The woman who tracks ’dark’ Instagram accounts
Scrolling through the Instagram feed on her phone, 22-year-old Ingebjørg Blindheim explains why she has been given the nickname ”the lifeguard”.
”I see a lot of people who want to die,” explains the young Norwegian.
”I’m not just going to watch someone saying they’re going to kill themselves and ignore it and hope for the best.”
Intervening to help suicidal Instagram users is not a role Ingebjørg would have chosen for herself. She doesn’t work for the social media site, and she isn’t paid for what she does. Nor is she formally qualified to offer help, having received no training in mental healthcare. Instead she feels compelled to act, realising she’s often the last chance of help for those posting their despair online.
”I feel like when I’m not on the phone watching, people might do something to themselves and no-one will see,” she says.
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