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Saraf
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Number of ratings473 Number of reviews150 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish, Bengali Listener sinceJul 11, 2016 Last activein last 6 months GenderFemale PathStep 772 People helped872 Chats3,303 Group support chats8 Listener group chats12 Forum posts163 Forum upvotes217
Bio

Hello there! Welcome to my profile! I am Saraf. I have volunteered thousands of hours here in the last 9 years, and also have been an Intern here at 7Cups. My years of experience of talking to people from all over the world, have genuinely helped me become a kinder human being and enriched my own perceptions of how I look at mental health. If you happen to stumble across my profile while going through a particularly hard time, and life is squeezing lemons at you, and you're just tired of making gallons of lemonade, then please know this:


 I'm here for you and I'd love nothing more than to listen to you. I will listen, try to understand what you're going through and help you sort through the tangled up emotions you might be feeling. In sum, think of me like a long lost friend with whom you're having a warm cup of tea on a lovely Saturday rainy afternoon. 🍵

Please take a look at issues I can provide support for and issues I do NOT provide support for, before requesting a chat with me. I provide short-term as well as long-term listening support, but for this year I'm only providing short-term support

2 things you should know about me before seeking my support:

1. I'm a certified Children's Psychological First Aider (CPFA). Other than that, I'm NOT a certified mental health practitioner, don't have an academic background in Clinical Psychology and hence won't give you advice on managing mental health disorders. 

2. I'm NOT going to respond if you just copy-paste your problems to me. I take my work seriously, and this is a conversation. Talk to me, walk me through your issues and I promise to be patient & supportive. This is for a reason and that is because conversations help- more than you think they do. And I'd always listen. 


Looking forward to meeting you! 😉

- Saraf 💕

Recent forum posts
Does Anybody Know How To Know if You Have Social Anxiety?
Anxiety Support / by Saraf
Last post
December 5th, 2017
...See more Okay, here's the deal. I took some online tests and quizes and while I know these don't exactly replace a professional assessment, I still got really worried when the results came. Each and every one of those tests say that I do have a high range of social anxiety. I've done a bit of research and my experience as a Listener in 7 Cups from talking to other people who have social anxiety are leaning towards the indication that I do have quite a number of the "symptoms" or signs of social anxiety disorder. And it has put me in this state where I feel like I'm in a completely new realm. I thought I knew who I was. I thought I was just an introvert or a hobit, a book nerd who preferred the world of fictions and imagination than the real one. While I knew that the way I face and deal with certain things in life weren't exactly "normal", the idea that I MYSELF probably have a high range of social anxiety is unnerving. I feel... like an exposed banana without the banana peel. I feel incredibly vulnerable. Exposed. Scared. Unsure of myself. I feel like if I'm 20 and don't even "know thyself", how's it going to work out later in life?
Love Me For Who I Am
Relationship Stress / by Saraf
Last post
January 25th, 2017
...See more You know the quote from Maya Angelou? ".....people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Yeah. I'd never, ever, ever forget how you made me feel. People tell me to move on, but they don't understand that It's not about moving on. I can't move the blackhole in my heart, I don't want to. The gap that you created somehow taught me to be stronger, much to your disgust. I would keep holding on to this blackhole, this... darkness in my soul, I'd keep feeding the demon inside me because that's what I need to do to survive. It's because of People like you that I'd never be pretty/ smart/ intellectual/ creative enough. I'd never be enough for you, and I was just so tired of trying to be what you want me to be that I just had to end it. You never tried to understood that I want you to love me for who I am, I want you to love me the way I am! I never wanted to be like Them. I'd never forget how you made me feel... Never. I hope you found someone Eoungh someday.
Feedback & Reviews
Thanks a lot. 😊
Terrific listener. Very understanding and very patient. Glad to have you as a listener
Very kind and compassionate. Helped me a lot with my feelings and inner conflicts :)
Really helpful and caring. A really great listener
They were very considerate and empathetic. I felt better after talking to them. Thank you.
Awesome listener! :)
She was really helpful. I felt like I am talking to my best friend. Thanks for being so nice. Apni khub valo apu. (Nasima)
Wonderful support!
Really listens and responds to every point said and that helps a lot
I was nervous because I've never done this before but they were really nice and helped me out a lot ^^
Fast replies and easy to talk to
Thank you vaia 😁😁😁
Helpful and understanding. Lifted my mood up 😁
A simple and effective listener. It helped me calm.
Good listener! Definitely recommend!
A supercalifragilisticexpialidocious wonder of a listener. Pep talk and advice giver of the century. Thanks! :)
Put things in a great perspective quickly, and listened to the issue at hand well.
An awesome help!
She is so honest and really cares to help!!!!!
Very good listener
Good listener and responds very compassionately.
The listener is really good at picking up on the core issues, great chat
Amazing!. Very int and sweet.
She was a great listener for me.
Good! Chat so far good listener I loved it tha ks
Sweet. Caring very helpful
Loved it! Awesome chat!
Highly understanding and helpful.. Thank you
Helpful and empathic
nice session. :))
very helpful and great listening skills
Very nice and cooperat
Great listener
She is great
great
Saraf is one of the best listeners here. Talking to her for even a few minutes lifts your mood and makes your problems seem a little bit smaller
sweet caring
A wonderful listener who gives you the time you need to talk it out, listens attentively, shows empathy and leaves you feeling better after the conversation
She is amazing and has helped me so much by being genuine.
good
Very kind, supportive, and easy to talk to :)
Awesome advice! Super helpful and great to talk too!! Thanks for helping me out! You rock!!
She was really helpful. I was having a bad morning and she helped me so much. Thanks!!!!😄😄😄
you helped me alot
saraf you are such a great listener
they're very insightful and responsive.
Sara was everything and more. She is incredibly kind, empathetic, and helpful. She an amazing listener, and someone you can consider an immediate friend. Just talking to her this evening gave me a peace I haven't felt in a long time.
Very good. Veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy good
Found the perfect words to make me feel better
Im very lucky that I could talk him...
He's great .... Awsome...

