[mathogre]

fuckcensorship: "During depressive episodes, I have no interest in connecting with other people. This includes friends, therapists, family, etc. So the idea that I would ever pick up the phone and call a suicide hotline to talk to someone on the phone about my depression is borderline laughable."

cpill: "yeah, but clearly you haven't committed suicide yet, so maybe you don't really know what is like to _really_ want to kill yourself? I knew someone who did do it and they did want to connect every time they tried, even the last one."

cpill, it's good your friend wanted to connect on every attempt they made. Not all people are like that. Additionally, saying that a person who doesn't actually kill themself doesn't know what it is like to want to kill themself suggests a lack of knowledge on your part. There are people who cry out for help; there are also people who simply exit.

fuckcensorship, I grok.

[wolverine876]

The GP is just awful. I hope the author reconsiders that comment and removes it.

[jayd16]

One offered a clear example where a service would help, while the other extrapolated their own situation to all situations.

I don't grok the argument that this service shouldn't exist because it can't help everyone.