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Weekly Prompt #41: How do you perceive your own resilience and ability to cope with challenges?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 November 2nd
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. A few weeks ago we discussed: How does your depression affect your ability to care about and take care of others? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt40Howdoesyourdepressionaffectyourabilitytocareaboutandtakecareofothers_336335/] Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts and questions for discussion. They were thought-provoking questions and thoughts. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt40Howdoesyourdepressionaffectyourabilitytocareaboutandtakecareofothers_336335/] and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you This week's prompt: How do you perceive your resilience and ability to cope with challenges? To perceive your resilience and ability to cope with challenges, you can reflect on your past experiences, identify your strengths, ways to embrace a positive mindset etc. Let's get started and share your thoughts with us. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts and ideas.  Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php]
Your Poem...
by EmmaE
Last post
 July 17th
...See more Hi everyone, I came across this poem prompt and thought I'd share it here if anyone would like to try! ------------------------- My Poem (Title) My name is (name). Today I feel like a/an (adjective) (noun) (verb)ing in the (noun). Sometimes I am a/an (noun) Sometimes I am a/an (noun) But always I am (adjective). I ask the world, "(question)?" And the answer is a/an (repeat your words from line 2). ------------------------- If you’d like to join the depression support team, please check out THIS POST [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7CupsLeadership_188/SubcommunityHelpWanted_2306/HelpWantedDepressionSupport2023_295219/] for more information. To join our tag list and receive notifications, click HERE [https://www.7cups.com/forum/DepressionSupportCommunity_52/DepressionSupportLeadershipTeam_404/NEWautomateddepressionsupporttaglist_274831/].
You can keep going 💙
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
 May 11th
...See more Hey everyone (: I hope your all doing okie 💙 and if your not (': we *do* care about you and we would really love to be there for you whenever you need us. 💜 I really hope you know that you don’t have to do this alone, buddy.  i don’t know what your going through right now, exactly. i don’t know how you feel (': but i’d like to remind you that it *is* okay to *feel* 💙 and it’s okay to take your time when figuring things out. it may be hard to explain how your feeling as well and i get that. 💜 (it’s important to take some time for yourself also 🥰 please do try being kind to yourself 🥺)  and some days… it just feels like too much, doesn’t it? we feel like we can’t take it anymore, we can’t go on anymore. Things just get too overwhelming, life just gets too hard… and hope seems like a distant dream. i know i’ve felt this way many times (': i think many of you might be able to relate 💙 but honestly, i need to remind you that there *is* hope, and you really can keep going. your never ever alone 💜 and you’ve never been truly alone.  And even though you might have never seen it, you are strong. stronger than you think you are. You’ve come *this* far and I am so so proud of you. i know it hasn’t been easy. i’m so proud of you. 💙 i’m sending so so so much love your way 💜 you deserve it, you really do 🥺 we love you, we care about you *always* and yes, there *is* hope for you. 💙 i promise.  🌙 Ni 🌸 @HealingTalk 
oh how i long to be yours
by StarrySkies1236
Last post
 15 minutes ago
...See more you never will be able to understand the number of times I long to be able to be yours, to know you and to love you, and to be loved in return. the number of times I rub away an ache in my chest simply from seeing something that reminds me of what I’ve wished for and not received. it’s not quite being in love but it’s the closest thing to love that i’ve been able to label without healing new cuts or bruises. the simple nudge and nostalgia that follows is relentless in its pursuit as life moves me away. sometimes I’m scared that I’ll lose this but then I feel another wave of longing and am reminded that my mind doesn’t forget things as easily as I think it does. 💔💔🫶🏻🫶🏻
My 7 Cups Dream Journal
by integrityblues
Last post
 3 hours ago
...See more Entry 1: The Boxes of Cats It was a little strange but what I remember most is visiting a house that was in my old neighborhood that I’d recently moved from (it really wasn’t, so dream logic) but I came back to collect something I left or my mother left. It was very sad and the people who were there now were sort of okay with me wandering around and looking. I kept noticing the signs that I’d once lived there (painted over places that still revealed chipped paint and stuff I recognized from my apartment). Then I looked beneath a couch or table and found boxes full of kittens. Two boxes were full of meowing kittens in water that the new home owners had no idea were there, and one more box held a very dead cat that was an older one from a previous litter. All of the kittens were starving without their mother and I knew that it was the reason why the older one passed. The new owners suddenly smelled the dead cat and I took it upon myself to get rid of it. When I came back an hour later all of the kittens were gone, and when I was walking past another house I could see all the kittens. They’d all grown up into adult cats!
