Mental Health Today Crisis Hotline
If you are in immediate risk
for suicide or self harm, call 911 right away to obtain medical and/or
psychiatric assistance.
If
you are presently in a crisis and/or feeling suicidal, you will
find a list of telephone numbers and /or email addresses below of
caring volunteers. Though these volunteers have received some training,
they are not mental health professionals and are not a substitute
for professional assistance. They are not and am not assuming
the role of your physician or therapist. They are also not aware
of your medical problems and psychiatric diagnoses, which usually
has a dramatic effect on medication and other treatment recommendations.
You must make a medical and treatment plan with your physician and
therapist.
However
most of these volunteers have psychiatric diagnoses and have been
in the trenches just as you are now. They truly know and understand
how much pain you are in. They have been screened and report that
they are well into recovery and are stable. You too can find this
stability in your life, but right now, let's get you out of crisis
and out of risk for self harm.
Feel
free to call any one of these people only during the days and hours
that they list as being available. Calling them any other time is
not acceptable unless you have their direct permission.
You
must call direct. No collect calls will be accepted unless the person's
bio states it is ok. Please do not ask the volunteers to call you
back unless you read it in their bio.
If
you do not own a phone, I suggest buying a "phone card" and using
a pay phone or a friend's phone.
If
you are drunk or high you are still encouraged to call if you feel
you are at risk of harming yourself. However no abusive behavior
will be tolerated and your call will end immediately.
The
times listed below are all Eastern Standard Time, United States
of America.
14) Tiki, age 21
Phone number (617) 352-6825
Email [email protected]
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Will take calls anytime between 8pm and 10pm daily
I am fluent in English, Japanese, and Spanish. I am currently a health science/ psychology student and have personal experience with depression. Please feel free to contact me by phone or email.
15)
Julie from Austin, MN. Her number is 507-434-3791 and she can accept
calls everyday from 7pm until 8am. Her email address is [email protected]
I currently am diagnosed with DID NOS, Cyclothymia, Panic Disorder,
and Eating Disorder NOS. I have had extensive therapy and treatment
for my DID stuff. I was involved with the Menninger Clinic in Topeka,
KS for about 5 years. I am not fully integrated, but am co-conscious.
I am on meds that work for the cyclothymia and panic disorder. They
are working well. I feel that I am pretty stable at this point in
my life. I am still in therapy once a week and see a psychiatrist
once a month.
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I
have tried to commit suicide in the past. Many times actually. I
am so glad that it didn't work. Death is not an option for me. I
don't know when the last time I tried to commit suicide....it's
been over a year or more.
I
have been a self-mutilator too. I am doing much better with this
issue too.
My
mother is going thru some grief stuff right now. I lost my father
on May 31,2000. He had cancer. He also was |
only 58 years old. I
miss my dad a lot, but am coping well and helping my mom to cope
better too.
16)
Adam, native of Connecticut. I will accept only e-mail from people
and in suicidal situations my voice mail may be contacted at: 203-501-7563.
A short (30 sec.) voice-message may be left including your name
(first only is fine), phone number including area and your situation;
I will call back ASAP. My e-mail is: [email protected]. I
am 25 years old.
Some
of the mental health issues that I currently suffer from are: borderline
personality disorder, OCD, major depression, body dysmorphic disorder
and ADD. I am currently in treatment and stable, though my energy
levels are low but this continues to improve.
I have suffered from these problems all my life and have been treated,
mostly unsuccessfully for most of themas most of us have.
I
am very aware of the pain and turmoil of BPD and its comorbid conditions,
having lived it and been subject to the mental health community;
a lack of financial resources and despair at lack of efficacy of
most of its "standard" treatments. I'm caring and empathetic, but
do have firm boundaries. Successful treatment is out there, though
it sometime takes time to find it.
In
addition, I have survived hepatitis-B and am aware of its impact
on people, as well as its impact on depression and BPD.
17)
Laura from Logansport, IN. Phone number is 937-327-5884 and she
can accept calls 7 days a week from 7pm until 1am. Her email address
is [email protected].
My name is Laura. I am a 19 yr. old female. I am a college student.
I am also a Mental Health Worker. Through my job I have witnessed
first hand the hurt and suffering that can accompany stressful situations,
mental illnesses, and life in general--especially when a person
feels they can no longer go on. I have a great desire to listen
and help any person I can.
18)
Deanna from Canada. Email volunteer only: [email protected]
My
name is Deanna and I live in Alberta Canada. I have been diagnosed
with BPD, however that was like 9 years ago. I have been well for
3 1/2 years now, I do not take any medications anymore. I have been
in the place where I have had to call a crisis line myself. I am
25 years old, and there were some pretty desperate calls I made.
19)
Neal from Maryland. Email volunteer. [email protected]
I have been diagnosed with Bi-polar Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress
Syndrome, Acute Anxiety Disorder, Depression and prone to panic
attacks...these are in conjunction with a multitude of medical problems
which stem from an injury while volunteer fire-fighting. ( Heart
Dysrthmyia, COPD, Dyspnea, Tumors, multiple surgeries for tumor
and breast removal...Migraines...Chronic Asthma...just a brief descript).
I
am on various meds for theses disorders and used to attend an out-patient
day program and then rehabilitation program at our college to help me adjust so
I could return to work.
There
was one "attempt" about 6-7 years ago involving a rifle but fortunately
the weapon jammed and I regained a sense of focus and contacted
my doctor. There have been no other attempts since that time. To
date I am considered stable but I do have challenging days.
My teenage daughter has also been diagnosed (about 4 years
ago) with Bi-polar Disorder. She was into self-mutilation, self
destructive behavior, drugs, free sex, rebellious actions. She was
hospitalized x 2 with in a year, almost to the date.
20)
Jeneane from Ohio. Email volunteer. [email protected]
I am a 20 year old female that has been through many problems and
still deals with things today. My parents were divorced when I was
nine years old and my father moved away and got a new family. At
ages ten through fifteen I was most depressed, reading and contemplating
the meaning of life and if god wanted me here.
When
I was fifteen I became the rebel and spent the next two years in
and out of jail, detention homes, and even a stay at a prison in
New York. Then I spent a few months in rehab, and a year and a half
in the program trying to find my "niche".
My
senior year of high school was a party and I barely graduated but
the day I learned I would get my diploma my life changed. When I
told my mom I was graduating she started to cry and couldn't even
talk to me. After that I took a look at my life and thought, "What
the hell am I gonna do with myself?" Since then I have been learning
and discovering things about myself everyday.
The
totally dependent person I once was now enjoys quiet evenings alone
and sometimes yearns for them. I have become a good listener and
a real humanitarian. I have learned to say, "I forgive you," and
"I'm sorry." So if you'd like to write to me I'd love to listen
and be your friend. Thanks.