So what should I tell my friend about the suicide hotline?

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#1 FlippyMittens
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My friend wants me to find out if it is completely anonymous or do they take notes of who calls. My friend does not know what to do and would totally turn the colour red from embarrassment if people record the call. Also what exactly do you do on the hotline since my friend does not want to make a pointless traceable call.
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suicide huh...direct your friends phone call to me!
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#3 chilly-chill
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It's not as good as you think it is. Forget the hotline and just be there for your friend.
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#4 FlippyMittens
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It's not as good as you think it is. Forget the hotline and just be there for your friend.chilly-chill
So it is not good, or they track and will send my friend somewhere?
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#5 markop2003
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My sister did some work for Samaritans, some calls are recorded for training but they don't take any notes and they don't track you at all. Every phone call is treated independently.
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#6 wii60_3
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Why does he want to suicide? Is he not happy with social life, work?
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"I called the suicide hotline and they put me on hold." - Rodney Dangerfield.

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#8 markop2003
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[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]It's not as good as you think it is. Forget the hotline and just be there for your friend.FlippyMittens
So it is not good, or they track and will send my friend somewhere?

No, hot lines are not a long time solution, they're designed to work with discrete moments of crisis. At best they'll just tell someone to put down the pills and call an ambulance, places like Samaritans just talk to the person.
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#9 BullyRay44
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Tell him to man the F**k up and get on with his life.

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#10 chilly-chill
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Tell him to man the F**k up and get on with his life.

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Watch out, this guy's tough sh!t :lol:
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#11 FlippyMittens
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My sister did some work for Samaritans, some calls are recorded for training but they don't take any notes and they don't track you at all. Every phone call is treated independently.markop2003
My friend would not be comfortable with them recording, whenever my friend has had a voice recorded they made fun of my friend. Voices are traceable to as voices are like fingerprints.
Why does he want to suicide? Is he not happy with social life, work? wii60_3
Well my friend might drop out of school and my friend does not want to upset the family you know? I will try getting more information.
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#12 BullyRay44
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[QUOTE="BullyRay44"]

Tell him to man the F**k up and get on with his life.

chilly-chill

Watch out, this guy's tough sh!t :lol:

DIDNT READ LOL

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#13 FlippyMittens
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[QUOTE="FlippyMittens"][QUOTE="chilly-chill"]It's not as good as you think it is. Forget the hotline and just be there for your friend.markop2003
So it is not good, or they track and will send my friend somewhere?

No, hot lines are not a long time solution, they're designed to work with discrete moments of crisis. At best they'll just tell someone to put down the pills and call an ambulance, places like Samaritans just talk to the person.

Well my friend would probably use a shotgun as it is supposed to be the most effective. I have been telling my friend not to. I swear on my life I am not making this up either to the people making jokes in the topic.
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#14 chilly-chill
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:lol:
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#15 FlippyMittens
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:lol:chilly-chill
>_> whatever if you think this is funny but I am trying to get help for a good friend.
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#16 chilly-chill
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[QUOTE="chilly-chill"]:lol:FlippyMittens
>_> whatever if you think this is funny but I am trying to get help for a good friend.

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#17 Princess_Lime
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What's his story? Maybe you or other family can help?
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#18 spazzx625
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He's worried about the embarrassment from calling a suicide hotline... But would be OK with committing suicide? That is some of the stupidest logic I've ever heard.
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#19 Allicrombie
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[QUOTE="spazzx625"]He's worried about the embarrassment from calling a suicide hotline... But would be OK with committing suicide? That is some of the stupidest logic I've ever heard.

Well, this is OT...
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#20 spazzx625
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[QUOTE="Allicrombie"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]He's worried about the embarrassment from calling a suicide hotline... But would be OK with committing suicide? That is some of the stupidest logic I've ever heard.

Well, this is OT...

Oh, Alli. So wise. *wistful sigh*
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#21 Wilfred_Owen
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Flippy call the line. Trial by fire.
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#22 ghoklebutter
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I'm sure he has nothing to worry about. It's not going to be sent to the whole world or anything.
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#24 branketra
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Don't leave him alone.
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#25 KamuiFei
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You should be there for him instead of asking us for an opinion. Any hotline, whether it be Alcohol, Gambling, etc are usually discrete. Someone already said it, some calls might be used for training purposes, but even that is discrete. If you feel it would help him, encourage him to calling them.

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#26 muller39
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Tell him to man the F**k up and get on with his life.

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Wow. Not all problems can be solved by this way of thinking.
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