By Anonymous - 24/01/2010 16:12 - United States

Today, I called a suicide prevention hotline. No one picked up. FML
I agree, your life sucks 71 485
You deserved it 6 933
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redblueviolet 0

Owch, that's a kick to the balls. But don't let a phone line discourage you. Just keep swimming...

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MoonTiger 4

Do what Barney does, when he is sad. He stops being sad, and instead, becomes awesome. You should do this too

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TOADified 0

wow that sucks but dont commit suicide people care about you D:

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pasiphae9 5

I'm guessing most of the commenters here have never suffered from Depression. You don't just snap out of it, it's a mental illness. It's not just "feeling sad" sometimes. There doen't even have to be a reason for it, sometimes it's simply a chemical inbalance in the brain that causes it. It warps your thinking, affects your logic, destroys your self-esteem and often takes years of hard work to get over it. It just pisses me off when people think those who are suicidal are "*******" or "attention seekers". It's just not the case. To the OP: Keep going. I've been there, so have others, and you can get through it. Time will always move on, you just have to cling on with everything you've got. No situation lasts forever. In the meantime, perhaps try therapy? It does often help a great deal :)

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saaaammmmm 0

I don't think you really understand or appreciate the true nature of a mental illness. People that are affected by one can become overwhelmed with strong irrational emotions and thoughts. If you truly believe that someone would be better off dead over an irrational thought, then I'm sorry that you haven't had a chance to experience true compassion. I wouldn't be alive to tell you this had there not been people with the compassion to show me that my life was valuable.

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boatkicker 4

Most of this I agree with, however #80 seemed to imply that depression and suicidal behavior are the same, which isn't the case. I have a feeling you know that, 80, but to clear it up for those who haven't gone through this, they are not the same. I have dealt with depression twice. I was fine for about a year between the two 'episodes' but each of those lasted two or three years. The first time I was suicidal. The second time, I felt that I deserved to suffer through whatever hell life was, and that killing myself would be a wonderful escape, but better than I deserved. And life someone said, It's a chemical problem. It's not that we don't value life, it's that we might not be capable of rational thought in regards to it.

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withered 30

So I guess this hotline works, you're still here ;P Just joking. What if you'd talk to your family, friends about it? Or get a therapy.

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Siiner 0

quit whining and off yourself. may I suggest drano?

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_devilsadvocate_ 0

It's cus of people like my friends who get bored and prankcall said hotlines. However, if you were actually planning to kill yourself, you would have done so without seeking help. You'll be perfectly alright.

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LilaBear 1

just because you're suicidal sometimes doesn't mean you continuously suicidal. A lot of people realise they have suicidal tendencies and so try to get help before they completely spiral into depression, or sometimes it's even after a failed suicide attempt.

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LilaBear 1

I have a friend who works for our country's telecommunication company. She got a call from someone in charge of a suicide hotline once, saying their lines were not working and calls were automatically going to a message bank. The woman from the hotline was like "...this is NOT what we want our callers to reach".

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capthavoc123 0

I have to be honest and say that I don't have a problem with people killing themselves. The family deserves the heartbreak for not being in touch enough to know when something is wrong, and the suicidal person deserves to die for taking life for granted.

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