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Originally Posted by Ammi

…to be fair, I don’t think Redway is incorrect either in that some who volunteer to be Samaritans won’t ever share anything shared with them outside of the organisation and team leader etc…but I just don’t think that it’s one of those things which can be an ‘all’ situation to include all Samaritan volunteers, or in this case that no volunteer would speak to a person of trust in a vague sense…because like most things, it’s down to individuals and how they themselves approach their own stresses etc…

I take absolutely no issue with different people doing things differently or dealing with things differently, or even respectful differences in opinion on correct conduct: we all have our thoughts on things. I'm certainly not saying, for example, that people SHOULD feel compelled to share openly with a partner, or that a relationship is lesser if people aren't doing that. Every relationship is different and operates differently, individuals are different and have different ways of doing things.

I do draw a line at the clear condemnation and pointed judgement though, and I find the piousness about Samaritans to be misplaced - although I appreciate there may be a personal loyalty there.