A suicidal man in Sweden had only one hope to keep him from doing the unthinkable. The blue lights weren’t helping ease his depression, so the man turned to the Church of Sweden, which operates a 24-hour help crisis hotline for moments just like this. The man came to the church feeling psychologically unstable and wanting to kill himself, and he left angry. During his call, at his most vulnerable, the duty pastor on the other end of the phone fell asleep.
We’re not talking a doze-off, though the man did that for a bit; we’re talking full-on lights out. Not only did the pastor doze off during the call before waking up, he fell asleep a second time and stayed asleep, even though the phone was left ringing for 10 whole minutes. The Church of Sweden is looking into the incident and promises that any pastors who have trouble staying awake during the night will be relieved of duty.
But hey, I hate to be *that guy*, but… at least the guy didn’t kill himself, right? Isn’t that the important thing? Sure he got mad, but he’s got a reason to live now! He’s itching to get even with the church!
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