I guess I didn't realize you were going to do a suicide hotline thing. When will you actually get out on the phones? I admire you for being able to do that. I don't think I'd have the patience.
I'm not sure whether I will either to be honest.. the whole point of these changes is for an improved life, and it'd be counter to this goal if manning the line actually brought me down.
I'm not sure when or even if I will get on the phones. As I say below, I may either choose not to after training or I may not make the cut. Interestingly, the class has been useful in other ways--it's the one other commitment outside of work that I have to attend to. Much like work I often don't want to go to class, though I've always been glad I went each and every time.
Moving was tiring as you might expect, but it took 1 week of mild preparation and 1 weekend to get completely moved and to get the new place to a habitable state. I've got seating space, clothes and all that in place.. still to go are the computers, lights, connectivity and aesthetics. That's not happening for a bit, but it's not crucial right now.
There's nothing to apologize for; I hired movers this time around. Moving sucks, no reason to involve friends unless absolutely necessary. More expensive than friends, but with all that's going on I figured it'd be easier to pay the pros to do it rather than organizing and scheduling volunteer labor..
Thank you. I think I definitely have an aptitude for putting people at ease, however the suicide and crisis hotline has a very specific intervention model that must be adhered to for the calls to be successful. I knew that I didn't know shit going into it, but I was nonetheless amazed at all the 'bad habits' I have as a listener. Allot of these are instinctual too, which will take some adjusting if I do make it to the actual line.
Even if I don't make it to the line (whether I choose not to after training or if I don't make the cut), the class itself has been very insightful, useful even for myself in my own life. So it's going to be a net gain either way it turns out.
The suicide hotline thing arose from a need to "do some good" to the world. I also wonder if it isn't a part of me trying to make up for the fact that I work for a marketing agency. Marketers, as you may have heard, have a ticket straight to hell, and I'm worried that the ancillary people who support them (like me), will go there too
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Good luck with all the changes & moving!
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I'm not sure when or even if I will get on the phones. As I say below, I may either choose not to after training or I may not make the cut. Interestingly, the class has been useful in other ways--it's the one other commitment outside of work that I have to attend to. Much like work I often don't want to go to class, though I've always been glad I went each and every time.
Moving was tiring as you might expect, but it took 1 week of mild preparation and 1 weekend to get completely moved and to get the new place to a habitable state. I've got seating space, clothes and all that in place.. still to go are the computers, lights, connectivity and aesthetics. That's not happening for a bit, but it's not crucial right now.
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Sorry I wasn't available to help with your move. Before I got into shitty health I much enjoyed being useful to others.
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Even if I don't make it to the line (whether I choose not to after training or if I don't make the cut), the class itself has been very insightful, useful even for myself in my own life. So it's going to be a net gain either way it turns out.
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Where are you moving?
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