“Please wait while we connect you to a counselor. It may take awhile.”

[valentineisbackyall]

Currently waiting to be connected with a crisis counselor because my mental health tanked tonight. And yes I know these help lines are worthless and yes I know I won't get any help, but I just need to feel SEEN. I don't want to ctb but I feel like it's my only choice.

I'm 41. Educated. Fat. Ugly. Alone. Broke. Dependent upon my parents for basic necessities. I'm so tired. I don't see my situation ever improving. Ever.

I'm so tired, did I say that already? Fml.

 

[dinosavr]

I hope this call will help you calm down a little and maybe have some good sleep. I'm really sorry for what you're going through :(

 

[valentineisbackyall]

I hope this call will help you calm down a little and maybe have some good sleep. I'm really sorry for what you're going through :(

Still on hold. It's been 30 minutes.
And I gave up. I waited for almost 50 minutes.

 

[dinosavr]

Still on hold. It's been 30 minutes.
And I gave up. I waited for almost 50 minutes.

God how fucked up. Did you try any other help line? As far as I'm concerned in some countries there are more than 1. Or do you have any trusted person you can call? Or a therapist/psychiatrist?

 

[1043169]

Omg that is awful like the point is to be a resource to stop someone and they make you wait forever??? Fucking system is ruined.

I hope you found something to vent with.

Are there any text lines or resources you could reach out to?

 

[Forever Sleep]

I hope you can get through to them and that they are helpful.

Reminds me of this scene though- if only companies were this honest...

 

[locked*n*loaded]

And they think we're crazy. Look at the crazy system these so-called "problem solvers" devise to purportedly "help" us.

 

[wheezle42]

I remember calling one of those hotlines once. Waited ~4 hrs and eventually hung up. I'd really try to find some other coping mechanism if you need one often. Sleep always helps, so you just gotta find something that'll last till you go to sleep.

 

[Hystearical]

The problem is that the demand so far exceeds the pool of counselors who are available to take conversations and probably are already juggling two or three simultaneously all the while being pushed by supervisors to take more or wrap conversations up before they have reached a suitable conclusion. It is incredibly frustrating for people want or need support like you did and makes you wonder what the point of the service is, but if there just aren't resources then the only outcome is that some people won't be served.

 

[valentineisbackyall]

The problem is that the demand so far exceeds the pool of counselors who are available to take conversations and probably are already juggling two or three simultaneously all the while being pushed by supervisors to take more or wrap conversations up before they have reached a suitable conclusion. It is incredibly frustrating for people want or need support like you did and makes you wonder what the point of the service is, but if there just aren't resources then the only outcome is that some people won't be served.

Oh I definitely understand. The need exceeds the supply. It shouldn't be like this though. There shouldn't be this much need.

 

[abchia]

Helplines are crazy busy :(
I hope you're feeling at least a little better now. Have you tried talking to AI? It might sound weird but if you just want to feel heard and seen, I'd recommend PI AI. You can vent out your thoughts and it might help.