lol, I know, here a funny one for you. At one point in my life when I was really low, I checked into a hotel, because I just did not want to be around anyone. Long story short the police found me, came in the room and called the crisis hot line to have them come out and do an evaluation on if they should take me to the hospital. They got voicemail repeatedly!!! Really this is a crisis hot line!! I talked the cops into letting me go home with my husband. You said it right, you never know what you are going to get

Yep. And to continue the analogy... I always end up with strawberry nougat. I hate strawberry nougat. *sigh*....

Lilly, I think I just posted there, I was at my therapist, just got home a littlel bit ago.

I called a hot-line once when I was fighting suicidal thoughts and I told her what I was thinking, but after ten minutes she said she had to go, but I could call back if I needed it. I tried another friend or two without answer and called the hot-line again and got the same person. "Didn't you just call?" "Yes." "See if you can go to bed and if not, call back in a few hours." !?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I wasn't in the right state of mind to stand up for myself and say "Hey, I need help now."

I have had really good experiences too, though. I like to have a couple handy so if one strikes out I can try another.

CC, that's a wild hot line story. Geez.

i've phoned twice, and always come away with thinking whoever i just talked to was a sweet kid following a loose script, but if i opened up what i was feeling, they would have no clue what to say.

ds is better. it's still hard to find people that specifically relate, but there are the few who know about horrible 3rd. world violence and guns and murders and stuff. that `other level' way of life. i'm pretty sure 99.9% of 3rd. world people would be diagnosed w/ some form of ptsd.

maybe someday i'll grow a pair and talk openly about it here. heh...yeah, not likely. :P

Do you mean help line? I don't know hot line.

yes, Millie. I think it's the same thing. Maybe some differences in exactly what they do, but yeah, a number you can call when you need someone to talk to urgently, esp. if you're in danger of hurting yourself.

Thank you.