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It can sometimes be difficult to find support from family members, friends, or like minded people. While you might have a best friend or a support system and network such as groups on social media, you might want to seek support without any social interaction.

Our listeners provide emotional support through active listening. Active listening helps process your emotional distress. The following page can be filtered to seek listeners who provide long-term help and support. You can also browse listeners according to your preferred language as well as for different topics amongst other filters.

7 Cups is a chat site/app that has different options to find a good listener. You can meet new people and text chat with other individuals going through tough times - you are not alone! Everyone goes through a hard time at some point in their lives and we are here for you. Whether you are facing relationship problems, panic attacks, struggling with substance abuse, loneliness, depression, anxiety, or any other mental health issue, our site/app is a safe space based on confidential, anonymous support.

A good idea is to consider what form of support you would like in the first place - we have plenty of options to explore and one of the best ways is to give them a try to find out what works for you. We understand that different people have different needs and preferences. All these support services are appropriate for different situations.

This page can help you seek a trained active listener to talk to through 1-on-1 conversations. These listeners come from different walks of life and all are ready to offer a compassionate listening ear to people who would like to talk to someone else. You can select their username to view their detailed profile page with their shared bio and other information such as whether they have lived experience of mental health conditions or topics, their reviews, as well as their training and other badges. While our listeners do not provide direct advice, their support can help you vent your feelings and concerns in a safe space and you can work together to figure out healthy coping tools.

Listener conversations can vary in duration according to your listener's and your personal availability. Some listeners have the option to schedule chats with them in advance. You can always browse for listeners and leave them a message so that they can get back to you with their availability.

There are several other ways you can find someone to talk to at 7 Cups. These include the group chats and subcommunities. We are glad you are taking the first step towards support!

Our group chat rooms are online chat rooms that serve as different support groups where you can send text messages 24/7. We are a global community with people from all over the world. Some chat rooms include the Sharing Circle room, which is a non-judgemental safe space based on the traditions of AA and similar support groups. This space can prove helpful if you need a group of people to talk to who can listen and get to know you over a long time. Sharing your feelings and experiences as well as listening to those of others can help feel supported. You can expand your support network and make online supportive friends and connections!

On the other hand, if you would like to interact with people and talk to someone over forums, we have dedicated subcommunities for over 45+ topics covering a wide range of mental illness support topics through various sub-forums. Our subcommunities provide support, awareness, events, as well as opportunities to participate in light-hearted icebreakers.

Apart from the above mentioned mental health services at 7 Cups, we have affordable therapy options allowing you to seek online therapy for mental health problems with an online therapist, licensed psychologist, and other mental health professionals. This support is affordable as compared to other online and offline services or other options like support through insurance companies. Therapists are also available to talk to throughout the week on working days.

While our community can help support you after you have lost someone else to suicide, 7 Cups is not to be used in the state of active/passive suicidal thoughts - for such cases, please visit helpful resources such as the Samaritans or National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For a complete list of helpful resources, click here.

If you would like to gain further insight and helpful information about different mental health topics, you can visit our Community Questions and Answers pages, or read our Expert Mental Health News and Advice articles. Other main features you can explore include our self-help guides and growth paths based on treatment protocols available for free!

The bottom line is, you are never alone - 7 Cups is a community aiming to provide compassion on a global scale. There are various ways to talk to someone at 7 Cups. These include 1-on-1 conversations based on active listening and support through trained listeners, group chats with support discussions and Sharing Circles, and the subcommunity forums. Other features that you may find helpful include the growth paths, community questions and answers, as well as expert advice sections.

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Forsake your sorrow, embrace your dreams, while reaching out to the horizon, elude despair, fight delusion, and never relinquish your nobility 😊 I shall offer you my utmost esteem and genuine compassion ❤️ ***********************************************************************************   Note: Profile inspired by the Original character concept of Yana Toboso\ 枢 やな [http://www.yanatoboso.com],                             for Sebastian Michaelis\ セバスチャン・ミカエリス (~ Black Butler\ 黒執事 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Butler] ~).    
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Joe Nelson

