distressedSince then, people have contacted me via email (when they had it), via my old email (which I rarely check), via my contact form, via Facebook, and via my Tumblr, to give me their phone numbers, to tell me not to hurt myself (which I did not threaten to do), to provide crisis hotlines, to make suggestions about medication (which I did not solicit), and in one case, to threaten to report me to the police as a suicide risk if I did not update my blog immediately to show that I was still alive.
Please. Stop. "Comment amnesty" did not mean "work harder to make sure that your words, your well wishes, your specific need to engage with my depression will be heard." I try to keep open dialogs on this blog, and I usually appreciate communication, but right now, this contact is intrusive, and upsetting, and seems to prioritize the needs of the contacting person above mine. Please. Stop.
This is why I do not talk when I am sad.
January 13 2014, 18:24:12 UTC 3 years ago
People can really fail at sensitivity, and at reading comprehension!
Sorry it's a pet peeve, but you made it reasonably clear that you were talking about it because your most recent issues with it were out of the crisis zone, and thus out of the area where any non-expert should try to jump in and help.
I'd still hold off since you made it clear that you weren't seeking help, but throwing help at someone who's not in crisis, and asking that you not provide it seems like you're helping yourself more than anyone else.
January 14 2014, 18:47:31 UTC 3 years ago