Samaritans Reviews 

Samaritans you are shit each time I Tey and ring im waitinf over 30 mins and still no answer I mean no wonder people kill themselves people say ring these guys they help but no one is there what a load of shit

Can't get through to this helpline after several attempts. Don't advertise for a 24 hour service if you can't deliver.

I rang them in desperation and told them I was ready to take an abundance of tablets. She went silent, never spoke to me. I asked for help multiple times but there was nothing. Luckily my sister turned up.
If someone calls the samaritans, they are rock bottom. N9 help. Nowhere else to go

Please if you are feeling suicidal or low please don't contact these assholes, they will make you feel worse, I actually did the training and was appalled that you couldn't try and talk someone out of suicide or get them help, just listen while they did it ! It's sick and also they talk about people who ring in and snigger etc, it's disgusting it's a breach of confidentiality and appalling behaviour shame on you Samaritans

I've tried 3 times to phone Samaritans within the last 10 minutes but each time their voice mail comes on saying, "I'm sorry but all our volunteers are on calls with other people. Please try again in a few moments!" Please take my call!!

mostly old people not caring but sometime you get younger supporters who are great.

Phoned them after the crisis team have failed me multiple times. Woman picked up the phone and she sounded so utterly disconnected from life I think she is the one that needs help not me. I hung up after 20 seconds from hearing her voice. Creepy. Need to speak to someone that is actually THERE!

Steven/stephen idek.. goodness me. Never have I even had a phone call with any worker from any company cheer me up like you. When I say he saved a life tonight, he really did. Bless your heart i will think of you for the rest of my life, you made a difference today.

Samaritans biggest supplier is from the incompetence of the nhs north middlesex university trust hospital. I've spent hours trying to get through for my mri appointment tomorrow at 11:30 no one ever answers or constantly engaged ive been passed to 8 different departments none have got a clue who and where I'm supposed to be going tomorrow

Can't ever get through so what's the point , partner phones no contact ended up vomiting suicide iv phoned 8 x and waited over an hour before gave up

I feel the same speaking to them too, I feel worse, and whenever you type anything into Google they offer Samaritans. Say helps available. But it isn't.they don't help.

I called them while in an extremely bad state after harming myself and I was shaky and not very talkative but the guy over the phone was so patient. He listened to me for as long as I needed with no judgment or rush to get me off the phone I’m used to with other helplines. What’s really great about them is they encourage you to call whenever you need it. There’s no shame in calling them and that makes it so much easier to talk compared to so many other helplines where they almost rush to get you off the call. For a free service it’s extremely good in my opinion. The volunteers seem genuinely human and empathetic and sometimes that’s what you need in those situations. They’re not perfect but obviously it’s not therapy and they’re volunteers but genuinely I was surprised by how patient and caring they were

This organisation has been incredibly helpful: an amazing team of deep listeners. Give them a try!

I understand The Samaratins are a volunteer service and would have benefits for some people. However it should not be used if someone is thinking of suicide.

The Samaratins is the last hope for someone looking to take their life. But explaning and re-living your issues, whilst you are suicidal, without any actual resolution from samaratins, can make things a lot worse and drive you over the edge.

I called The Samaratins when I was suicidal and that exact thing happened to me - they made me tell them why I was suicidal which confirmed my desire to commit suicide. It was only a friend that could track me that was able to stop me in the end.

Samaratins can help you to commit suicide, not the other way round.

Samaritans are a waste of time.
Got a better chance with a serial killer than the Samaritans...

Spoke to Nick and thankfully he ignited a spark of connection I needed at 4am.

Im very grateful that a service like this exists and grateful the number comes up when googling unhelpful strategies for changing things.

Nick was excellent at his job. Listened to me and pointed out certain patterns and focuses of the things on my mind to allow me to consider what I'm really struggling with. He really is a credit to the service. I just wish most people who need support could understand that this is not a counselling or mental health service. Legally these kind "volunteers" cannot give advice or describe their own experience as if you take something the wrong way and harm yourself they will be blamed.

These people are volunteers and gain nothing by answering your call at 4am as they did mine. Clearly they just wish to offer an unbiased ear for you to chat to.

Let's face it all you selfish people out their who expect expert level counselling on a free line. Your highly paid psychiatrists aren't even able to give the time you need so fling you on the nearest drug.

Give them a break they want to help hut legally can only say certain things. Stop calling and torturing them! They can't stop you from cutting yourself or hanging yourself. If you really want to do those things why do you have to drag them down with you. Truly sociopathic to actually expect a stranger to be able to talk you down when all you want is attention not to connect to another human being.

Honestly sometimes I wonder how there are so many manky narcissists to clog up a service like this. Makes me sick.

Why is it you don't guilt trip your family or friends but will treat a stranger like they owe you something? Trash of the lowest degree.

I've genuinely only phone Samaritans once before in my life, years ago after my dad died in my arms and I broke up with my fiance at the time not long after... I never thought I would ever feel as suicidal in my life as I did at that time, but I was fighting the urge to chuck myself in fro t of a train yesterday! I knew if I didn't speak to someone I would act on it so I attempted to reach out to Samaritans 3 separate times within an hour period and was on hold for what seemed like forever each time and never managed to get through! I ended up having to phone my best friend instead at stupid o'clock bawling my eyes out and getting a taxi to hers to make sure I didn't act on my thoughts and urges! Suicidal thoughts and urges are not something you generally feel like you want to talk about often, especially to the ones that are dearest to you as you may often feel like a burden to them, so it's in these times that Samaritans should be at the other end of the phone to listen as best as they can! Yet when they don't answer after several attempts within an hour at someone's genuine hour of need, that can be the difference between LIFE AND DEATH!!!!! Thank F*£K my best friend was there for me at the time because I wouldn't be alive today otherwise... NO THANKS TO SAMARITANS!!!!! ABSOLUTELY USELESS AND HAS MADE ME LOSE EVEN MORE FAITH IN HUMANITY THAN THE VERY LITTLE AMOUNT I HAD LEFT!!!!! 😞

No ones there.. don't pick up

Guys I have altogether; taken a poo while on hold, taken an overdose while on hold, and been so bored I fell asleep on hold. The true Samaritan experience is the gamble of the hold.

The need to phone a line like this (nowadays), makes you wonder yourself.
You are the problem! Only you can make the difference! We dislike the other person on on the other side of the phone for not understanding our problems. But it's not there fault! We are only human.
But most people on here are not GOOD samaritans. Phone a helpline. This is no longer a religious helpline