Today, I called the suicide hotline, only to get lectured by a very condescending man. I hung up and called back, only for the other line to pick up and hang up on me immediately. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I called a suicide prevention hotline. No one picked up. FML
Today, I called the suicide hotline after two months of recurring thoughts. I got put on hold by their machine, then was on call with someone who barely spoke English, got transferred to another building, so I was put on hold again, and finally got hung up on. I was already feeling pretty worthless, so thanks guys. FML
Today, I called the crisis helpline, and because my connection was cutting in and out for a moment, they hung up on me. When I called back, it was shift change, so they hung up again. FML
Today, in a state of severe depression and fearing I might do the worst, I called my local suicide helpline. I was put on hold. FML
Today, while working at my call center, I took a phone call. The guy on the other line just yelled "FUCK YOU!" twice at the top of his lungs before hanging up on me. But of course, the phone agent is always at fault. FML
Today, the only person I actually spoke with was a prank caller. I tried to have a conversation with him, but he hung up on me. FML
Today, I learned that the respondents on the Suicide Hotline recognize me, and not fondly. FML
Today, I was so desperately lonely that I begged a telemarketer not to hang up on me. FML
Today, the daughter of a patient called me, again, on my direct line after I repeatedly told her she had to go through the secretary for non-urgent matters. She said, "OMG, are you serious?" and hung up on me mid-sentence while I was talking about her father. FML
Today, after years of struggling with poor mental health, my depression convinced me that no one would ever care enough about me to help if I reached out. I called the local suicide hotline anyway. They didn’t answer. Twice. FML
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Top comments
purplekanc 24
At least they answered for you. They just kept me on hold for 20 min
wrecklesswfire 3
what the ****?!
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Comments (4)
purplekanc 24
At least they answered for you. They just kept me on hold for 20 min
wrecklesswfire 3
what the ****?!
d j mom 9
wow.. that man defeats the whole purpose of the service. you need to call back during a different shift time and ask for a supervisor. they need to know. how many people didn't 'make it' because of him...
Georgina 3
the hotline is a joke. they make people want to self terminate