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🐶😺How It Started/How It's Going: Pets Edition!!😺🐶
by ShadowFaerie
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 47 minutes ago
...See more We all adore our pets. They bring us joy, comfort, sometimes a little mischief 😁 and enrich our lives in so many ways. Here's your opportunity to show them off and bring smiles to the community! Share some pictures of your fur babies, feathered friends and other pets over time. 
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🎅 Letters to Santa Cups 🎅
by CheeryMango
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 1 hour ago
...See more Hello 7cups Family, The holiday season is here, and we’re spreading cheer with our Letters to Santa Cups! Share your holiday wishes—fun, serious, or completely random—and Santa will reply with a warm and festive message just for you. 🎄 How It Works * Share Your Wish Post your holiday wish as a reply under this forum post. It can be: * A hope for the season. * A goal for the new year. * Something lighthearted and fun—be creative! * Receive a Reply Santa will respond to your wish with an uplifting and festive message to make your holidays extra special. Let the holiday magic begin! Submit your wish below, and keep an eye out for Santa’s reply.
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[Listeners] Farewell/Taking a Break/Returning Thread: Send Your Regards
by MonBon
Last post
 Wednesday
...See more This is the public support counterpart of this thread [http://www.7cups.com/forum/ListenersOnlyForums_38/ListenerSelfCare_95/FarewellTakingaBreakReturningThreadSendYourRegards_4132/1/] [L] so that listeners can let the whole community know if they are leaving or if they have come back. Below excerpt taken and modified from the original thread: Some Listeners decide, at one point or another, to take a break or in special cases to leave the site as a Listener. During their time here they may have made connections with others in the community and sometimes people aren't aware that they have left or are misinformed and thus never get the opportunity to sent their warm wishes. Thus, this thread is meant for Listeners to inform the community that they are leaving or taking a break and leave their appropriate comments for others to read. Moreover, returning Listeners can post here as well to inform the community that they are active again. Returning to 7 Cups after a break? We have a welcome Back Committee now, you can find information here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/ListenerLearningJourney_149/WelcomeZone_2385/WelcomeBackCommittee_295611/] (clickable), and reach out. Your peers and mentors are here for you. <3 Lastly, others in the community can send their regards to these Listeners. [L] indicates a Listeners Only thread [Welcome back committee information added by Sunisshiningandsoareyou, 02/10/23]
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checking in!
by heretohelpyou1211
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 29 minutes ago
...See more hello! how's everyone doing today? :)
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🐶😺How It Started/How It's Going: Pets Edition!!😺🐶
by ShadowFaerie
Last post
 47 minutes ago
...See more We all adore our pets. They bring us joy, comfort, sometimes a little mischief 😁 and enrich our lives in so many ways. Here's your opportunity to show them off and bring smiles to the community! Share some pictures of your fur babies, feathered friends and other pets over time. 
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What the beak do I do?
by genericbeing
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 51 minutes ago
...See more I have had agoraphobia for a few years now. So I went to get treatment on 7cups and YES my insurance covers it, but to allow me to to get help for my agoraphobia (I can't travel) the doctors says I have to come in to their office before I they will cover my 7cups therapy. How can they ask me to come in if they know I can't come in, in order to get help??
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🎅 Letters to Santa Cups 🎅
by CheeryMango
Last post
 1 hour ago
...See more Hello 7cups Family, The holiday season is here, and we’re spreading cheer with our Letters to Santa Cups! Share your holiday wishes—fun, serious, or completely random—and Santa will reply with a warm and festive message just for you. 🎄 How It Works * Share Your Wish Post your holiday wish as a reply under this forum post. It can be: * A hope for the season. * A goal for the new year. * Something lighthearted and fun—be creative! * Receive a Reply Santa will respond to your wish with an uplifting and festive message to make your holidays extra special. Let the holiday magic begin! Submit your wish below, and keep an eye out for Santa’s reply.
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Anxiety
by genericbeing
Last post
 3 hours ago
...See more I made it through another really anxious day
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How do I find my forum posts?
by browniebear
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more Hey, I'm sorry if this isn't the right place but I haven't been on for a while and the button where I can see my previous forum posts are gone : ( does anyone know if I can still access them? I want to see what I wrote. Thanks a latte!!
