I used to work on a suicide hotline, and a crisis hotline, for what it is worth. I think what people would find useful here is that there is a certain level of

I used to work on a suicide hotline, and a crisis hotline, for what it is worth. I think what people would find useful here is that there is a certain level of usefullness to anonymous counseling and microfriendships. We had some people calling weekly because they needed to confide in someone who would get to know them, but conversely never be too close to them. Ironically, the only thing that works for me anymore is silence. I find the less I deal with others the more calm I feel, but that is probably just a reaction to circumstance.