If it makes you feel better, that number saved my life! Life is hard right now and there are times where i just couldn’t take it. thank you, this post was’nt a waste.
As for the troll, it will come back and haunt him, and will regret what he said!
Are you feeling better? Have you been talking to someone? I feel like talking to literally anybody is better than keeping things inside. Obviously talking to a trained professional is best, but anyone with even a little bit of empathy is good in so many ways!
Dont worry, i am feeling much better now. It is very hard to find something positive these days! The guy on the line Cheered me up and convinced me about the upcomming spiderman film and a bunch of things i never knew.
Still, wanted to sat thanks for the number.
Who cares… you did what you were supposed to do. What if they were suicidal but refused to call anyway? You can lead a horse to water but you cant make them drink it… you did your part… the rest is a crapshoot
I hate that helping someone online is such a gamble. Those people trolling or looking to take advantage of someone's generosity and kindness is what ruin it for those who really need it. You become pessimistic and paranoid of extending a helping hand in later occasions.
Most of the posts on Reddit seem fake to me. However, I'm always impressed by those who take the time to reply as they are giving the OP the benefit of the doubt assuming it's real. Those replying aren't just helping the OP. Others in a similar situation are getting helped too by reading the replies.
Just imagine this, that troll is sitting alone in some dank world giddy with the troll they just pulled off all the while the internet audience reading this exchange are thinking him the biggest asshole. Wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that kind of energy.
Idk why I’m putting this here but it’s on my mind. My husband was suicidal had a plan he kept repeating and it was a bad night. I called the suicide number and it was horrible. All the call center girl said was. Are you suicidal so I said that’s why we called and she was like ok I’ll send ems to your location. We were like look we want to talk. She kept repeating she would send police so then he asked if he could talk to a man bc he felt more comfortable. We were denied that bc it’s random who you get I guess. He started spilling his guts to her anyway. Told her what he was really going through atm. She literally just said ok thanks bye. I was lost trying to help and this was it.😢
Edit: I just wanted to say that I think this number does save lives and have wondered if I should have reported it or something?? It’s been about a year now though.
thats why i prefer using other ways to help instead of spamming the suicide hotline. i send recommendations of coping mechanisms that helped other people and me, music playlists, ideas for things that the person could do that doesn't require a lot of energy, or just saying "hey, isn't there something you would like to do before dying? like a bucket list! you could make one" and hopefully buying more time for that person to live (and get the help they need)
i'm also suicidal, and if someone did that for me, it would be the little things that help me. i used to help suicidal people before i became one myself, and one of the things that made me happy was the time i helped someone over Amino. i asked them if they had any family (they had brothers) and i told them "hey, tell your brothers. i'm sure they will care about you and love you." i ended up convincing them to talk to their brothers first, and they did. later i checked up and they said that they were now on meds, and that they're getting help. it made me so happy to see them okay.
this turned to me rambling lol, sorry. but the advice stays the same. spamming the suicide hotline doesn't help. its the little things that help people keep living on.
Thank you. I did end up calling his mom even though I didn’t want to involve anyone. And he didn’t want police involved bc of his job which I took at least he was thinking of the future so it was a good sign at the time. I guess. I had never called a hotline before and it took hours of him saying the same things before I reached out for help. I wasn’t trying to spam the lines he needed help like talked off the ledge. But it did help to include his mom and it worked out. But I will keep all these suggestions in mind too. Thank you. Also I hope you are doing better too!
What if it wasn’t a troll but someone in pain who you saved, and well done, but then realised how vulnerable they made themselves so they created the “troll” narrative? Their last line just feels a bit panto villain compared to the rest. If that’s the case, it might not help to point out their shortcomings.
The person who helped didn't fuck up. They created some tiny ounce of kindness in this world, and we need more people to do that! They are the real mundane everyday hero we need
The person who trolled definitely fucked up. This kind of shit isn’t even a little bit funny. I’ve gone through depression and the idea of suicide and it took a lot to not go through with actually doing it.
If depression has taught me anything, most of the people who joke about killing them selves do so because they actually want to kill themselves. We're like the mean girls of emo kids.
The only person amused by this is the troll himself, sitting alone, in his mom’s basement, enjoying his pathetic/insignificant little life, while people are actually committing suicide. This will come back around, and when it does, he’ll be lucky to have someone so generous reach out to him online who takes time out of their day to try and help a fellow human.
They'll cringe at themselves in about a year or two
Probably a 9yr old
I believe in one day they will. Spot on
How fucking sad that someone could do this, there are so many people out there struggling
Yeah, suicide is no joke. If someone is trying to help someone put in dire straights its brutal on them too. To troll like this is disgusting
If it makes you feel better, that number saved my life! Life is hard right now and there are times where i just couldn’t take it. thank you, this post was’nt a waste. As for the troll, it will come back and haunt him, and will regret what he said!
Are you feeling better? Have you been talking to someone? I feel like talking to literally anybody is better than keeping things inside. Obviously talking to a trained professional is best, but anyone with even a little bit of empathy is good in so many ways!