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Compassionate, solution-focused therapy for those battling depression and anxiety. I strive to empower clients to find their voice and reclaim joy, offering a nonjudgmental, s
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*Not accepting new members* Welcome to my profile! ✨A little about my crazy journey ✨ I joined 7 Cups at the end of 2015 as a listener to help others struggling to find their purpose in our crazy world. However, 7 Cups became much more than just helping out amazing members. I decided to dedicate myself to helping listeners, as well. Since 2016 (on and off for breaks), I joined many leadership roles and projects. Currently, I am a Peer Supporter, Quality Mentor (Teens and Adults), Chatroom Mentor (Teens and Adults), Teen Transitioning Mentor and Mentor Leader, Chat Supporter, and a part of the AL4 Team. I am an Adult-Teen Listener which means I can support both teens and adults! I am also a proud holder of the 2017 PB Award which means that I showed that I was a huge believer in the 7 Cups mission. ✨ A little about me ✨ I am 21 years old and currently reside in the sunny state of Florida! A fun fact about me is I love cats and currently have two cats named Lincoln and Franklin as well as a poodle named Eleanor. I am a huge advocate for mental health as I personally have had my own struggles with Anxiety and Depression. I also have personal experience with Chronic Pain, Grief and Self-Harm.   I believe everything happens for a reason and that these battles we fight only make us stronger. ✨ Topics I can best help with ✨ I try to help with most topics but due to personal experiences, I can best help with Anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bullying, Chronic Pain, Depression, Grief, Loneliness and Self-Harm related chats. ✨ Topics I do not take ✨ I do not take any chats related to sexual manners or relationship chats. ✨My Availability ✨ I am in the EST timezone and I am usually the most active around 3PM-8PM EST. I do work full time so my responses may be delayed but will reply as soon as I can! ✨ Resources ✨ Crisis Resources [https://help.7cups.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026238093-Crisis] Live Through This [https://livethroughthis.org] Project Semicolon [https://projectsemicolon.com] Runaway Hotline [https://www.1800runaway.org] ✨ Quotes that inspire me ✨ "Everybody wants happiness. No one wants pain. But you can't make a rainbow without a little rain. "Even the darkest nights will end, and the sun will rise again." "When "i" is replaced with "we" even illness becomes wellness." "My purpose is greater than my pain." "Just ride the wave." "Little by little, day by day, what is meant for you will find its way." ✨Tribute ✨ My new journey on here is in Amelia's honor. Rest in Peace, Amelia 💗 Gone but never forgotten. 
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nice to meet you 🕺 Life is hard so love harder.   she/her
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Jill Kapil