want help
by sociableCucumber4742
Last post
 4 hours ago
...See more so what gives you back your interest in life when you really feel like you want to cease to exist?
Lonely n unwell - this world -
by livbinny
Last post
 5 hours ago
...See more Welcome to my lonely world ~ Where isolation is present n your soul is by itself ~ Being this alone n having your family rambling is the worst.. It’s the hardest…. You must conquer negative energy in you n around u just the same. The thoughts, the perfectionism, the self pity cuz it doesn’t matter how one copes, that comfort n empathy is longtime gone from me. It’s my deepest hurt. As much as hard it sounds, I feel like we haven’t done a lot cuz the fear always held me back. For the sake of security n privacy, I always keep it to myself.  Not much to do about it except risk it n stay always aware. Can’t let my guard down. Their behavior won’t change, theyre old, no matter what I do, it’s too late. I know we’re enough just by being here…but is it rly true? Since were humans n we always wanna do sometjing, to help or achieve by inspiring or empowering others, to be seen n validated just like our work like ourselves. Purely n freely.  ​“In case no one told u today” ofc no one told me today… “U light somebody else’s world just by being here” excuse me… I don’t feel like it. I feel more invisible now that I stepped outside my head just to know that ur little world of imagination can’t power u trhough life‘à stuff like this forever when u essentially crave more aka social connection. ​I knew I would face this reality but I never knew I would face it with this situation. But I would rather be n live here in present then to go n jump into ur own world imagining n thinking that’s the way’s life of cope to just escape there forever. Sadly it is not. The reality then hits u n all u do is blocking it again away..  it was my only way I knew but as chronic daydreamer before, I came to terms w using it to help me more than to keeping me away no matter how safe it sounds. in reality, nobody truly cares. Deepest pain that I’m expressing here stems from the negative expereinces n loss in friendships or ppl I knew I had, weren’t all good ppl. It might be impossible for y to see ppl that are being good not good for u but trust me, sooner u learn it the better. IVE never had enough guidance in life or care. I always did things for myself to myself n it’s so extremely sad n painful that u know even now I must give myself the same compassion n everything back n live for myself cuz nope, others won’t care much no matter what I do, they only left me n it took me so much to harbor such positivity to manage to practice it every day n for this care n validation, I could never stop giving it away just to help ppl, be there for them when they all told me how they liked me at first, how good they showed n presented in front of me just to later make me feel like I don’t matter for them anymore. As if ur some sort trash that can be easily thrown away once they don’t need y for anything else.  And I mean positivity n that energy IVE had w me all this time. They slowly drained away…..  ​Had a person that would complain about how less positive they became n lost their spark, tried to help n uplift them n all they got me back when I told my issues were just simple understanding n greet me back when I said I’m gonna sleep or similar. Basically I was trying to help them find their way n point back to positivity but they couldn’t care less about how I was struggling at the same time. I know u heard this but u can be shocked once I tell u: I was overthinking sometjing about one convo where person asked me about my health condition n I spilled it out so to be surprised they ghosted me… get this now: luckily I found one expert for advice …that was the day thanks to my own curiosity knowing more about the single detail, I wanted to understand the motives behind why ppl do it.  If I haven’t done it that time I could have fallen much worse prolly to some depression cuz now I’m having such immense self pity n anxiety issues.  It was spiraling up cuz even after knowing the whole truth, seeing the patterns n reflecting for the first time, when I reached to that advice I wasn’t thinking any of this… I only said to myself that I’m confident in greeting strangers n to have convos w anyone n I was always this friendly wanted the most from ppl. So I always showed it to anyone, being honest n vulnerable, easy to get n spilling it all out. I never wanted to fake anything but I guess I wanted to fit in to finally be seen n understood n most of this: CARED for. Which I ended up not being any of that:( Same w person that we agreed on being my cousin-like friend. Like a friend u consider fam. Once they disappeared on me, I was still giving them my texts n trying to wait for them ages… telling myself the only lie I knew was never true: but they are a GOOD person, they will come but.  