Chat offered hope, another line went unanswered, person recounts
A person in crisis shares how a chat gave them reason to live, while claiming another helpline was unresponsive.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
The chat that, according to their account, offered hope and the line that didn't answer
Someone in crisis recounts that talking to a suicide prevention chat gave them back the will to live. In the same exchange, the person claims that at another time they were not answered and they closed the page.
The suicide prevention line that, according to their account, did not answer
Nothing in the account suggests a cause, and the narrator does not offer one: the gap between the existence of a suicide prevention line and someone picking up on the other end is evident. The person mentions, in passing, their time in a clinic.
The refuge in communities that are not professional
The same exchange shows the flip side. Contrasting the immediate relief attributed to the chat, other interlocutors maintain that their own company should be enough and question seeking help elsewhere. And another proposal emerges: meeting in person, with specific places on the table. One of the participants proposes this meeting in a few months to, as they say, plan their end together; the person in crisis suggests a public place to avoid attempts.
The relief came via chat and, according to the person themselves, it lasts at least for today. Someone at this point needs something more stable than a one-off conversation. When one's own voice is not enough, the resource is a professional.
Someone in crisis recounts that talking to a suicide prevention chat gave them back the will to live. In the same exchange, the person claims that at another time they were not answered and they closed the page.
The suicide prevention line that, according to their account, did not answer
Nothing in the account suggests a cause, and the narrator does not offer one: the gap between the existence of a suicide prevention line and someone picking up on the other end is evident. The person mentions, in passing, their time in a clinic.
The refuge in communities that are not professional
The same exchange shows the flip side. Contrasting the immediate relief attributed to the chat, other interlocutors maintain that their own company should be enough and question seeking help elsewhere. And another proposal emerges: meeting in person, with specific places on the table. One of the participants proposes this meeting in a few months to, as they say, plan their end together; the person in crisis suggests a public place to avoid attempts.
The relief came via chat and, according to the person themselves, it lasts at least for today. Someone at this point needs something more stable than a one-off conversation. When one's own voice is not enough, the resource is a professional.
Summary of a discussion on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., translated from Spanish and reviewed before publication. Read the full discussion (17 replies).
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