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if i were emotionally stable i think it would be a great idea.
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Yes it would because I was a second a way from commiting it and no how they feel and could help them learn to live life!
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maybe. if i saved one life it would all be worth it
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If i tink i could handle it ys
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No, I wouldn't be able to.
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Well I have done the Samaritans here. That can be very stressful I also help Childline ,which can be pretty bad with children that are desperate.
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I INSIST! But can't, I instead chose AB.
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I don't think I would be good at helping people who have suicidal thoughts. Especially the younger people who need help.
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Yes, but I haven't done it.
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Yes I would.
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Not right now because i'm in a delicate situation at the moment i'm getting help and in a while i might be able help those who are going through the same things i lived maybe i could help because i can relate i dont know its up to time.
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As a short term stint yes, long-term no. Long-term, I will stick to the friends I already have that need my support. It can be emotionally exhausting for a compassionate person who feels very deeply. It's not a job for just anyone.
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No. Odds are, in the back of my mind somewhere, I'd be thinking: Get it over with, already.
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If it had the capacity to make a difference in someones life? YES, YES!!!!!!!
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No, I have not. I do not think I am suitable for this area of voluntary work.
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yes, I would. I have been through a lot in my time, and I think I could help people this way, especially the younger people
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I worked hotlines for years and have gotten some that were intended for suicide. It's rewarding and draining at the same time.
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No, I let darwins law of natural selection take its course.
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I worked for the Samaritans, I remember phoning in Sick one day......they talked me out of it....
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As long as they let me curse, I think I could do it. =P
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yeah, i would
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yes, who better to do that then someone who understands and KNOWS exactly what they feel
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yes
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I did once, for a day. The papers called it Lemming Sunday...
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I have done and still do at times. It is hard work and very tiring but it is so rewarding too. My only gripe is that I rarely get to know how their lives went after the crisis was over.
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hmm im not sure how good at it i would be, but i would certainly give it a go.
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No, I'd be terrible at that I know it. I'd probably cause people to kill themselves.
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No way! I am far too blunt and sarchastic (Which thanks to the genius of a guy below, that pointed it out, I am now aware sarcastic, is actually not spelled with an extra H.) *Wave to the people captian obvious... You're famous! ...to ever allow myself to take that kind of chance. People would be nose diving off buildings all over town!
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Sorry, but, no, I couldn't handle the protocols.
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Yes. Being a volunteer is just a step away from the friend you have been to someone that needed someone to listen to them. Those people need someone to "listen, diffuse" Without friends to listen we are all vulnerable to not having the coping skills to want to live.
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i could try but i know with how i can get when people whine about their lives i might end up causing more deaths then i save, honestly.
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Sure! I am very good at giving reasons to people to live and smile :)
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Yes I would. I've lost count unfortunately at the number of times I've spoken to people who are desperately wanting a way out of their situation. These help lines are life lines and if I could save just one person from ending their life then it would be well worth my time.
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I did that once. It's not easy. Now that I look back I think that it should only be done by people who are trained.
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Yes, I would. I don't imagine that it would be an easy job though.
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I think so. Not for that long though.
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I did that for about a year before I got my psychology degree. Learned a lot.
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Yes...have done so in the past. Helped set one up in Baffin Island (Canadian Arctic) many years ago. This was in an area with a disproportionately high rate of teen suicide. Took my shifts each week fo 3 years until I left that area.
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If I had the opportunity I would.
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I am not sure I could do it for long,being bipolar,I would begin to have too much empathy and begin to feel for the callers too much. I would if necessary,but not for any length of time.
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No, I would end up telling them... "if that's really what you want, then go ahead and kill yourself."
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Yeah, but they'd prolly ban me within 2 calls for being too helpful. It's funny you mention this because this topic actually came up at work today. I was telling a coworker about how sick I was of a supposedly suicidal friend's drama...the dude is in a bad place, but he totally put himself there. He's got 3 choices. Change nothing and continue to get more miserable, take what he can get selling his house that's destroying him emotionally and use the money to start over in another city (that makes more sense than it sounds if you know the details of his situation), or STFU and do it already. Poor dude has cried about hitting himself on the head with a hammer too many times. I'm not listening to how much it hurts anymore. Color me numb. After that story, my coworker said to another: "Could you imagine if he (me) worked for a suicide hotline?" Good timing on the question. (well, good timing to whomever kept the week-old question alive today)
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I'm not sure that would be the best thing. I don't know how well I could handle that.
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yea how can i get a job doing that.
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