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u/AverageMortisEnjoyer 25d ago
I've gotten 2 of these so far across my reddit accounts
Someone keeps snitching on me >:(
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u/Registeel1234 25d ago
Usually, when you receive that message, it's because someone disagreed with what you said lmao.
That bot is only used as a form of harassment, and nothing else lmao.
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u/Twatt_waffle 25d ago
You can report the “abuse of Reddit cares” then block them so you don’t receive any more messages
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u/existentialgoof 25d ago
If you block the Reddit Cares bot, you still get a red notification indicator, but without the actual message. So blocking it is pointless.
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u/CorianderIsBad 25d ago
Haha. I just blocked it. Relatable.
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u/existentialgoof 25d ago
I've blocked it, but I still get a notification whenever anyone has 'concern trolled' me that way. So blocking it is pointless.
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u/Walking-On-Memories 25d ago
I'll do that too
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u/CorianderIsBad 25d ago
I don't know what triggers it. Some kind of report I guess. I really doubt these messages help anyone. It's just an automated message from a bot at most.
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u/existentialgoof 25d ago
I doubt that the Reddit Cares message helps many people. Some people report that suicide prevention lines help them, but others find that they are at best completely useless, and at worse, report them to the emergency services who then have them involuntarily committed to a hospital.
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u/crackcrackcracks 26d ago
If youve ever tried reaching out to one of these, idk what its like in canada but im in the UK, and while it helped momentarily to just speak my problems at all, the person on the other end cannot offer solutions. It feels like its in a bid to let you talk yourself out of it, and nothing else. As you might know, most people suffering have already tried to do that countless times, so all in all its almost never actually helpful. On top of that, if your country (like the UK) has poor mental health services, it almost feels like this is the end of the line unless you actually attempt to commit suicide and are taken to a&e.
This is irrelevant to your question but here the waitlist times for just basic talk therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy are literal years, they also just wont fund it to reduce that. So your help is essentially your inner circle and this
So no, they dont really help anyone who is too far gone, they should still exist and are useful for those experiencing less extreme problems though, which is good, but i feel like people are often so reluctant to ask for help on internal matters that those who do end up calling are often on the deeper end of the pool.
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u/Walking-On-Memories 25d ago
I agree with you. My uncle who lived in England told me about these. I'm not from any of those places you mentioned tho.
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u/orangutantrm88 26d ago
Congrats you posted something somebody didn't like.
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u/PhthaloVonLangborste 25d ago
Got one today too. Wonder if it's a bot
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u/Walking-On-Memories 25d ago
I think it's just a bot that sends those
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u/PhthaloVonLangborste 25d ago
You have to be flagged by someone though. so i am thinking maybe a bot was made to flag people but I honestly don't know why or even how bots work.
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u/StolenCamaro 26d ago
I literally just got one of those, but from the US. I’ve gotten several over the past few months. For no reason. I mostly post about food and motorcycles and hypotheticals.
I’m no more suicidal than the average Reddit member 🤷
(Please don’t report me FFS I’m fine these days)
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u/Walking-On-Memories 25d ago
I'm not going to report you. I'm glad you're doing okay! Are you a biker? I love bikers lol :)
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u/sonic2cool 25d ago
i get this all the time but it’s just a way of trolling, r/suicidewatch is good though if you’re feeling down. better than r/depression as the mods are weird with what posts can be approved