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My impression differs. The caller left the experience feeling more disheartened and unsupported. Logically that seems like they were at an _increased risk of
by mjevans 5y ago
My impression differs.
The caller left the experience feeling more disheartened and unsupported. Logically that seems like they were at an _increased risk of suicide_ relative to when they called.
- watwut 5y agoHe literally answered "no, I am not suicidal" to the "are you suicidal" question. And in fact, he did not became suicidal after. This was not failure of suicide hotline. This was them recognizing he is misusing the service.
- R0b0t1 5y agoIf you answer yes they are liable to send someone to kidnap you, so people are trained to not answer yes.
- watwut 5y agoExpectation for suicide hotline is not "make whoever is sad and calls happy". It is to prevent suicides. He called suicide horline. He was not suicidal at all, he said it to then and to us. He was not trained away from saying it. The question did not even came straight away. If he is afraid to admit suicidal thought for rational reasons, as you say, rational act is to not call at all. Way more likely explanation is that they realized he is not suicidal, then asked to confirm and end ended that all.