texting shout

ok so im currently contacting shout for the second time for psychosis and the first time theyve been really helpful and didnt have to break confidentiality. lets hope the second time goes well. ill update you as i go along the conversation.

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toffuna101

damn its taking a while for me to chat to them. i always knew the waiting lists were long but i didnt know they were that long.

toffuna101

im tempted to just text STOP at this rate.

toffuna101

ive been waiting for almost an hour now and they still havent answered aaaaa

Lucy_21

You can do this just a bit more patience

toffuna101

yeah i just to wait a bit longer (hopefully not by much).

toffuna101

half an hour later and im still waiting aaaaa

toffuna101

i texted STOP since i was tired of waiting. i tried to be patient i guess. ill just use childline then.

Lucy_21

Well at least you tried that counts for something

toffuna101

yeah

independent_

Wait times are extremely long, I’ve seen people waiting 6 hours. There’s just not enough people on the other end of the line. Best time to text is daytime if you can.

toffuna101

ill try and text them after school ends. i finish at 12:20 so thats when people are still in school.

toffuna101

alright im gonna contact them now. hopefully i wont have to wait long.

toffuna101

im texting someone rn, i didnt have to wait long.

Aoife

I hope you're able to get through to someone quickly @toffuna101. Keep us updated with how it all goes

Another option could also be Calm who have a webchat service open each day from 5pm-12am. You can find out more here - https://www.thecalmzone.net/suicide-prevention-helpline

toffuna101

i did which is great. the volunteer on the other side has been helpful so far.

toffuna101

alright i had the chat with the volunteer and it was great. we talked about the symptoms of psychosis and distraction techniques.

ebyrne556

Really glad they were helpful

just checking in to see how your weeks been @toffuna101

toffuna101

my week's been okay, thanks for asking.

Lucy_21

I’m proud of you for sticking it out @toffuna101

toffuna101

thank you

Aoife

I'm really glad to hear you were able to get through to someone and had a helpful conversation. Really well done for reaching out to Shout, it's not easy making that step especially after not being able to get through before on a busy evening. Remember they are always a text away anytime you'd like to reach out to them again

ellie2000

Well done ❤

toffuna101

thank you you two