The USA suicide hotline is terrible and shouldn’t be promoted.

I know a bunch of doctors and celebrities and pretty much everyone else is all for giving just about everyone the number to the suicide hotline and pretending they are helping. They aren’t.<br><br>I’ve called them myself, spoke to countless other individuals about there first hand experiences, and read the stories. Most of the time the suicide hotline ends up doing more harm then good. They have been known to hang up on people in crisis, prematurely call the police on their callers, and use very scripted methods that usually don’t help. I’ve brought this up to multiple mental health professionals and they know the line sucks but they still send it out. It’s over glorified so people can feel like they are making a difference or helping when in reality they are recommending something that does more harm them good. <br><br>Feel free to downvote me into oblivion.<br><br>Edit: oh my wow. I just woke up and wow thank you so much kind strangers. I feel so touched by everyone’s bravery to share their stories.