Has anyone ever rung Samaritans?

Just want to add before I sleep that thoughts of calling the Samaritans this week (while they could strongly resurface) have receded quite a bit in my mind tonight and last night- and I think that’s down to the generosity of responses in this thread, and the overall kindness and support in this community. Really appreciate all of it. 

Fantastic, mate. :) But that victory is yours.

 Hope your roof has stayed on 

Anxiety's always a little less when I'm working from home. But I did just see a work email with future plans for the dept. and my brain has catastrophised immediately. But I'm taking a mental step back from that, it's stuff beyond my control. And as long as I can keep doing my current set of tasks, let others get on with the rest.

Sort of fair to middling, which is no small thing. Thanks for asking!

That's amazing, I'm so glad he did that. Presumably with at least other person in tow just to keep everyone right!

*Much* more importantly than my stooopid weather obsession: how are you feeling today, mate?

It's unnervingly blustery outside where I am just now, and the interior doors are rattling. So I'm getting my commuppance for last night's flippancy flippancy. 

I've never phoned them, but there are times, especially of a night when i'm sitting here alone, and desparately wish for someone to talk to. So i wouldn't i'll never call. Years ago when i was looking for voluntary work to do, Samaritans was one of the things i consided.

On a similar vein, this thread reminds me of another story.  I listen to a lot of local radio Merseyside. On the late night call-in people could call and talk about almost anything they wanted, lots were very funnny, lots very sad. After all if you're already on a downer, nightime makes it seem worse. One night a young lad about 13/14yrs called sounding almost suicidal, can't remember now the details but he felt he couldn't go home and had nobody to turn to, After  talking for a while the DJ said he had to play a record, but told the lad to stay there. It was only when the show went i wondered what had happended, the DJ had spoken for ages. The next night the story came out, the DJ was in the station by himself late at night, so he put his show on recording, locked the building up, then got in his car and drove the 3 or 4mls to the phonebox were this lad was. I don't know what happend, but it must have been serious to lockdown a radio station. I wonder, how many DJs would do that.

I've never phoned them, but there are times, especially of a night when i'm sitting here alone, and desparately wish for someone to talk to. So i wouldn't i'll never call. Years ago when i was looking for voluntary work to do, Samaritans was one of the things i consided.

On a similar vein, this thread reminds me of another story.  I listen to a lot of local radio Merseyside. On the late night call-in people could call and talk about almost anything they wanted, lots were very funnny, lots very sad. After all if you're already on a downer, nightime makes it seem worse. One night a young lad about 13/14yrs called sounding almost suicidal, can't remember now the details but he felt he couldn't go home and had nobody to turn to, After  talking for a while the DJ said he had to play a record, but told the lad to stay there. It was only when the show went i wondered what had happended, the DJ had spoken for ages. The next night the story came out, the DJ was in the station by himself late at night, so he put his show on recording, locked the building up, then got in his car and drove the 3 or 4mls to the phonebox were this lad was. I don't know what happend, but it must have been serious to lockdown a radio station. I wonder, how many DJs would do that.

That's amazing, I'm so glad he did that. Presumably with at least other person in tow just to keep everyone right!