I contacted an administrator of the hotline in which the woman reprimanded me for swearing. The administrator said that they did have a no profanity policy and that the counselors are trained to let the caller know after the first occurrence to keep the nature of the call respectful for both parties. But she also told me that the counselor should not have reprimanded me and was only supposed to gently remind me of the policy. She apologized and said that she hoped the experience would not deter me from calling the hotline again--not that I feel that I need to at this point.

There are some decent help lines out here, but they are hard to find. I think that people are better off finding good friends rather than taking their chances on with these phone lines. And believe me, I am in no way simplifying finding good friends as I know how hard they are to find and keep throughout life.