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It’s absolutely gut wrenching to read your experience, no one should ever have to go through that. Please if you’re ever having suicidal thoughts speak to a suicide hotline specialist. I almost lost a friend to suicide and he was really helped by talking to non judgmental people who genuinely wanted to help.

Hope you’re doing great, and life gets better.

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Just a heads up, suicide hotlines are an absolute joke, especially for those in long-term/drawn out situations like OP’s

They typically result in nothing more than police showing up to your house, carting you off to a place that will end with thousands of dollars of medical bills & no meaningful help.

I’m glad you know somebody who had a positive experience, but it’s really not the norm.

If anyone is reading this comment and needs help, hotlines are absolutely not just a complete joke.

Hotlines do tend to be staffed by volunteers, and there are bound to be circumstances that are not handled as well as they could’ve been. But the opposite is also true.

But if you need help, call.

To the parent comment, some anecdotal opinions are best left unshared. This is one of them.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/28/suicide-hotline-sil...

I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish here. This neither adds to the discussion nor helps the GP. There's a time and a place, and this thread is not either.

I just became homeless again last night. Thanks for your thoughtful suggestion.

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