I used an online suicide chat service, and got the police called on me. I wasn’t even surprised, or ashamed. Nothing moves me anymore. I feel nothing . Only the desire to die.
Where I live (Colorado) the police don’t even bother over just a phone call about ideation. They will come out if it is a jumper, or the act is in progress, or if someone seems an immediate genuine threat to the public as well. is Curious, please don’t be specific, but did this happen to you in the northeastern US?
This SO sucks. I feel your rage. Just this morning I saw a news article about how to “help” suicidal people. It said if they talk about having a meth0d, you should call 911 immediately. WTF?? When has it EVER helped to call the cops on someone for expressing their feelings? This is the kind of shit that forces us to suppress everything until we finally explode and make a big bloody fucking mess for them to clean up.
It’s all set up by people who don’t understand what it’s like to be suicidal. It’s like trying to save someone from an invisible disease that only they can see. There is stigma and shame, when there shouldn’t be. There should be open communication. Suicidal people are often treated like children or like someone who is completely insane, which is bullshit. The world is a shit place. I think people who have never been suicidal are the crazy ones.
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Oh man, that sucks. The last time I used one of them it disconnected the chat 3 times and I had to retell my story each time I logged back on. Ironic.
Where I live (Colorado) the police don’t even bother over just a phone call about ideation. They will come out if it is a jumper, or the act is in progress, or if someone seems an immediate genuine threat to the public as well. is Curious, please don’t be specific, but did this happen to you in the northeastern US?
I am actually, is there an area specific policy I don’t know about?
Also, fuck the police.
This SO sucks. I feel your rage. Just this morning I saw a news article about how to “help” suicidal people. It said if they talk about having a meth0d, you should call 911 immediately. WTF?? When has it EVER helped to call the cops on someone for expressing their feelings? This is the kind of shit that forces us to suppress everything until we finally explode and make a big bloody fucking mess for them to clean up.
I agree completely. The people writing these articles have clearly never struggled with suicidal ideation themselves. Its bogus.
Not sure if anyone has seen “The Bridge”? I didn’t understand why the cops handcuffed potential jumpers? Is it an offense to want to die in the USA?
It’s all set up by people who don’t understand what it’s like to be suicidal. It’s like trying to save someone from an invisible disease that only they can see. There is stigma and shame, when there shouldn’t be. There should be open communication. Suicidal people are often treated like children or like someone who is completely insane, which is bullshit. The world is a shit place. I think people who have never been suicidal are the crazy ones.
I was even considering using one….. Ya no… not like talking = magic.
Talking won’t fix me anyways. I probably would have gotten the cops called on me too.