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Hi, I am Skeptigirl here and I have suffered from depression for 20+ years. I am fairly sunny and optimistic person and get excited about things easily, but I am anxious a lot and feel lonely. I love learning new things and meeting new people.

I hope to find a listener that is knowledgeable about mental illness and can listen to me and talk with me and not judge, knowing they can only support me, not fix me. I am tired of people wanting to rescue me. I just want a friend not a hero. I am the hero of my own life.

I have two lovely pet rats. I love traveling, reading and day dreaming.

Heyo I'm Georgia! 17, Australia. I have Aspergers Syndrome. I'm highly sensitive and just wanting to put myself out there more, in little steps. Would be nice to chat about how I feel, just starting adult life and have a lot going on :) Interests include: video games, animation, nature, etc, very open-minded ♡♡♡♡

Hey just came back to this site, I guess call me Ceder or C since it lines up with my UN. Looking for some help with extreme anxiety. (I literally have been waking up and having panic attacks lately) My experience with "professionals" hasn't been the best and I can't afford it anyway right now. Hoping for someone who can help me with some actually useful strategies instead of the "just take a deep breath" garbage that I've tried and doesn't really work.

Yes, I'm aware that this sort of thing takes time, but ideally I need to be at least functional as quick as I can be because I need to keep my job so I pay for some expenses.

Hi, you can call me janey♡.. I'm 16

I'm going theough a rough time with my mental health. I've been suffering with depression and anxiety for years, as well as adhd.

I like literature and art a lot.. and I LOVE CATS. they're so cute. anyway, I write whenever I'm not rotting in bed. I just get really lonely sometimes and feel like my friends can't truly get me because of my perceived indifference.

I'd just like to bounce a couple intellectual(sometimes crackhead) thoughts off of someone ..and just have support in getting myself to properly take care of myself.

hope you're all well, much love and best wishes for the holiday season!

Hi, my name is Arianna. I have Autism, so I'm looking for a long-term listener who is patient, kind and polite.

I absolutely LOVE k-pop. I have too many favorite groups to type in here, but my favorite favorite is BTS. 🎧🎵

I have a lot going on, but if you get to know me, I'm really fun to be around.😊

I also like whales alot so yeah lol 🐳

uhh im scrolling on forums because im bored and i thought this might maybe sorta be fun to try?

so uhh here i go...

uh hi- im emma and im 13

i play volleyball and bass clarinet (forever band kid haha)

im just looking for a listener thats willing to talk to me when im in one of my *mOoDs* which is really me either being reaaaaaaaaally grumpy, or saying the most random crap because im sleep deprived haha

i'm alecia, i'm 26 and from the US. i'm seeking a long term listener for help with a bad relationship i'm in. i'm with a narcissistic man for 6 years and i'm struggling just to feel human again. I'm alone a lot of the time, and I just feel weak and other not very nice emotions. I am not looking a 12 step plan to leave the relationship, i will leave eventually but i'm not strong enough now, so i need someone who is willing to actually support me and not just say 'why dont you just leave, here are some resources'. I've been through that years ago and it never works. i just need some compassion and a friend so thats why i'm posting here.

I'm looking for a male or female listener who is also from the US. Thanks <3

Not sure if this thread is active or if this is what I'm supposed to do here, but here goes. I've been on and off 7cups for about a year, mostly on the forums, reading the advice and posts and trying to apply what I read and learn to my life and situation. I've never really understood how the whole "listener" thing worked but figured I'd give it a try. I'm 51 years of age, did 8 years in the Army, never saw combat, and have been working in a correctional facility in one capacity or another since 1997. I was raised to accept, adapt and overcome, we didn't ask for help. A lot of why I am here has to do with work stress and burnout. I did do online therapy during COVID to try to figure out some coping mechanisms for burnout, as leaving the job isn't an option at this point in my life. I absolutely hated the sessions. I felt like the therapist didn't understand me or get where I was coming from. I stopped it after 3 sessions. I really don't know what I'm looking for as an outcome here but rather than paying for something that I'll hate again or possibly won't work, I figured I'd give a listener a try. Feel free to reach out to me if you want to take this on. Thanks for being here.

Hi, I’m Nelly. And I’m willing to have a long term listener for personal growth. I need to share my thoughts and share my progress. :)

Things I may focus on: Motivation, procrastination, Trauma, Anxiety management, Music, Cats, Political/Geography hardships, Culture,…

Hi listeners, I'm new and looking for a (hopefully) long term listener.

I do know that this can be trial and error so here's a bit about me and why I am here:

I am 29, married and have a 1 year old.

I am looking for some support/suggestions/ideas on coping mechanisms that might work for me.

Here's why and what is impacting my ability to implement them:

I had one of my chronic illnesses since birth which I adapted well to. That diagnosis has recently changed and I have had 7 more new ones in the last 18 months.

My life has spiralled, in many more ways than one, from a starting point during labouring my son. I developed PTSD from labour, saw my son unwell as a newborn undergoing surgery at just 4 weeks old, at around 6 weeks post birth my physical health deteriorated rapidly resulting in many hospital admissions, tests and procedures which all continue to this day. We shortly after had a close family bereavement, I had terrible care from one of my specialist teams that meant my GP recommended I write a formal complaint. I did this and things have somewhat changed but I'm now filled with so much resentment rather than the anger I had. I navigated a return to work post mat leave before having a MH crisis 5 months later due to the poor care I've received. From that point on, my work have been terrible in supporting me.

I now have a feeding tube, am facing surgery and balancing my multiple conditions and their treatments against each other, for example, treatment for one makes the others worse. Oh and parenting a 1 year old! I struggle daily with both my physical and mental health needs.

I have so many feelings around missing out on a "normal" first few years of parenting. My son is a very typical toddler now which I'm so SO greatful for, yet I loathe so much on what could have been. His whole first year I missed so many milestones and quite literally ALL special occasions; all of our birthdays, my first mother's day, all "typical" other holidays and the whole palliative and morning stage of the bereavement. This means I dislike making plans now as my health is so unpredictable. My daily abdominal pain triggers my PTSD and I struggle to look after myself.

So that's mostly it. I could go on but I don't want to wollow too much. I want to find a listener who can help me be constructive but who understands that my improvement will vary and be slow. I cannot participate in breathing exercises due to my PTSD and I struggle to slow down and rest as it actually temporarily increase my pain and symptoms. I'm trying to be mindful, particularly observing my son growing into his own personality, but I'm easily distracted as there is so much going on for us all the time.

Well. That's long enough.

If you're up for trying to support me I would be more than appreciative, truly!