But the wise expert said to me: are they here now? When I would need them in this present moment, can they be still here for me? Are THEY here for me?? My answer is: NO. Well they aren’t … No BUTs!!!! Ofc not…it’s been one month since they suddenly became busy w work. They told me stuff before like how open book they also are, how I know stuff they never told anybody else n similar which made me feel truly special that only I could help them this much n that they really like me as they were trying to claim. But ofc, u can’t trust ppl like this at all.  Moral: Never give too much n always BE prepared to be there for yourself. Wanted to be saved ppl, I always went out there to this day just wanting somebody to save me, to help n support me realizing that it’s only you who can do it n since this nowadays w all the ppl that left n ghosted me is still very fresh, let it hurt n then heal? I don’t rly believe for 100%.  The pain is still around n those ppl now couldn’t care less abt what they’ve done to me. They go on like it was nothing, like I was nothing to them…. As someone who wasnt rly cared by ppl before it hurts so much now….  You know what I need now? Only COMFORT n EMPATHY, I realized it’s the only support I’m needing. What else do u see?
Big girls
by Alexistexaass02
Last post
 8 hours ago
...See more My self esteem is low it’s at a -20 I know I’m probably being dramatic right but I dislike being the “fat” friend because, I always see my friends get guys this still hurts my feelings even though it happened weeks ago I can’t remember if it was the day before or after Christmas but I saw this really cute guy and me my coworker were talking about him and few moments later he ended up flirting w her fast ford to the next day he comes in and brings her flowers and wanting to buy her breakfast at that moment I never in my life wanted to cry so hard and in front of everyone I was proud of myself at that moment because I held it together until I got into the bathroom that knocked it from a -20 to a -100 I never felt so ugly in my life until that moment whenever I work w her all the guys want her “help” instead of mine I’m not trying to make it all about me or seem jealous because I’m not but it’s like if you need help I’m more then welcome to help but if u wanted to conversant w her that’s cool by all means go ahead but don’t make it seem like u need help when u really don’t if that makes sense
Is this ADHD or am I just depressed?
by emotionalCup9344
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more  Seriously, I’ve never been diagnosed by a professional with ADHD but I will say the search I’ve done on ADHD I’ve noticed quite the similarities. Same with depression. Can’t remember the last time I was truly happy. I have no motivation. It’s like I have moments where I’ll have really high ups where I’m super motivated and want to do something to better my life. But then I’ll immediately lose that motivation because I will attempt to start something new but it’s like my brain is incapable of catching up with me. Like, I lose my track of thought. My mind wonders. I become obsessive over things that I’m scared might happened. Like sorta manifesting bad things into my life. And I truly believe in manifesting your thoughts. I try to shift my thinking but, shortly after followed by horrible thoughts. I feel like I’m constantly arguing with myself. I’m constantly in my head. I don’t hangout with people often so I’m really alone a lot. It’s hard to make friends because aside from everything else. I find it hard to make friends now a days. (I’m 27, F btw) life just seems hard lately. However, it’s weird because I also really struggle with staying focused. Back to my undiagnosed adhd problem. I really want better for myself. Like truly. But the way that my brain works. It’s extremely hard to stay focused and motivated especially. I’ve never seeked help if I’m honest. Because I’ve always been scared to admit any of this stuff to myself and maybe others? It just feels like a constant state of out of body experiences going on in my life. It’s hard to keep up when I feel so far behind. Does anyone else feel like this or is just me
Emotionally Immature Parents
by babybluerose
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Dear 7Cups Friends, I am happy to be here.  I am 39, bipolar and disabled living with my parents.  I live in California where a one-bedroom is $3,000 a month.  I am blessed to not need to pay any rent because the house is paid off.  But a therapist said my "rent" is my emotional burden. I never want to move out.  I want to be there for my parents.  They have no friends and they act emotionally divorced from each other.   My heart breaks every day seeing my mom and dad say nothing to each other.  They only talk when it's necessary.  And my mom mentally abuses my dad saying she would like him to die.  I am not here asking for advice on moving out.  I would like someone to tell  me of a similar emotionally immature parents story so I can feel better.    I have this book:  Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson  I will look through this community postings and support you guys too. Best Wishes, Baby Blue Rose
