[Soviette]

I'm wondering if anyone here has ever used a helpline charity such as Childline, the Samaritans, and any others for emotional support of some kind? Did you find them useful?

I've never phoned any of them up, except Childline a while ago, but it didn't last long because I sort of lost my nerve and the dude told me to ring back once I'm ready and hung up. I've also emailed Samaritans (Jo@Samaritans.org) but I never found helpful at all. I found they killed off conversation quick, firstly by asking a ton of questions (some being irrelevent) and then by going "okay i hope you're fine now after speaking to us. You can always email us if you wish". I understand such a service is good for those who need a good rant, but I'm someone who seeks advice or at least discussion about options, which they don't provide, and because it's email and they don't write a lot - they come across as quite apathetic..