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I have over 9 years of clinical experience, specialize in anxiety, and am passionate about my work. My approach is collaborative, empathic, supportive, and goal-oriented.
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Need an understanding ear to listen without judgement and to help you brain storm solutions? Welcome to 7 Cups today,  I'm glad you're here, let's talk :)
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I'll try my best to help you.  Availability: You can request anytime. If I'm online even with an offline status, I'll probably take it. Topics:  Just let me know what you're problem is and I'll tell you if i can help with it or not As for me:  I'm not a magician but I'm a decent friend and listener.  If you can't msg me I might be on a break or removed from the site Be nice to yourself It helps us both out. And yeah, that's all for now... feel free to message and be well ~xtremethewolf
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Hey, how are you doing? I hope you are doing fine!
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Hello I'm Anita and I know how you are probably feeling. Well if it's depression or anxiety or just any problems. I want to listen because no one ever did for me, I want to help. Things that helped me be happy are music, TV show, cats, (All animals), Anime, books, tea, twitter, video games and drawing. If you relate I'm here for you. Anyone. <3
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I want to try to make this world a better place as much as possible. I am also trying to learn how to become a better active listener in order to accomplish this goal. 
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Hii there ! We all go through our share of down in life, we just need a friend who can listen and be there in such phase. I hope i can be that friend for you.
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Upcoming sessions https://www.7cups.com/forum/communityCalendar.php  if you need to edit or cancel an event already published, or any other need (repeats, pictures, titles or descriptions, etc) related to community calendar, send me a message. I answer within 24-48 hours. ------------------------- English will follow, please read the profile before to send a message! (I normally take only French Chats) ------------------------- FRANCAIS  Bonjour! Je suis patate! Je suis un écoutant "vérifié" et je suis ici pour vous apporter écoute et support dans les sujets suivants: - Anxiété, stress, attaques de panique (expérience personnelle) - Autisme et TSA  (expérience professionnelle) - Automutilation (expérience personnelle, j'ai complètement arrêté il y a plusieurs années) - Vivre avec un handicap physique - problèmes de santé physique (expérience personnelle) - maladies chroniques et/ou dégénératives (expérience personnelle) - Intimidation, taxage, discrimination (expérience personnelle et professionnelle) - Diversité culturelle (expérience personnelle et professionnelle) - LGBTQA+ (expérience personnelle) - Gestion des émotions (expérience personnelle) - Parentalité (expérience professionnelle) - Gestion du poids, adopter un mode de vie sain. (Je prône l'alimentation intuitive, pas les diètes) (expérience personnelle) - Victimes d'abus, Victimes de crimes (expérience personnelle) - Expérience traumatiques, État/Trouble de Stress Post-Traumatique (ESPT/TSPT) (expérience personnelle, je me suis rétablie) - Travail autonome, lancement d'une entreprise (expérience personnelle) - Troubles du comportement alimentaire (expérience personnelle, je me suis rétablie) - Stress financier (expérience personnelle) - Vie étudiante (expérience personnelle, je suis étudiante) - Ados vivant en familles d'acceuil/foyer de groupe/centre jeunesse, ou adultes qui y ont vécu enfant (expérience personnelle et professionnelle) Je NE prend PAS les clavardages sur les sujets suivants: - Relations  - Ruptures amoureuses et divorce - Santé sexuelle et tout ce qui touche la sexualité (excepté les victimes d'abus sexuels qui sont les bienvenues) - Rencontres (dating) - Problèmes "de garçon/d'homme ou de fille/femme" J'accepte les nouveaux membres, adolescents et adultes, tant pour du court terme, long terme et check-ins. Du au nombre de chats inappropriés, les requêtes hors-ligne ou sans sujet spécifiés ne seront pas répondu. Merci de précisé votre besoin et sujet dans votre premier message. ------------------------- English My English is limited to an intermediate level so I usually don't take adult chats in English. If you have been referred to me by an other listener with my permission, or crossed me from forums or chatrooms, feel free to message and specify! ;)  Otherwise, I accept teens for English chats on the following topics only:  - Anxiety, stress (personal experience) - panic attacks (personal experience, recovered) - Autism and ASD (working experience) - Self-harm (personal experience, fully recovered for years) - Living with a physical disability - physical health problems  (personal experience) - chronic and/or degenerative diseases (personal experience) - Bullying, taxing, discrimination (personal experience) - Cultural diversity (personal experience + professional experience) - LGBTQA+ (personal experience) - Emotional management (personal experience) - Weight management, adopting a healthy lifestyle. (I advocate intuitive eating, not diets) (personal experience) - Abuse victims, Crime victims (personal experience) - Traumatic experiences, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (personal experience, recovered) - Self-employment, starting a business (personal experience) - Eating disorders (personal experience, fully recovered) - Financial stress (personal experience) - Student life (personal experience, I'm still a student) - Parenting and familial (professional experience) - Foster care (personal experience and professional experience) If you have been referred to me by an other listener with my permission for a different topic, or crossed me from forums or chatrooms, feel free to message and specify! ;)  I DO NOT accept chats on the following topics: - Relationships (including boy/girl friend) - except parent-child or school which are welcome  - Breakups and divorces - Sexual health and any other sexual issue (except victims of crime) - "Boy/man or girl/woman" issues I accept new members, teens and adults for both short term and long term. Due to the number of inappropriate chats, offline requests without a specified topic will not be answered. ------------------------- Mentorat J'accepte les nouveaux mentorés.  Projets spécifiques pour lesquels j'offre un plus grand accompagnement, tant aux membres qu'aux écoutants:  * Group Support Mentor* (Support Team Leader for Healthy Living)   * Support Room Mentor (in charge of Tockify)  Ça signifie que je peux vous aider à planifier, organiser et animer des discussions de groupe dans les canaux, joindre une équipe qui anime régulièrement des discussions, ou mettre à jour vos évènements sur notre calendrier communautaire. (Pour le mentorat réservé aux écoutants, visitez mon profil de mentor) ------------------------- Healthy Living Team Are you a member or listener interested in leading healthy living discussions?!   The healthy living team is recruiting new discussion leaders to help members to develop good healthy habits, get support and motivation, and discuss topics in relation to their health. We have a lot of approved discussions available for you to lead!  If you are interested, message me in English or French and specify its about HL team or +Click here for more information [https://www.7cups.com/forum/HealthyLiving_141/HealthyLivingAnnouncements_828/LovebeingaleaderindiscussionsHealthyLivingteamrecruit_280892/]!  ------------------------- Twin My listener twins are @Jenna , @PoliteOcean and @HopieRemi <3 ------------------------- Group Support Mentor in charge of Tockify Calendar.  If you notice any issue in Tockify Calendar, including using it, creating, editing, canceling or deleting a session or repeated weekly event; or want to inform about events not taking place as planned, you are welcome to message me and I will reply within 24 to 48 hours. Upcoming sessions https://www.7cups.com/forum/communityCalendar.php  Help with planning, preparing or discussions. No matter if you are a member or listener, I can help you with that! :)  For mentoring specific to listeners, visit my mentor bio.
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Graham Barrone

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Counselor, ICHP, MCBT
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Believing in and supporting you wholeheartedly, we cultivate gentle awareness for responsibility in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Together, we foster growth, improve your
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