He make you feel in right way

& help you decide good.
Thanks 7cup that gave me thus chance to talk him.
Good attention
Friendly, cheerful and welcoming. Couldn't have asked for a nicer person to guide me through my first steps on the site!
I appreciated her help very much, was good to have someone to!
Great
really great listener. very friendly and supportive. would recommend.
great listener. kind and helpful.
I love everything that went so far. My experience till now is pretty good.
Good, nice helpfull
great person
Good
She was very lovely and made me feel better about myself. She even opened my eyes to some things I hadn't thought of and was very easy to talk to
great listener :)
great listener, thank you so much :)
I really appreciated Saraf's help and advice.
Really helpful, She/he is a good listener and heloed me a lot!
Great person to talk to
Legend
you are cool
Great
Excellent! Perfect!
very helpfull and good listener
very kind
very suppotive and a good listener, thank you very much
Very good. Insightful and gentle.
helped me handle a tough situation, with understanding words and empathy. thank you
Saraf has fantastic empathy and compassion with a touch of humor. A great listener.
They were great!! Couldn't have had anyone better!
Very kind and helpful
She was really helpful and genuinely caring. Will definitely be the person I go to for advice on this website.
Very helpful listener
helpful
She's pretty cool. Nice. I rate 8/8. Would recommend.
Considerate, kind and wise.
She was really nice and helpful
Very good!
She's amazing
Great
She is a godsend. Amazing. The best listener on the site hands down.
she's good
Awesome help made me feel like I was talking to a friend
Great listerner
super nice and kind
Amazing listener!!!
she's the most amazing & wonderful girl i chatted with. i am proudly saying that me choosing her to speak my heart to was the best decision of my life. she got me so happy just after 2 minutes. i am always gonna talk to her from now on. god bless you honey
Extremely empathetic and was a great support through my conversation with her.
Good
Saraf had a lot of empathy and was very helpful. However, I think Saraf can improve by giving more of their opinion and input on the situation in order to help the member with their situation.
this person helped me organize my thoughts. i understand my problems a lot better now and have better confidence with going through them. i highly recommend this listener. they're objective and non-judgemental and just overall a comfortable person to talk to.
Amazing support thank you
Very helpful with very good input and insight into my personal situation
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