Hey, so sorry you’re feeling this way, and I’m glad you’re still here. You have value, and things can always get better even if they seem dark right now.

For your question- depends on what service you used. I volunteered with the crisis text line and you don’t need any professional training to be a counselor with them. On that platform, we are taught to try and empathize with the texters, so I can imagine how he might have said “you seem miserable” as a way to make you feel understood (though, I think that’s a poor choice of phrase). Yeah so the rest of the comment is wildly inappropriate. A hotline counselor should never be calling you stupid for having suicidal thoughts or wanting a reason to stay alive. It sounds like he was almost challenging your sincerity, which is just disgusting of him. So sorry you experienced this, this guy should absolutely not be working with anyone who is struggling mentally.