If ChatGPT made a crisis line
I feel like a better name for this company would be "Minor Inconvenience Text Line", because their services are going to do more harm than good if you're experiencing any more than that. The messages I received were robotic (to the point where I was genuinely considering the possibility that I was messaging a chat bot), superficial, and felt as though they were pulled from a script. For those who feel unheard, these cookie-cutter responses are more than likely going to make their feelings worse. Additionally, the conversation was pushed along in record time. Being rushed is the last feeling that you want to give someone that's in crisis. I brought up multiple issues, but only one or two were even acknowledged, nevermind any resources being given. Of the issues that were addressed, they were the ones with the most obvious answers; much to my dismay, as I only disclosed those issues for additional context for the more significant issues that I actually needed help addressing (ie issues that can't be addressed with a google search). As a final nail in the coffin, the counselor that I was connected with disconnected before ensuring that I was no longer in crisis, or before checking in with my reception to the session at all. I would not recommend the use of this text line to anyone, nevermind this as someone's last resort. It's extremely concerning to me that an organization with such a lack of quality control and blatant effort to get their "number of people helped" statistics up is the first result when searching for a text line when in crisis. It would not be surprising to me if this organization has caused people to stop seeking help after reaching out to them; not because their issues have been addressed, but because they feel even more helpless.
By Jordyn P.