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"I’ve been using this website for almost a year now, and honestly its like my little therapy I need. No prescriptions, no one is writing down anything or judging me on what I say, I just get to speak."

-Shelby

"The past two weeks have proven to be the hardest of my life, and I have been through a lot in my 28 years, more then most have been through. After listening to the radio show a few Sunday nights ago. I decided this was a good place to start. I tried the online chat today and the HopeCoach was more help then any one before, and made me realize a lot about life and God and I could not be more thankful."

-Michael

"It had been 3 weeks since my breakup and I was falling further down into a depression and was on these downward spirals to where I couldn't think straight or think at all. I just wanted my humanity turned off. I didn’t want emotion ruling my life. I didn’t want a permanent solution to a temporary problem. So I started doing research online and found TheHopeLine. I was able to chat with a HopeCoach, who suggested that I take care of myself before the depression got any worse. And the amazing thing was, he/she gave me advice that no one was giving me. At the end of the chat, the Coach asked if I would like to pray, and it was there that I believed God wanted my suffering to end. He wanted to guide me out of this dark hole long enough to find one of his people who he calls on to help others. He wanted me to know that he was thinking of me during this whole thing. God led me to the Coach that I chatted with, and from there, both of them have helped me through this ordeal." - Sarah

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