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coping with anxiety
by heretohelpyou1211
Last post
 8 hours ago
...See more hey guys! hope you're all having a great day <3 starting off, i deal with a lot of anxiety personally - whether it's academic, relationships, or just life in general. i do small-small things to manage it, such as taking a long shower with music, or journaling when it gets super bad. a few symptoms i often have include shortness of breath, increased heart rate, and overwhelming negative thoughts, amongst many others that i may not notice.  just wanted to come on here and ask you all what you do to deal with this soul-crushing everyday anxiety? any tips and tricks to deal with it?
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Woodsy
by genericbeing
Last post
 9 hours ago
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Don't forget the snacks
by genericbeing
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 9 hours ago
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I'm so hopeless, I don't know what to do
by Zae1
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well, anyone reading this. It's my first post here so I'm a little anxious. I would like to share a little of how I feel. I won't share much of my personal information, but I am a girl. I'm in my second semester of college, and so far I'm doing very well. The thing is, about 5 years ago I started to develop low self-esteem. But it's something I was able to control. But over time, everything got worse. I looked for support from my friends and other people and those things. Everything was going well. But about 4-5 months ago I started to suffer from something similar to anhedonia. My life has always been one of constant stress because of the fear of disappointing my parents with my grades. I developed gastritis at an early age.Well, getting back to the topic of my supposed anhedonia, I feel weird. I'm being honest. I feel bad and very weird.Before, (I mean about a year),I was a very compassionate and emotional person. I spent a lot of time playing my favorite video games and characters, enjoying my hobbies and spending time with my friends. A lot.I have always been a good student, daughter, and daugther. I was passionate about mysterious things and magical, medieval vibes.I had a talent. Yes, I did. I loved drawing since I was little. I have an art account on ***, but I haven't posted anything there for a month.I feel hopeless. For a couple of years now I guess I really was suffering from depression. Nothing matters to me. I stopped talking to many friends. I have a void in my chest. I can't cry the way I'd like to. I've never been completely happy for long in my life. I'm always going from here to there. I've always felt like I'm weird. I'm not happy with myself. The last few months have been about getting through my day to day life. I have a music playlist. I loved that music and it made me feel things and feel good, wanting to fight for my passions. But now I don't feel anything. I listen to them and I don't feel anything. I've been looking into this a lot and I think it's "emotional burnout". But I'm not interested. I don't want to go outside. I miss how I used to feel. With my tastes and my passions and the things I loved. I used to have a lot of projects with my art and stuff like that. I've tried to convince myself that I'm supposed to grow up. But adults are also happy and feel things, right? I guess I've ruined my life with my pessimism. I'll never feel anything again, I think.All my pleasures for which I fought three years are not worth it.I have been looking for new interests in case you are wondering. Yes, this year I discovered a sport that I love and that did not affect my other interests. But now I no longer feel that spark when I watch my favorite sports. I can't really talk to my parents for help right now because they are in a difficult situation with their jobs. And I can't get a therapist at the moment... I miss my video games, talking to my friends, enjoying my art and my favorite characters.I miss my emotions. I miss being sentimental.. I miss everything. And I blame myself every day.. it's hard to cope with all this.. for all these years.. All these four years of holding on and thinking that the next day will be better. All those nights I cried because I wished I wasn't here.All these years doubting everything. I've been miserable.I'm the oldest sister, so I don't want my little brother to go through what I've been going through. My chest hurts. I feel lost. I feel bad.I don't care about myself. I miss everything. That's all.I don't feel well enough to give more details. I'm sorry if you read all this and thank you for reading it. Thank you for your patience and your valuable time.I would appreciate if anyone could leave a comment if they could. Just wanted to share this. Thanks and have a nice day.
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Self care
by JaceWayland
Last post
 12 hours ago
...See more Any tips for self care- meditation 
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Need love today
by toughBlueberry
Last post
 13 hours ago
...See more Today is extremely hard. I need a bit of love, it's really hard to do. Today I need some extra love. No advice please, thank you.

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