I hate to bring the comment section down but... I actually called the suicide prevention hotline not terribly long ago and got put on hold. Like for a long time. And while it's no one's job but my own to find ways to work through my issues, and I'm absolutely sure that their volunteers have greater volume than they can sometimes care for, in that moment that one last straw that I was grasping at seemed to be mocking me.
Obviously I worked through it but that was honest to god one of the most ironic, upsetting things I've experienced in a very long time.
Yeah the hotline is a great idea in theory but these people are coming in everyday as their jobs so having a bad day or stopping someone short because other people are waiting wouldn't work because of like you said happened to you kinda defeats the whole purpose of it. I think it wouldn't be as good as talking to a close person. But I bet that talking to someone close can be hard or scary to do and it's easier to tell and stranger you know would listen.
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· 9 years ago
In all honesty, when I called, they gave me shitty advice. They went through "how old are you", "how long have you felt like this", etc, etc. And their advice was "you should tell somebody,". That's it. They didn't say anything else. So I've kind've given up on them.
And if you report an account/picture for self harm or depression it sends that person a notice saying that someone said they needed help and Instagram gives them help resources.
*iPhone explodes in a small poof*
Obviously I worked through it but that was honest to god one of the most ironic, upsetting things I've experienced in a very long time.