lie but I don't want to get the cops sent on me)
"I'm glad to hear you don't plan on acting on it. What are some coping skills you like?"
They then tell you to try some menial coping skill that never once has helped me in a suicidal crisis. My favorites were eat a brownie, paint, and go on a walk at midnight as a young female. Then they hang up.

I've only had one experience with a crisis like be helpful and it was because I was having a panic attack, I wasn't even suicidal.

These are both exceptionally accurate.

Most of them just follow a script and won't really engage in deep conversations since the employees are usually just high school grads or people in between jobs who don't really care or have the skills to actually help.

FWIW in the US it's usually volunteers I believe, which means they care but don't really have the skills.