Crazy abandonment issues?

If I text them will they contact the police or my parents?

Well I am not personally familiar with that particular service, so I can only tell what I would think based on my experience as a telephone listener on a different hotline.

I cannot imagine them trying to contact your parents because that would defeat the whole purpose of the line: a way to communicate confidentially. I don't see that happening.

With regard to the police: my experience, and the settled practice at our office, is that we don't contact the police unless you as the caller/texter give reason to think that your safety, or the safety of others, is in imminent danger. In my experience as a listener, I have contacted the police four times in 5.5 years. Not very often.

You could ask them about it before you tell them anything, and make a judgment about how trustworthy they seem to be.

A friend of mine told me recently that she had talked with a listening service via text. I know that no one called the police. I will contact her now and see if she is willing to tell me which service she used. I will let you know what I find out.

Everyone in my life including friends and family have all turned their backs on me, and it is very difficult to deal with. They are suppose to be the one's you trust and are thee to support you the most. I have a child who is special needs, and they do not bother with helping out with even just a little bit of support. His step dad and I broke up 3 weeks ago, so am grieving through that also... I am a roller coaster of emotions. I don't know if it is me or the people around me

Wow, I didn't know about this myself. It is chat, not text:

CrisisChat - Home

It is open 2:00 pm - 2:00 a.m. EDT.

My friend said that it was a good experience and the privacy was nice. The downsides were that there can be wait times, listener skill was not consistent, and it can be tricky to navigate into the chat function.

If you decide to use it, I would be interested to hear what you think (if okay).

P.S. My friend says to keep trying if you don't get in at first.