The Worry Club
Help Line 1-866-worry4u provides confidential
emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are
experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including
worry, stress and other problems. We are here for you if
you’re worried about something, feel upset or confused,
or you just want to talk to someone
What happens
when I call The Worry Help Line
When you phone, we will will not judge you or
tell you what to do. We might ask you how you are
feeling and invite you to talk about your feelings. We
give you the time and space that you need to talk if you
want to.
“The person at the
other end of the phone gave time to me to speak to me
and asked me gentle questions and waited for my
response. It made me feel that I wasn’t the only one
that was going through it, really, which helped me quite
a lot. At the end of the phone call I did feel better-
not better enough to be out of the crisis but better in
that I felt better that I had spoken to somebody about
it. I didn’t feel quite so isolated.”
“I really liked the way the woman dealt with my
problems. She was very calm and did not judge. She
seemed to understand and appeared generally interested
and sympathetic with my state. I like the way you deal
with things in a personal and anonymous way, as it is
very difficult for me to talk about my ongoing
depression, but I never feel pressured to do so or say
anything I am not happy revealing.” Worry caller
Why do people
call you?
People contact us for
completely individual reasons. Commonly mentioned are
relationships, work, money, stress and feeling alone.
“It is like a sort of safety blanket to me, as I
know that I can always talk to someone who is not
connected to anything and will not pre-judge me or the
situation I am in. The time I contacted The Worry
Club was when I had all my family around me, was in a
loving environment and was completely ’safe’. However,
sometimes this can be the most lonely time. I am just so
glad my mother gave me the 1-866-worry4u number;
otherwise I don’t know what would have happened.”
“People suggested to me that I call The Worry
Club if I felt desperate at night. I was feeling
very upset, I didn’t know what to do. So I just rang
the Worry Club to see what they would say, to see if
they could help me.” “At the end of that day everyone
deals differently with their own problems. Everybody’s
different.”
Why don’t
people talk to friends and family instead?
Some people do not have the support of friends or
family. Others do but find that talking to someone
neutral can be beneficial.
“It can be quite frightening when you’re very
emotionally lonely and you can’t sleep and you can’t
call anyone because you don’t want to disturb people and
worry them. If you called your friends at 3am in the
morning, you would worry them and you might annoy them a
bit. I don’t think I could cope with that either. And
sometimes fiends and family can’t be neutral because
they’re very involved with you and when you’ve been ill
so long, they may lose patience. It’s good to be able to
talk to someone who’s kind of neutral and not caught up
in it all.”
“I found talking things through very helpful,
especially at a time when I had exhausted the ears of
friends and family. It was helpful to have someone calm
and neutral and there at all times of the day. The
troubles and crises you find yourself in, all seem to
overwhelm you at a time when a friend or relative would
find it inconvenient. Also, sometimes feelings that
overwhelm you and seem insurmountable at night, often
seem far more cope-able in the morning. For that reason,
talking to The Worry Help Line is very helpful because
they don’t continue the problem over the time phase that
you need, as a friend might.”
How do people
feel after they have called
“It was helpful, every time I spoke to
anybody it helped relieve tension and frustration.”
“By my phone call I gained a lot more confidence to be
able to lift my head up and try to carry on with life
for the sake of my children.”
“I think calling The Worry Help Line gave me the
confidence in me. The fact that somebody understood, did
not criticize, did not palm me off, did not judge or
advise- I mean they never really advised me to do
anything in particular, but gave me back my confidence
in me as a person. And that gave me the confidence to go
on.”
I am thinking
of calling. Should I?
If you think you might benefit from
confidential emotional support then we are here for you.
We will not judge you if you call. We understand that
sometimes it can feel difficult to pick up the
telephone. But once you dial 1-866-worry4u you will
begin to feel relief as you have taken the first step in
making your life better
“I would tell anyone to call The Worry Help
Line because they’ve always helped me and you haven’t
got anything to lose. If they don’t help you, it’s just
a phone call, you don’t have to tell anyone that you’ve
called them and it’s all anonymous. It’s worth a try.
Even if you aren’t on the point of depression, you can
still be going through immense pain and distress- almost
unbearable - and the worry help line staff are
fantastic at easing your pain.”
“It’s a step on the road to wherever you want to go.
I was feeling very depressed and very lonely, my life
was just going round and round in a circle. By
phoning 1-866-worry4u it was the first step on the way
forward.”
Are you confidential?
Everything a caller says is confidential to The
Worry Help Line unless:
- We have informed
consent from a caller to pass on information
- We are passed
information about acts of terrorism or bomb warnings
- A caller attacks
or threatens or to states they will cause bodily
harm to another
Why is there a
fee to speak to you?
We charge a fee for our services because we
believe what we offer to you is valuable and helpful.
This is our business, and we determined the fee to be
very affordable. We charge 1.99 a minute, with the first
5 minutes free. This means you can speak for as long as
you wish or as little as you want, or call as often as
you need. The point is, we actually save you money. No
driving to find a local free therapist or community
service organization, no traffic, no paper work,
insurance forms, private and confidential, helpful and
available 27/7.
Lets face it, your
stress and worries is making your life hard, and it
affects your life and those around you.. For just a few
dollars, you can speak to a professional that can help
make your life more manageable, help you feel better and
offer you a neutral ear to help you regain your life.
We are here to help you
worry less so you can enjoy life more!!
