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Jul 17, 2009, 05:28 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: New York
Posts: 352
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bobby27
I know I'm never going to call them, ever, though.
Once there were a few people over at my house and we decided to make a prank call (however horrible it is/was) to a hotline. We had all this stuff planned out. Like I would be the crazy person locked up in the psych ward (since I was the most screwed up), and another person would be my crazy friend; then we had a third person be a nurse at the psych ward who kept telling us to get off the phone.
But when we called them they said that they would be recording our conversation and we freaked out and hung up.
My sister told me that once her friend made her call, and she told me that they, again, said that they would be recording the call. And then she said thatthey kept telling her that they'd like go find her using the GPS or whatever if she didn't get to a hospital, or something.
Not an experience I'd like to have.
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I've also had sort of the same issue except that they told me to go to the hospital when I called Crisis Services except that I said ok and did so and hung up.
If you talk seriously and straight forward you will have an easier time talking.
My therapist told me that if I ever need to have an emergency therapy session, you can talk on crisis services until you feel better. When you call, you need to say/explain:
Hello, I have/I am in therapy, but he/she is not available for me to see. Can I please vent my feelings. I'm really having a rough time right now and need to vent
 Can we talk?
When you call, you have to be semi-rational and not totally out of control, but not perfect. When you show them that talking things out and venting to someone is helpful, they will be more helpful in your favor. When you call, they will not not say that you need to go to the hospital right away if you can control it in some form.
Best of wishes and thinking of you, Keep me updated, Best of luck
 dance59326
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