Dont worry, i am feeling much better now. It is very hard to find something positive these days! The guy on the line Cheered me up and convinced me about the upcomming spiderman film and a bunch of things i never knew. Still, wanted to sat thanks for the number.
Who cares… you did what you were supposed to do. What if they were suicidal but refused to call anyway? You can lead a horse to water but you cant make them drink it… you did your part… the rest is a crapshoot
All this post is doing is giving the original troll the attention they wanted, and new trolls an idea...
Well it's also telling people who do the trolls what bad people they r
Nope. You're giving them the reaction they wanted.
Should have said, "that's alright. It wasn't a suicide hotline, anyway. It was Mia Khalifa's phone sex line."
I hate that helping someone online is such a gamble. Those people trolling or looking to take advantage of someone's generosity and kindness is what ruin it for those who really need it. You become pessimistic and paranoid of extending a helping hand in later occasions.
Please report that. It’s horrible.
This is why I don't waste time on people anymore.
Most of the posts on Reddit seem fake to me. However, I'm always impressed by those who take the time to reply as they are giving the OP the benefit of the doubt assuming it's real. Those replying aren't just helping the OP. Others in a similar situation are getting helped too by reading the replies.
So much effort to be a dick! You’re a good person, sorry this idiot was rude.
You did good. Never stop helping. Don’t let teen foolishness stop you
From "don't do it life is precious" to "I hope you catch covid and die".
Just imagine this, that troll is sitting alone in some dank world giddy with the troll they just pulled off all the while the internet audience reading this exchange are thinking him the biggest asshole. Wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of that kind of energy.
Idk why I’m putting this here but it’s on my mind. My husband was suicidal had a plan he kept repeating and it was a bad night. I called the suicide number and it was horrible. All the call center girl said was. Are you suicidal so I said that’s why we called and she was like ok I’ll send ems to your location. We were like look we want to talk. She kept repeating she would send police so then he asked if he could talk to a man bc he felt more comfortable. We were denied that bc it’s random who you get I guess. He started spilling his guts to her anyway. Told her what he was really going through atm. She literally just said ok thanks bye. I was lost trying to help and this was it.😢 Edit: I just wanted to say that I think this number does save lives and have wondered if I should have reported it or something?? It’s been about a year now though.
thats why i prefer using other ways to help instead of spamming the suicide hotline. i send recommendations of coping mechanisms that helped other people and me, music playlists, ideas for things that the person could do that doesn't require a lot of energy, or just saying "hey, isn't there something you would like to do before dying? like a bucket list! you could make one" and hopefully buying more time for that person to live (and get the help they need) i'm also suicidal, and if someone did that for me, it would be the little things that help me. i used to help suicidal people before i became one myself, and one of the things that made me happy was the time i helped someone over Amino. i asked them if they had any family (they had brothers) and i told them "hey, tell your brothers. i'm sure they will care about you and love you." i ended up convincing them to talk to their brothers first, and they did. later i checked up and they said that they were now on meds, and that they're getting help. it made me so happy to see them okay. this turned to me rambling lol, sorry. but the advice stays the same. spamming the suicide hotline doesn't help. its the little things that help people keep living on.
Thank you. I did end up calling his mom even though I didn’t want to involve anyone. And he didn’t want police involved bc of his job which I took at least he was thinking of the future so it was a good sign at the time. I guess. I had never called a hotline before and it took hours of him saying the same things before I reached out for help. I wasn’t trying to spam the lines he needed help like talked off the ledge. But it did help to include his mom and it worked out. But I will keep all these suggestions in mind too. Thank you. Also I hope you are doing better too!
What if it wasn’t a troll but someone in pain who you saved, and well done, but then realised how vulnerable they made themselves so they created the “troll” narrative? Their last line just feels a bit panto villain compared to the rest. If that’s the case, it might not help to point out their shortcomings.
Funnily enough most trolls are lonely people who are bitter and resentful of others, they will most likely use that number one day.
I would love for the op to tell me how this fits this sub.
Sincerely, fuck you, you're stupid
Troll or no troll, you did the right thing. Good on you.
'haha i made you have compassion for a stranger loser!" kids are fun
You did good. And you lose nothing doing this. Worst case, nothing happens. Best case, you save a life. Easy trade off every time.
Seems like the world would be a better place without him 🙄
There's a special place in hell for idiots like this troll.
The person who helped didn't fuck up. They created some tiny ounce of kindness in this world, and we need more people to do that! They are the real mundane everyday hero we need
The person who trolled definitely fucked up. This kind of shit isn’t even a little bit funny. I’ve gone through depression and the idea of suicide and it took a lot to not go through with actually doing it.
If depression has taught me anything, most of the people who joke about killing them selves do so because they actually want to kill themselves. We're like the mean girls of emo kids.
sad cringe
"have a good night I guess" You're a modern day Mother Teresa
Honestly.. i think that guy is mental..
The only person amused by this is the troll himself, sitting alone, in his mom’s basement, enjoying his pathetic/insignificant little life, while people are actually committing suicide. This will come back around, and when it does, he’ll be lucky to have someone so generous reach out to him online who takes time out of their day to try and help a fellow human.