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To think calling the samaritans makes you feel worse

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Fuckinlonely · 30/01/2021 20:18

I've seen it suggested to call the samaritans if you are struggling on here a lot. Aibu to think that the people who suggest this have never done it? I phoned and was asked what was wrong. I explained loneliness was making me depressed. She then proceeded to ask if I had a partner (no), close relationship with my family (no), friends willing to meet up (no). I asked her to stop making me feel worse. She then suggested going for a walk or going online. I explained that those ideas had actually occurred to me over the previous 10 months. She said I can call back anytime. What the actual fuck do people get out of this?!

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LouMumsnet · 31/01/2021 09:58

Hello OP, we are really so sorry to hear you are feeling this way.

We hope you don't mind, but when these threads are flagged up to us we usually add a link to our Mental Health resources.

As you've mentioned, we also generally signpost folk to the Samaritans website as many people do find them helpful - you can email them on [email protected]. But perhaps you'll find that one of the other organisations mentioned in our webguide is more helpful for you?

Support from other Mumsnetters is wonderful and we really hope you will be able to take some comfort from your fellow posters on this thread, but as other MNers will tell you, it's important to seek real life help and support as well.

We also like to remind everyone that, although we're awed daily by the astonishing support our members give each other through life's difficult twists and turns, we'd always caution anyone never to give more of themselves to another poster, emotionally or financially, than they can afford to spare. This is the internet, after all, and we can never vouch 100 per cent for anyone on here. For that reason, we wouldn't advise posters to contact each other off the boards.

Thanks all.

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