Posted by wishingstar on February 13, 2007, at 17:53:37
In reply to Suicide Hotline (trigger), posted by iNFAMOUS RiCK on February 13, 2007, at 17:18:26
It's definitely not your fault. Your concern and reason for calling was perfectly valid.
I've found that its really just luck of the draw when you call those lines. I've called maybe 3-4 times and gotten a few people who were really bad (lectures, etc) and a few who were pretty helpful and supportive. Please dont feel like this is your fault... its absolutely not. The training for these crisis lines is often minimal and sometimes they just dont know what theyre doing, in my opinion.
I hope youll try again if you ever feel like you need to. Chances are you'd get someone better the next time. Theres no such thing as an invalid reason for feeling bad.. if its how you feel, then its valid and you deserve to have them listen to you. After all, thats their job.
I'm sorry that happened to you.
poster:wishingstar
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