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Has anyone ever had experience using ongoing counselling websites such as Kids Helpline?

Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:06 pm AEDT

Has anyone ever had experience using ongoing counselling websites such as Kids Helpline?

Hi everyone. Mods, if this isn't in an appropriate thread, feel free to move it.

Just wondering if anyone has ever used ongoing counselling services online such as Kids Helpline, etc? If so, what did you think?

I've only used Kids Helpline once, the lady gave me her name and she was nice, caring and helpful so I liked it. Every other time I've tried to get through I never can and they don't reply to emails plus I prefer the live chat and I don't like talking over the phone.

I've also looked at Beyond Blue web chats, etc. too. Does anyone know any other websites that offer counselling like that?

I did a Mindspot course which I didn't find helpful but others mind, since my Psychiatrist recommended I should. I found it boring, useless and unhelpful but that's just my opinion.

Thanks, please let me know as I'm interested in doing something like that since I can't get local professional help apart from my Psychiatrist and GP.

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:14 pm AEDT

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:27 pm AEDT

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Hi @Former-Member I got your notification this time. 😀

I am a 60 year old .. never used Kids Help Line .. sorry.

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:30 pm AEDT

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Oh sorry, I didn't realise you were 60, I feel embarrassed now. My sincere apologies, I was just tagging everyone who's been in my notifications like I usually do, I'm not sure how old most people are who I tagged.

I'm so sorry @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:34 pm AEDT

Re: Has anyone ever had experience using ongoing counselling websites such as Kids Helpline?

Please dont be sorry or embarrassed @Former-Member ... how would you have known?

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:38 pm AEDT

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True but sorry either way @Former-Member , I'm just stupid

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:40 pm AEDT

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Hey there @Former-Member really awesome to see you exploring some options in terms of helplines 🙂 Would encourage all members to be mindful of our criticism of service guideline, providing everyone is careful to give their own experience without discouraging other forum members from help seeking, this thread should be sweet! But just need to pop that reminder out there for everyone who may chime in. Cheers.

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:45 pm AEDT

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Sorry @Former-Member , I didn't realise. I just thought I'd ask because I was thinking of doing something like that, feel free to delete the post, doesn't bother me

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 4:56 pm AEDT

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No need to be sorry! It's my job to remind the community of this stuff 🙂 No problem at all @Former-Member

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Unknown userMember19 Mar 2020, 5:01 pm AEDT

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Fair enough, so is this thread okay? @Former-Member

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor19 Mar 2020, 5:08 pm AEDT

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Hiya @Former-Member ..... we are a totally "mixed bag" here ..... I am a 50-something with 20-30-something kids ...... others

on the forums are late teens or early 20's. You can go ahead and aske questions as you please, and we will give feedback like @Former-Member and I did now. It's all just part of the getting-to-know-each-other process.

Part of the difficulty with the written word is that you sort of have to try to work out the tone of someone's writing by the cues you find in it, but that means sometimes it gets read with a different tone for the reader than the person who wrote it intended ..... does that.make sense ?

I little bit more chat usually makes it clearer what was meant, how it came across, hi harry like our ages and life experiences ..... all part of the mix and that's okay 😊

No need to apologise ..... ask away and you will get to know us as we get to know you.

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