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Thanksgiving Trivia Challenge! Let us know you made it through the quiz by posting here!
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 4 hours ago
...See more Hello everyone,  How well do you know your Thanksgiving trivia? Give it a shot and share your score in the comments.  Tag your 5 listener/ member friends to take this quiz and share their scores. And, they can tag any 5 listeners/ members they know.  Take the quiz here! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmop4tTDUdhsT8o45GBTU2NMBINVnT-NrTZ24YT49E9VznoQ/viewform] Come and join us to celebrate this Thanksgiving with us. Thank you!! 
Cupsgiving 2024: Gratitude Train for Group Support
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more Hello all,  Group Support is a significant part of 7Cups to get support. I have been part of Group Support for 7 years and witnessed how it evolved into a strong, inclusive, and therapeutic place to feel comforted, heard, and empowered.  Here are the 5 key lessons I picked up from my personal experience in group support.  * We are the group support. Group Support is not the responsibility of one person or a handful of users to maintain its therapeutic environment. It is a collective effort and everyone is responsible and accountable for it. * Compassion drives group support. We have different demographics and experience diverse challenges in our daily lives. But it is our thoughtful participation and compassion that help everyone to feel encouraged and empowered. It is our compassion that allows us to listen to someone attentively and make them feel heard. Because we know what it feels like to be unheard.  * The problem is the path. It is the core value of our community and every time there is a challenge in the group support, everyone comes together to figure out a way to tackle the problem and go above and beyond in their efforts to ensure the support.  * Continuous scaling of the support. I know many members of the group support who initially joined to share and receive support and later became part of giving support to others. Many of them became listeners and many continued to support through their member accounts in the group support. Every time someone feels heard and comforted, it means more hands joined to support others. Many inspired by group support experiences, created offline support groups for their neighborhood to bring support to their block, city, or town.  * Group Support builds connections. Many members are regulars of the group support space and they built some healthy and meaningful connections to rely on for support and accountability buddies for each other. I like the way how group support fosters care, support, upliftment, and companionship.  Group support is the outcome of the efforts including members, listeners, and leaders in different group support roles. So as we celebrate Cupsgiving, join us to recognize the efforts of the entire group support with a few special mentions for their above-and-beyond efforts.  Group Support Moderation We would like to share our gratitude for all our group support moderators for their careful and eye-to-detail work in the group chats. Their above-and-beyond efforts in moderation help to foster an inclusive and uplifting environment in the group support for all. Their proactive presence and swift actions help to de-escalate any potential disruptions to the therapeutic environment. Some of the awesome moderators of 2024 are: * @Communitymodanne * @Communitymodwillow * @CommunitymodEver  * @Suryansh, and * @Kaylabella as the top 5 moderators for their contributions in responding to the moderator requests form. 280 out of 385 requests were responded to by them until now this year.  Some of the other names included in the list are CommunitymodEden, CommunitymodIris, Kenzolena, CommunitymodCharlie, Lou73, and so on. The entire community is grateful to you for your help and support and for giving us a safe space to participate and feel empowered and heard.  Also thank you to all users who reported and helped moderators to de-escalate the situations that required immediate attention. Thank you for helping us keeping the group support safe and inclusive for all. Some of the key mentions are  * @Greenimpulse * @Heartsandrosesandpaws * @Mytwistedsoul * @Hotaru419 * @SleepingPersonForever * @Nephiliminblack * @Disneywoman * @Apeatrice Listener Support Requests We are also grateful to all listener group chat leaders for their active presence and guidance in the Listener Group Support chats. Their contributions and help in responding to Listener Support Requests helped many listeners feel heard, supported, and guided on their queries. Some of the proactive leaders of 2024 so far are:  * @Heartsandrosesandpaws * @JustSophia * @Fuechsin * @Jenna * @LittleBirdie30 are the top 5 Listener Group Support Leaders who offered peer support, chat support, and guidance to 89 listeners out of 229 requests submitted through the Listener Support Request form until now in 2024.  Also a big shout out to all listeners who reach out with their questions and seek help and guidance. It is okay to ask questions. Questions help us to explore, learn, and grow, so thank you for taking steps to grow in your listener journey.  We will continue to add more gratitude shares for our group support leaders here in the upcoming days. If you notice anyone doing great work or you are grateful for their efforts, please join us and share your appreciation and gratitude for them.  Thank you for uplifting and empowering group support chats..  @suryansh @emmae @hopedreamlove @Lou73 @Heather225 @Justsophia @Kieran000 @Kenzolena
