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The Leopard When: 18 Dec 18 20:17

Culvin.....I think you are not mentally tough enough to take on the problems of many suicidal people.....could be better to volunteer at an Old Peoples home or something......would be a lot less stressful than the Samaritans

You may not pass the initial tests (if they have any)..... anyway.

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The Leopard When: 18 Dec 18 20:18

You need to protect yourself.

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The Leopard When: 18 Dec 18 20:20

Just read UB post.....6 months....hmmmm !

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Baphornet When: 18 Dec 18 20:23

Good luck, Culvin but as The Leopard has just said, be careful. I know my own limits and i couldn't do it. But i wish you all the very best in your goal.

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moisok When: 18 Dec 18 20:23

I have just seen the most pathetic response to a domestic abuse situation where the police were worried about the reaction of the male abuser where a young woman needs to be removed to a safe house.
The cops appeared to have no authority or confidence in dealing with the male - there was a female and male copper ONLY in attendance

it is totally unbelievable - - they sneaked out of the house - I do not joke

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Baphornet When: 18 Dec 18 20:27

we live in some very sad & bad times, moisok

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moisok When: 18 Dec 18 20:32

I am just shaking my head about this - wtf - the guy is violent and breaking the law - shirley one would be breaking heads when one does this - I don't think I have much trust in these people any longer

but isn't that the view of many people now - no trust or little in the arm of the law

it is not operating in the interests of the general population

BUT WE CAN GET A CHILD SORTED IF HE GOES ON A UKIP SITE!!!!

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Hanx When: 18 Dec 18 20:43

Dec 18, 2018 -- 12:03PM, UBLE/REGY wrote:

People ring Samaritans at very low points in their lives.It can help people to have someone to talk to, and perhaps stops them doing something stupid or even fatal.If people can be helped through this bottoming out, then they can go on and find something else.Sadly some peoples problems are so bad it is impossible for them to get out...this must be hard for the Samaritan trying to help them.I wish you the best Culvin.

All that - true, but there are many reasons why folks phoned the Samaritans.

Someone to 'be with them' when they die. They do not want to be saved but they do not want to die 'alone'. That's a tough one.

The ultimate aggressive act. The ultimate 'FU World!' Again, not an easy one to deal with, especially when the caller goes through with it. There's plenty of people (some even in this citadel of fun even ) who think they are badass and 'don't give a fk about anything' but it's a smack in the face when you come up against someone determined to checkout, who really really does not give a sh1t anymore and treats life and the living with pure contempt.

And then there are the (largely) homosexual guys who want some cheap phone w@ank fodder (I'm assuming Culvin is a bloke), string you along with tales of misery, until they 'fly mother natures silver seed to a new home in the sun' and hang up.

You'll get acquainted with all this in training and I imagine the advent of social media and it's 'marketing of an idealised version of oneself' has exacerbated many suicidal tendencies among the vulnerable - certainly I imagine it's added a whole interesting new dimension to the Samrians reality.

BTW you don't give advice. You 'actively listen'.

For me, it was an interesting exercise and one I'm pretty proud of without ever discussing it (I mean other than in here to a roomfull of strangers) and it's good to know there's folks alive today who wouldn't be if it wasn't for me. Like I said, my issue was the enforced group therapy they went in for among the phone operators, which led to my parting of the ways.

Anyway, good luck if you do decide to go for it.

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Baphornet When: 18 Dec 18 20:49

well done, Hanx. At this very moment; i feel awfully inadequate

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 22:52

Oh david Icke, you are naughty.It was funny
though,so i'll remember that one

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 22:54

Oh david Icke, you are naughty.It was funny
though,so i'll remember that one

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 22:19

Oh,David ,David, David,

,you are naughty...it was Funny,though.

so i'll remember that one.

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 22:51

Oh david Icke, you are naughty.It was funny
though,so i'll remember that one

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 22:53

Oh david Icke, you are naughty.It was funny
though,so i'll remember that one

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 22:20

Oh,David ,David, David,

,you are naughty...it was Funny,though.

so i'll remember that one.

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lfc1971 When: 18 Dec 18 23:33

more people die than want to die , what about them ?

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 23:37

DONT Know what happened there.
You are naughty David icke.
Naughty,naughty,naughty
and naughty,naughty,naughty

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Culvin When: 18 Dec 18 23:41

Hi LFC, I'm just trying to get
My head around what you mean.
How are you,by the way.
Is this the year for LFC to
win the league,do you think?

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lfc1971 When: 18 Dec 18 23:54

Hi culvin it’s nice to have you back , I just mean that all paths lead to the same thing ( don’t want to say too much about Liverpool as I don’t know

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Culvin When: 19 Dec 18 00:01

Thanks for the welcome back,mate

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scissors When: 19 Dec 18 08:18

I phoned the Samaritans the other night
I was amazed to be put through to a Call centre in Pakistan !!
I told the guy i was desperate, and going to kill myself .
He asked me when i could get there !!

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UBLE/REGY When: 19 Dec 18 09:40

I am glad you enlightened me Hanx

I posted how people see the Samaritans

But it all sounds good stuff

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Hanx When: 19 Dec 18 09:53

Sorry if it sounded patronising - it wasn't meant to.

More riffing on the (entirely apt) points you made

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pixie When: 19 Dec 18 11:57

Great post, Hanx. Enlightening and entertaining!

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Culvin When: 20 Dec 18 07:27

Thanks for the advice, Leopard
I always appreciate your contributions

Your assessment of my mental strength was
correct but I feel things have changed and
I'm very much aware of the challenges that
I would face.

Thanks,again.

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Lee Ho Fooks When: 20 Dec 18 12:46

No advice to give but I do voluntary work, beats doing paid work imo. I won't do work for any of them who run the charity more as a business though (although that seriously limits the choice).

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Culvin When: 20 Dec 18 13:17

In the past 10 years ,Lee I've vol worked for dogs trust,cats home,national flower centre and brit heart foundation.I feel i've gained and also sometimes enjoyed working at those places,each time.

Happy Christmas to you Lee
if I don't see you again.

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Reynard When: 20 Dec 18 14:40

Culvin • December 20, 2018 2:17 PM GMT
In the past 10 years ,Lee I've vol worked for dogs trust,cats home,national flower centre and brit heart foundation.I feel i've gained and also sometimes enjoyed working at those places,each time.

Happy Christmas to you Lee
if I don't see you again.

DON'T DO IT CULVIN .......... CULVIN !

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Culvin When: 20 Dec 18 15:25

Reynard

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Culvin When: 21 Dec 18 00:48

UPDATE:
Unfortunately,the Samaritans in my area
Liverpool,Southport,Wigan,Warrington,Tec
are all not in need of any listeners,at
The moment,the only Samaritans needing
volunteers,is the one based in Chester

So Chester it will be.They told me I'd hear
back from them in 2 or 3 weeks

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Culvin When: 21 Dec 18 10:59

UPDATE 2.
I've been invited to
attend an info meeting
in Chester on the 29th
Jan.Ill be there and I
look forward to it.

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Culvin When: 09 Feb 19 15:45

I attended the Chester meeting on the 29th January . It went very well . I've now been asked to submit an application and supply two references . I'll do that .

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The Leopard When: 09 Feb 19 15:50

Probation officer and pool life-guard ?

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The Leopard When: 09 Feb 19 15:50

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dunlaying When: 09 Feb 19 16:05

I did for a week but I lost 3 of them . Two of those were wrong numbers .

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Culvin When: 09 Feb 19 16:06

No , not quite , Leopard .

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