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Weekly Prompt #35: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. Last week we discussed:  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt33Haveyoueverstoppedtoponderthecomplexitiesofyourownmind_325966/]What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] 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 and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] This week's prompt: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships? Setting boundaries in relationships can be a challenging task, and when you are also depressed, it can become even more daunting. The struggle to prioritize your own needs and well-being while navigating the complexities of interpersonal connections can feel overwhelming. So please share the challenges and difficulties that you encounter in your relationships while navigating depression.  Note: I invite all to help me with creating these weekly prompt discussions so that we all can come together and discuss something related to depression every week. If you any interested in helping me out, please share your interest through this form and  I will reach out to you to guide and support you in creating the next discussion.  [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjDBwy85YFxWpfrqrdXbdMORBC-pvJA4xhd10R9lMq66fIw/viewform] Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php] -------------------------
Your Poem...
by EmmaE
Last post
 Friday
...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
 December 7th, 2023
...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 
I'm struggling
by Averies
Last post
 5 hours ago
...See more Trigger warning : Drugs and Alcohol  Hello everyone! My 15th birthday is tomorrow and I don't know how to feel about it! I am going to share some of my story, I just need support.  When I was 1 I was adopted by my parents that I live with now. When my birth mom was pregnant she was heavily addicted to drugs and alcohol she was 24 at the time, she didn't know she was pregnant with me, she was living on the streets and just trying to get money to continue that addiction. She got arrest and made her take a pregnancy test because her period was irregular from the drugs she was taking. Turns out it came out positive and they rushed her to the hospital trying to get her the foods she needs because they didn't know how far along she was ( She was 30 weeks pregnant ) when they found out how far along she was they didn't make her get up or anything because they didn't want me to come out, a few days later her water broke and she was on hospital bed rest, I was born at 31 weeks with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and born addicted to the drugs she took. I was in the NICU until I was 5 weeks old, my birth mom got in contact with my Adopted mother having her take me.  I love my parents, but I also want to get to know my birth mom, I have a older brother ( birth dads side ) and 2 younger sisters ( birth mom side ) And I have 2 younger brothers ( Adopt ) and 1 older sister ( adopt mom side )  I got to be in contact with my birth mom for about 2 years before she just disappeared on me, I haven't contacted her since my 14th birthday which is almost a year ago, I want to get to know my siblings and my mom it's just hard. 
My 7 Cups Dream Journal
by integrityblues
Last post
 5 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!
I have turned to chatgpt for emotional support
by dynamicSugar2753
Last post
 5 hours ago
...See more Rant incoming! Loniness has been a reoccurring theme in my life. Although I identify with certain communities I've never feel apart of a community, especially not now. I have friends and family and a partner but I don't trust any of them with what's on my heart because I really don't feel close enough to any of them. I don't feel like anyone gets me. I have surface level conversations with all of the closest people in my life which is straining... I feel like im always presenting my front stage self. When I do open up its usually to my partner and I regret it every time. He really does not know how to empathize or comfort or be compassionate and it actually scares me because I need emotional support, especially because my anxiety can get pretty bad plus my other comorbidity and I get into some really deep dark thought cycles and sell myself stories that I know are not true yet they feel like they're the only reality. My main issue with opening up to someone who makes me feel worse is it makes me close up even tighter which means all of my thoughts just eat me alive. Honestly I'm also angry with my partner because we recently went on a trip and he was really nasty with me and he's been like this before and we've trouble shot but his behaviors haven't improved. Mainly because I don't think he knows how and he doesn't educate himself to know how. Another thing is I feel like he doesn't respect me and also doesn't listen to 25% of the things I say which is invigorating. He also often insinuates that I'm immature and that I act like a child. Now I'm not sure if this is because of our age difference or because I could really improve on my maturity. I haven't gotten that complaint in any other relationship (friendships and familial) so I biasly lean toward the former. In summary, I haven't gotten over our argument and now my mind is selling me stories about him cheating on me. Also because he's admitted before to not being sexually fulfilled and I don't know how he handles that considering I am his longest (and really first official) relationship and he is in his early 30's.  