Join us for the Cupsgiving Celebration in the Group Support Chats
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Hello everyone,  Here is a discussion schedule post for the Cupsgiving Event in the Group Support Chats: Nov 12, 2024 (Tuesday) - Compliment War in the Special Events Chat * Adult: 12.00 pm Eastern time * Teens: 12.30 pm Eastern time Nov 14, 2024 (Thursday) - What is motivation? discussion in the Positivity Corner Chat  * Adults:  12.00 pm Eastern time * Teens: 11.00 am Eastern time Nov 16, 2024 (Saturday)- Believing in Yourself discussion in the Positivity Corner Chat * Adults- 12.00 pm Eastern Time * Teens - 11.00 am Eastern Time w/ KatePersephone Nov 18, 2024 (Monday), Families and Thanksgiving discussion in the Positivity Corner Chat * Adults - 11.00 am Eastern time * Teens- 12.30 pm Eastern time  Nov 19, 2024 (Tuesday), Believing in Yourself discussion in the Positivity Corner Chat  * Adults - 11.00 am Eastern time * Teens - 12.00 pm Eastern time Nov 20, 2024 (Wednesday), Thanksgiving Trivia in the Special Events Chat  * Adults: 11.00 am Eastern time * Teens: 12.00 pm Eastern time  Nov 21, 2024, (Thursday), Would you rather session in the Special Events Chat  * Adults: 11.00 am Eastern time * Teens: 12.00 pm Eastern time Nov 23, 2024 (Saturday), Gratitude share session in the Positivity Corner Chat * Adults - 11.00 am Eastern time * Teens: 12.00 pm Eastern time  Let's come together to give thanks and connect with our community. We look forward to seeing you there.
Transformative experience w/ Sharing Circle: Justmiles
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 July 24th
...See more Hello all,  It has been 4 years since Sharing Circle launched and in these 4 years, thousands of members benefitted from joining and participating in the Sharing Circle. To capture some of the experiences, we have initiated an initiative: How was your experience with Sharing Circle?  Sharing Circle is a supportive turn-based activity where members may take 7 minutes to share and get support. It offers a supportive atmosphere for all where we are accepted and not judged. These sessions run every hour on the hour, 7 days a week. So in today’s edition, we will share @Justmiles experiences in the Sharing Circle in their own words. Miles is one of the regular participants of Sharing Circle and joined the community in November 2020. Miles described their Sharing Circle experience as “very amazing, very productive, and supportive.” The safe and open environment fostered by the circle played a pivotal role in their journey. They shared that the sharing circle was instrumental in helping them achieve “peace with having schizophrenia and drug recovery.”  Please join me in congratulating them on being 600+ days sober and taking small steps every day to continue the journey of recovery and progress. This profound experience highlights the transformative power of sharing and finding support within a community. Miles emphasized the circle’s supportive, caring, and mesmerizing qualities.  Join Sharing Circle with us today!  [https://www.7cups.com/chat/?c=2_e900fbcbe5db2b7bSaBpz_hkdPa6dGxRZeleXg]
Bullying
by PatienceImpatiens
Last post
 March 29th
...See more Why I am not seeking any support in groups anymore. Trigger Warning: mention of suicide (other people, not myself)   Yesterday in the afternoon, I sought support on a group chat, my beloved Sharing Circle. At least, it used to be “beloved.”   I did bring up my issue I was hoping to toss into the group for what is usually intelligent and supportive feedback. Very quickly, the topic of the group conversation became: Bullying.   Which was fine, when it was us exploring our own attitudes towards bullying and what we were doing about them, but less so, when one of the participants in the Sharing Circle started engaging in vicious bullying of their own.   I felt compelled, in my mind, to defend a person I knew well, who was not standing down, and who called out the bully. I am proud of that person. I didn’t, at that moment in time, have the personal resources to do or say anything beyond that. I tried to share a story about a bully who got Karma, but then later, after exiting the Sharing Circle, my mind turned to another case, that had a much less rosy ending, where the boy turned to suicide as his solution for long-lasting bullying he was enduring at his school. My mind also turned to a beloved co-worker, who took her own life after being bullied by, of all people, her own husband.   