I'm gonna stick my neck on the line here and hope I don't offend anyone. Let's be honest for a moment, who here on this forum has never thought about suicide? Come on, the stories we could tell right?! So who better prepared to discuss suicide? Some unknown, unseen, person on the other end of the phone, or some one who's been there and understands how you feel? I've been there a few times and I may not have survived if not for some friends who were also there at one time too.
I understand this topic may be too sensitive or hurtful for some people. So I definitely support the trigger icon for suicide!
But we need to be there for anyone that needs reassurance from people just like them, who have been in the same damn spot in life! Some one to give them the strength and courage to pick up the phone and call some one for help, be it a doc, a friend, relative, or suicide hot line.
If I was in that spot, and seek help, just seeing the suicide hotline is not gonna really move me that much. I need a little more human contact.
Just my 2 cents.
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