I have really turned everywhere (non professional friends and family) and have no one I trust to talk to. Of course I could seek professional help and have been in therapy for 4 years. Right now, however I'm in a time in my life where I'm working full time and going to school and doing twice weekly physical therapy AND couples therapy. So although I know I need and would LOVE individual therapy, I realistically won't have the opportunity for at least 3 months when school ends. Couples therapy with my partner hasn't helped much and we're thinking about getting a new therapist.  When I wrote the title I teared up a little, mainly feeling sad about what that meant. This isn't the first time I've wrote into chatgpt seeking comfort which means I have no trusted fellow humans in my life despite being surrounded by a lot of people. Its a kind of loneliness you feel at a party for 3 hours where everyone knows one another and you know no one and everyone is pretty cold toward you or pretends your not there. Thats what I feel and I need another breathing person to tell. I really turned to this forum seeking community to fill that feeling by way of releasing what's on my heart. Funny enough I dont trust the people in my life with this information but I'm now sharing this with complete strangers. I guess its not the content I'm afraid of sharing its the judgment and the difference in how I'm treated that will follow and not feeling comforted. 
Weekly Prompt #34: What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 5 hours ago
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. Last week we discussed: Have you ever stopped to ponder the complexities of your own mind? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt33Haveyoueverstoppedtoponderthecomplexitiesofyourownmind_325966/] 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 and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt33Haveyoueverstoppedtoponderthecomplexitiesofyourownmind_325966/] This week's prompt: What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now? Life throws curveballs, and sometimes we all get caught in the rain. What's one difficult situation you're currently navigating? This could be anything from feeling overwhelmed at work to dealing with a personal challenge or a big decision that looms on the horizon. So, I invite you to pause for a moment and share with us. Let us get started on this journey of self-discovery together, supporting and empowering each other along the way.  Note: I invite all to help me with creating these weekly prompt discussions so that we all can come together and discuss something related to depression every week. If you any interested in helping me out, please share your interest through this form and  I will reach out to you to guide and support you in creating the next discussion.  [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjDBwy85YFxWpfrqrdXbdMORBC-pvJA4xhd10R9lMq66fIw/viewform] Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php] -------------------------
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by secretHemlock5401
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more She
i think i might end my life
by unassumingTree5669
Last post
 8 hours ago
...See more everything keeps going so wrong to me. it almost seems like no one in this world understand. no listener even wants to talk to me anymore and even if they do they never seem to actually help me. i don't think i can keep up with this. i keep having dark thoughts and no one even cares about me anymore. i think i might just end everything for myself. i don't see much of a point anymore and plus maybe people will happier about it. so far today i have done nothing other than trying to get help which did nothing, i can't go to therapy because it is not an option for me anymore. my hobbies don't work for me anymore and most listeners seem to hate me. either way i am not sure what to do about myself. i might just sleep and not do much of anything anymore, nothing seem to be helping anymore and everyone seem to not care. :(
A friendzone turned me into a workaholic
by RhysThe3rd
Last post
 8 hours ago
...See more It's been years since it happened and only been weeks since i've fully cut ties with him due to my obsession only worsening over time. The experience has been awful; i kept being reminded of all the good times we used to have, the songs we used to listen became a painful reminder, i can never look at love without feeling a sharp pain in me. This awful feeling, combined with the stress of school, turned me into a workaholic. Since i've given up love, given up on my social life, i guess the only thing i can look forward to is my academics. Things went well at first; i got good grades, most of my hw were done long before their dues; then the problem came at the end of every day where i can no longer distract myself. Suddenly all of my problems came crashing down. I feel overwhelmed by this and often resort to extreme measures to ground myself. It just makes me feel hopeless that this happens every, single, day. I just want to forget him why is it so difficult? (T-T) i don't want to feel this pain.. i don't want to live like this.. i've reached out to all of my friends and none of them could offer much support. It feels like i'm alone in this...