These thoughts made me feel very sad. And the sadness has persisted to today, when I am still feeling this mourning of the loss of these two souls, along with other souls (would you like me to list them?) who have died at their own hand because of being bullied: by others, by society, by their own families, by their terrible feeling of unworthiness.   Sometimes I am sad anyway about the turn society seems to take, with bullies being rewarded for their bad actions.    Also, I didn’t like it that it took at least fifteen minutes for a Community Mod to show up after they had been called.   I’m tired of reporting this sort of thing.   I’m tired of taking screen shots. I’m tired of trying to keep up with people who have rogue accounts or who create accounts just to pester, bother and torment other people who are coming here for support. Some really mean and manipulative people out there. Who needs that energy?   I’m tired of seeing my friends leave this site because they have been bullied terribly.   All of this is wearing out my soul.   I will take a rest now. Perhaps I will deactivate my account. Perhaps not. I have a choice.   I already know that it will do no good to “report.” This has proven to be like a Timeless and Endless Vortex of Shame and Uselessness when I have done it.   So, I will withdraw from this site until I have found my own Center and Ground again.    Which will surely happen.   In the meantime, to the Bullies, I would like to say this: 1.     Don’t mock people. 2.    Don’t taunt or tease people about the things they are sensitive about. That’s mean. 3.    If you have nothing nice to say here, don’t say anything. 4.    Stop picking fights. 5.    Leave this site for people who are seeking support. 6.    Your actions as a Bully are not welcome here. 7.     I am angry at your actions, and I choose to not engage. 8.    I will not mute you, because you are, sadly, part of society. 9.    I will tolerate you, but in the case of this website, I have a choice, so I will not enter groups for now. 10. I will continue to live, and I will live well in spite of your sad attempts at mocking and meanness. 11.  Go away. 12.   When you figure how to act better, maybe you can come crawling back. 13.  You possibly will find people to help you, or you will find people who Remember and who seek Justice. And Justice will be Served.   Sincerely yours, Patience  
Book Discussion: The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (Yalom and Leszcz)
by CalmRosebud
Last post
 March 22nd
...See more Hi, Friends and Readers, I would like to discuss the book, "The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy," (6th edition) by Irvin D. Yalom and Molyn Leszcz, (2020). Why? Because writing my thoughts helps me to process what I am reading. Perhaps you will find some of my thoughts interesting, perhaps not. Historically, books I'm reading and my so called discussion fly over here somewhat like a lead balloon.  So, I'll say honestly, I'm doing this for myself, for my own self-knowledge about the way an "ideal" group can function to actually help the participants to actualize our lives in a better way.  I've been reading this book, in my way, which is the ADHD way, haphazardly, skipping around to something that interests me, focusing on a chapter that seems especially relevant at the moment, really "digging into" some of the stories that are told here. Because of who I am, I will not take a methodical chapter by chapter approach. Rather, when I read something that I find interesting, and I have a reflection about it, I will write here about it. I expect little to no input here. Please don't feel obligated to write something if you don't feel strongly moved to do so.  I will only ask that you do me the honor of using your own words rather than relying on artificial intelligence to do it for you. I'm interested in fresh and interesting, "real" (as it were) thoughts. I already know my own thoughts are "real," and I trust myself, so I'll place my thoughts here. In other words, please, no canned platitudes or attempts at "making me feel better." I feel okay! I hope you feel okay too! Being interested in the workings of the human mind, and how we can feel "better," whatever that means, is really what I'm interested in exploring here. And, I'm willing to learn something from reading this book! So, here goes Nothing! Love and Courage, Rose
Host a sharing circle
by brightFlake
Last post
 February 16th
...See more Hello,  I want to host a sharing circle. And specifically I want to host a teen sharing circle. Kindly guide me how to and what are the requirements? @hope @sunisshiningandsoareyou  Kind regards.
