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Title: Calling 988 Post by: BonfireLit on June 03, 2025, 01:14:10 PM Does calling 988 help when your partner is feeling suicidal: passively, actively or threatening? I tried it once but she wrestled the phone out my hands and hung up before it picked up. What happens when you call 988? Usually, I can just stay with her until she feels safe, but it gets so hard when it's one in the morning and she's having an episode. I have work! Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Calling 988 Post by: kells76 on June 04, 2025, 10:37:23 AM In terms of whether it helps, that's a good question, and I think it depends -- were you hoping for help for her (i.e. to get her to talk/text to 988 somehow), or for yourself?
The 988 website (https://988lifeline.org/) has a general overview of what to expect (https://988lifeline.org/get-help/what-to-expect/). My current understanding is that anyone, even the non-suicidal person, can contact 988. They do say in their FAQ (https://988lifeline.org/faq/texting-the-988-lifeline/faq-who-should-text-the-988-lifeline/) that "anyone who is struggling can use this service, whether it be someone who is depressed, needs to talk, or is contemplating suicide." I am not sure what the next steps would be if you described your situation, but it's certainly worth a try. I'd be interested to hear what you learn after you get in touch. Besides 988, which I think is both call and text, you can also contact 741741, which I think is text-based (text, chat, WhatsApp) only, no traditional phone call. |