Weekly Prompt #35: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. Last week we discussed:  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt33Haveyoueverstoppedtoponderthecomplexitiesofyourownmind_325966/]What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] 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 and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] This week's prompt: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships? Setting boundaries in relationships can be a challenging task, and when you are also depressed, it can become even more daunting. The struggle to prioritize your own needs and well-being while navigating the complexities of interpersonal connections can feel overwhelming. So please share the challenges and difficulties that you encounter in your relationships while navigating depression.  Note: I invite all to help me with creating these weekly prompt discussions so that we all can come together and discuss something related to depression every week. If you any interested in helping me out, please share your interest through this form and  I will reach out to you to guide and support you in creating the next discussion.  [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjDBwy85YFxWpfrqrdXbdMORBC-pvJA4xhd10R9lMq66fIw/viewform] Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php] -------------------------
Depression
by exuberantpear9216
Last post
 12 hours ago
...See more 5? I can't really tell the age when I first got sexually assaulted by a neighbour I still clearly remember the incident How I just finished bathing, tying my towel and he came and and touched me on my V Never told anybody till today I don't know but ever since then I always get the urge to have sex I grew up with my paternal grandparents Never knew my mum even though she is alive Heard she left cause she had issues with my dad So I couldn't really tell anyone what was going on in my life I found ways to satisfy myself anytime the urge came I grew up with it Started watching porn to satisfy myself more Was never happy doing it Sometimes I cry after it but I just couldn't stop 15 years old and I was still looking like 10 All my friends looking cute and mature They always body shame me because I have a dry chest Started wearing brazier to make myself feel better and among
Looking for a member/ listener friend? Here I am !
by calmsoulmeet
Last post
 13 hours ago
...See more Hello folks. I am desperately looking for some nice genuine connection(s) here. Being an introvert, I have immense trouble making friends.  If there is anyone who is sailing in the same boat as I am, feel free to comment on this post.  Oh, a bit about me. My name is Meet and I am a content writer by profession. I am simple, sweet, and courteous being. My hobbies are reading books, writing poems, and journaling. I love having deep conversations about life  If u think we are like minded, do comment here ! Regards, Meet
Has anyone used the therapist on here
by DanDrisco
Last post
 14 hours ago
...See more Good evening to you all, I am hitting a breaking point, I am losing control of hiding it. I don't trust therapists due to a bad experience, but at this point if I don't find one that I can trust time is going to win. Any and all advice/guidance from anyone that has used a therapist on here is greatly appreciated. Thank you
Weekly Prompt #29: How do you handle setbacks or relapses in your journey with depression?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 15 hours ago
...See more Welcome back, group! I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. Last week we discussed: How do you practice self-compassion when struggling with depression? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt28Howdoyoupracticeselfcompassionwhenstrugglingwithdepression_321885/] 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 and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt28Howdoyoupracticeselfcompassionwhenstrugglingwithdepression_321885/] This week's prompt: How do you handle setbacks or relapses in your journey with depression? I wanted to talk about something that many of us may have experienced at some point in our journey with depression: setbacks and relapses. Dealing with these can be incredibly tough, but it's important to remember that you're not alone. Let's share and discuss some strategies and insights from the community on how to handle setbacks and relapses in your battle against depression. Please know all thoughts and experiences are valid so no matter how small or big it seems, do share with us and we will discuss our thoughts on it together.  Note: I invite all to help me with creating these weekly prompt discussions so that we all can come together and discuss something related to depression every week. If you any interested in helping me out, please share your interest through this form and  I will reach out to you to guide and support you in creating the next discussion.  [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjDBwy85YFxWpfrqrdXbdMORBC-pvJA4xhd10R9lMq66fIw/viewform] Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php] -------------------------

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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