*nervous noises*
by AayushreeKalyani
Last post
 July 22nd, 2023
...See more Almost a year ago I went on my first solo trip to Shillong just to make sure that I could. Because I knew that less than a month later I’ll be in Pune, my first time being in Maharashtra, and I’ll be looking for a house to rent because I have already made my mother pay a hefty amount for my admission. So there was no going back. And to top it off, I was all alone. But the best part about the whole thing was that, be it in Shillong or Pune, I wasn’t unreasonably scared. Nor did I have a full blown panic attack and fall behind on my house hunt. I was house hunting, going to university and doing long assignments all at the same time while staying at a hotel. And I wasn’t scared. A year later, I’m in my hometown, at the comfort of my house, enjoying a three month long vacation, with my dogs around and I am scared beyond my wits. I’ll be turning 23 a week from today and I am scared with the feeling of getting old. So scared that I’ve been losing sleep. I’d step out of my shoes and look at me from a distance and laugh at my face because my fear is irrational and but I can’t. It’s making and not making sense all at the same time. So I took a walk today, early. Like sunrise early. And as I was soaking in my vitamins, I tried to frantically go back to my school days when I’d wake up early to go to school with a sigh most mornings wishing fervently to be in my twenties sooner than ever. I’m at the age little me coveted for. And life’s now good. I have almost achieved all the dreams 13 year old Aayushree had dreamt of for now. Well, the realistic dreams. Because 13 year old Aayushree also believed she’d be married or at least dating Sidharth Malhotra by 2023. So, if you’ve come with me so far, I’d like to ask you, where do you put a pin on the irrationality of your fears? Where’s the point where you draw the line? I’ll look for your answers in the comments. I have always believed a fear is a fear is a fear. Fear fuzzes you. Probably I’ll laugh about it one day. But for now, that day couldn’t come soon enough.
Start up
by carefulNest7366
Last post
 August 19th, 2022
...See more Hi. Just wanted to make this space more active
Changes to Teen Member Sharing Circles
by bookworm274
Last post
 April 14th, 2022
...See more Hi everyone, I hope you are all well! I thought I would create a post just to highlight @ASilentObserver 's post that you can find here - click me! [https://www.7cups.com/forum/TeenOnlyZone_123/TeenCMStation_590/IntroducingThemeBasedTeenSharingCircles_275424/] If anyone has any questions they would like to raise or have any confusions, please do let us know! I have sent messages to anyone who was on the sign up schedule to let you know about the change in timings and to invite you to edit the new sign up schedule which you can find here! [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZHKwnH67g9YuIlGcdCCa76lBDA17Bk20hrEEMIP-UDY/edit#gid=0] If you have not received a message from me then feel free to message me about the sessions. It is important that you fill out this new schedule so that we know who is hosting and when and can ensure that there is coverage of the sessions! If you have any problems with editing this sheet then please contact me and I will help you. Taglist: @29amy @Arianahelps2005 @Angelx28 @bookworm274 @bigBlueberry1679 @courageousheart96 @Izzy274 @mamtasha22 @mcshereforu @starmelon7 @trustworthysoul @YourEmmmie @Yournewfriend13
Announcing New Host!
by bookworm274
Last post
 March 17th, 2022
...See more Hey everyone, please join me in welcoming a new host to our team - we are proud to announce that @bigBlueberry1679 has shown dedication to the team and passed their training so they are now a committed host! A huge thank you to them for stepping up to be a host and helping us to continue to provide these sessions to the community where members can have a safe and supportive space to share and receive support ❤️ Tagging: @ASilentObserver @SuryanshSingh @Hope @CheeryMango @hopebeyondpain SC taglist: @29amy @Angelx28 @ahhhhelpimalive @amazingstar4357 @babydino69 @bookworm274 @bigBlueberry1679 @hopebeyondpain @imaginativeDime5226 @Izzy274 @mamtasha22 @mcshereforu @starmelon7 @TheResilientDancer @trustworthysoul @YourEmmmie @Yournewfriend13
Announcing New Host!