Hello
by agreeableCherry1356
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I’m quite new here, and I have a couple of questions. They are : What do I do when I’m depressed? Could you tell me more about depression? I would be really grateful if y’all answered them!! Thank you for reading this too!
why I’m sad when I’m unwell
by livbinny
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more hey ppl i woke up feeling unwell w or under mixed dream from night like what’s happening… uh, this is happening … im so sad cuz nobody sees me i know ppl im always saying how this self pity doesn’t wanna leave me but it’s true i have always been alone when fighting mental health issues n then this fatigue comes in or me being unwell n I can’t influence or help it plus without ppl to talk to like not having friends it’s much harder im in different communities n stuff I go to support rooms or sharing circles or whatever it is yk makes me feel more seen n having those interactions but when it comes to me alone, I’m so sad that I have to feel like this in this big isolation this time I know it’s not over but it hurts so much that I can’t get comfort from anyone but self help ”u just get lost in those thoughts about how u don't get the attention or the support that u need. and it hurts”
I just need someone to listen
by Sulsulsims
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I’m really tired of my mom ignoring my mental health. I’ve tried opening up to her thinking she was a safe space and I was clearly wrong. All she does is dismiss me and invalidate every feeling I have. Maybe my reasons for being depressed are valid to you but that doesn’t mean they aren’t valid. Like do you think I want to be depressed? Oh yes it’s so enjoyable bed rotting wasting my life and not having motivation to even take care of my self. Yes I do it just for fun because I have nothing better to do . Like wth. It’s really annoying but the second spending upsets her the world must stop and I must aid her side . What kind is delusional is that. It is getting to the point where it’s making me angry because it’s actually ridiculous. Like I self enflict every thing that’s happened to me. It’s the most insensitive thing I’ve heard of. I just wish I had someone to help me and be there for me if my mom won’t even help me who will 
Feeling stuck
by jacymaze
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I feel like I am spiraling in a very stuck & sad existence. Every day I wake up from a restless sleep pattern to a hurtful partner & painful feelings. I can't just stay in bed & hide away but all I want to do is sit outside & not move to do anything. I don't know how to move from this spiraling day over & over.
Depressed.
by PopPunkPrincess17
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Made several posts venting about my mental health in a private thread in a mental health *** server, and got told to off myself instead. Makes me wonder why these spaces exist, yet when people are suffering and are asking for help and expressing their true pain, we are made fun of and are told that we are better off not alive and that no one loves us. I have vented to several people who claimed to be "there for me if I needed to talk", and they all ghosted/distanced themselves from me as soon as I expressed mental health struggles. Ironically, a lot of my mental health problems are rooted in feelings of loneliness, worthlessness, self-loathing, fear of abandonment, and not fitting in. I realized after graduating college that unless you have something to offer, no one cares about you. No wonder so many people in my age group feel so lonely, miserable, and depressed. I always see people preach the same things online about the importance of connection and community empowerment, yet I step outside of the house and it feels like the exact opposite. I have reinstalled and uninstalled friend-making apps and feel increasingly drained each time I open them up. I know that my bullies are laughing at me right now

We hope that you can find some respite here from what you're going through. We all help each other through the darkness. Welcome, friends, to the Depression Support Community at 7 Cups. We're so happy you're here <3

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Community Resources

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- 9 Types of Depression and How To Recognize Them 

- You don't have to understand, you just have to be present by @MarianaFilipaSouza6

A beautiful testament to the nature of depression

- Rethink Mental Illness: Depression

Basic information and facts

- Resource Masterpost by @Sealiously

A plethora of amazing links

- Depression Self Help Guide

Discover some ways to help manage what you're going through

- Safety Plan

Here's a safety plan for those who are passively suicidal. Your life is important

- Resources to Help Manage Depression

A collection of helpful links for more information and support

- Depression Community Path

A path that helps guide you through dealing with depression on a day to day basis


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