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andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 week agoOr the crisis line.
What happens is that they “triage” you, where depending on how you answer their script you get cops at your door and a trip to hell on earth, or you are on hold for 20 minutes to speak with someone who also is reading a script and doesn’t give a rats ass about you.
Maybe states that aren’t Oklahoma have mental hospitals which are preferable to drinking yourself to sleep, but who knows.
tourist@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That’s awful. I’m sorry the local resources available to you are horrific. I’m sorry I sound like a fucking robot. I’m treading lightly. I’m not an expert. I don’t know what you or people reading this may be going through.
If the crisis line is going to send a psychopath with a gun to your home, do not ring that line.
There are international resources available that don’t dispatch armed units to your exact location. I haven’t used any of them, so I can’t vouch for them.
There is no one size fits all solution for a crisis. As I understand it, the main goal is just to get the person in crisis talking to another human being. Apparently that helps a lot.
It doesn’t have to be a crisis line. It could just be someone who might care.
Please go well, friend. I truly hope you have brighter days ahead.