by bookworm274
Last post
 January 23rd, 2022
...See more Hello everyone, I hope you are well 💜 Please join me in welcoming @29amy as our new committed host! She has shown consistency and dedication in her hosting which we sincerely appreciate! A huge thank you to her for stepping up to be a host and helping us to continue to provide these sessions to the community where members can have a safe and supportive space to share and receive support. We are incredibly happy to have you officially be joining our team - we look forward to seeing your impact and support to the community! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- tagging : @Hope @ASilentObserver @CheeryMango @SuryanshSingh @hopebeyondpain
Co-host communication thread: Stars and Leader
by bookworm274
Last post
 January 11th, 2022
...See more @leader00 and @Fallenstarss As you are both members you're unfortunately unable to message each other but as you are now co-hosts for the Tuesday sharing circle you both host, we thought it may be easier for you two to have this communication thread. So you two can use this thread to communicate with one another about your hosting etc! Take care ❤️
Announcing New Hosts!
by bookworm274
Last post
 December 13th, 2021
...See more Hello, everyone - I hope you are all well! Please join me in welcoming our new hosts: @SoftFaith2004 , @xinyii11 and @ahhhhelpmeimalive 💜 They have all shown consistency and dedication in their hosting which we sincerely appreciate! A huge thank you to them all for stepping up to be a host and helping us to continue to provide these sessions to the community where members can have a safe and supportive space to share and receive support! We are super happy to have you on the team and know you will be amazing additions! We look forward to seeing your impact and support to the team and the community! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you interested in becoming a Teen Sharing Circles host? If so, please apply here! [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPe2N1QUjB_KEFF_EhAtZymtydkkIFlruU7u0lC35q4eTztA/viewform] Tagging : @Hope @ASilentObserver @CheeryMango @SuryanshSingh @hopebeyondpain
New updates & Recruiting New STLs and PAs for Teen Sharing Circle team!
by Suryansh
Last post
 November 18th, 2021
...See more Hello everyone! Hope you all are doing well. Sharing Circles are now an important part of our daily 7 Cups Support Sessions. We make continuous changes to enhance the session and provide better quality support to our members. Keeping this point in mind, we will soon be introducing two new teams: 1. Sharing Circle Peer Support team This team will be aiming to provide Peer Support to our hosts and participants who got triggered while being in the session. 2. Sharing Circle Outreach team This team will be aiming towards spreading the word about Sharing Circles so the team can be expanded and we can cover most of the timezones to provide support to all members living in any corner of this world. For this, we also need new leaders to help us ensure the coverage of the current projects and the new projects under the Teen Sharing Circle team. The new leaders who will be onboarded will be currently supporting the team with the Current projects until we introduce new projects. With all that, I am so happy to announce New Vacancies for the Teen Sharing Circle Leadership team. We are recruiting 2 new Project Agents and a Support Team Leader. If you are interested, please feel free to apply ~~~HERE~~~ [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK1332I9xj_ht97fTorSplrZ6hLOtEtoOTb4MdI3MVV7d3rA/viewform] (Currently only Listeners are allowed for these positions) For any queries/suggestions, feel free to reach out to @bookworm274 [http://www.7cups.com/@bookworm274], or @hopebeyondpain [http://www.7cups.com/@hopebeyondpain], or @Suryansh [http://www.7cups.com/@Suryansh]. Tagging: @ASilentObserver @AnnaTess @bookworm274 @hopebeyondpain

Welcome to the Group Support Community, a place where listeners and members can gather information, share feedback, and learn together!

Find our Group Support Discussion Schedule HERE.

New to the 7 Cups community? Members, click HERE and Listeners click HERE for more information about getting started on your 7 Cups journey.

For information about joining group support rooms click HERE.. For the Group Support Rotation Schedule, click HERE. 

Keeping group rooms safe and supportive is a top priority at 7 Cups. Please familiarize yourself with the chatroom rules located at the bottom of each chat room. Click HERE to learn more about group room safety.  

Please join us in our newest and most popular room, Sharing Circle Here you will find the opportunity to share your thoughts with the community and receive personal support, . Once you have experinced all the rooms have to offer, you are invited to join the team as a host. For information on joining the team as a host by click HERE.

Listeners, would you like to join the Group Support Team? Click HERE for Room Supporters or HERE for Community Centered Moderators.

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@ASilentObserver
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@Lou73