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Well, I have two options going forward:

1. Despite my bad experience, recommend suicide hotlines in the hopes that they work even though they didn't for me.

2. Recommend against suicide hotlines while explaining why and cautioning that my experience may or may not be representative of the norm.

I'm going with #2 for the time being, yes.



Why do you feel recommending anything at all is required?

3. Share my experience, acknowledge this is a single data point, and withhold recommendation.


This is a good point, and phrased better and more openly than the other replies.


3. Collect more meaningful data before offering recommendations?


You really can't think of any other options?


3. Not post about something you have scant evidence one way or another about.


Recommending against anything because it didn't work for you isn't good, even with the disclaimer. Antidotal evidence is the worst.




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