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@Laura

I'm Chloe! Happy to be here :)

I'm a 26 year old woman living in the Netherlands. I have been struggling with anxiety for the last few months and decided to join the community. I hope I can find support here.

@Laura

Hi, I'm a current high school student and I think I've got some sort of anxiety problem, but no one believes me when I tell them that I can't control my fears about the most random things since the effects of my stress don't show in my performance/since I'm an extravert, etc. I don't wanna self-diagnose or anything, but I'm a perfectionistic people pleaser but it's starting to get bad so here I am!

@Laura hello I go by Rowan

I first started using 7cups back in 2021 where I was getting really depressed one or my friends shared this with me

I stoped using it after awhile i forgot why i alsp forgot ny log in so i created a new account

I am back here because due to some recent events I have developed health anxiety which has been effecting me a lot

@Laura Hello! I am ad, a 13 year old girl. I suspect that I have severe social anxiety.

Hello I don't think I ever posted or chatted in an anxiety chatroom or thread before. I have anxiety only at certian times.

Hi everyone. My name is Angel, I'm a 19 year old male high-school graduate, and I suffer from anxiety and depression.

For as long as I can remember I have struggled in social situations ranging from crowded public spaces to simply ordering food. This all stems from my terrible habit of overthinking everything. I always focus on the negatives, finding positives is such a challenge. When I look at people and they look at me, I can't help but feel everyone around me hates me. I worry about things I know I don't have control over, and every day I rethink past conversations wondering what I could have said differently and if the receiving end of those conversations hates me because of how I spoke.

I feel like a letdown. My sisters and relatives are such amazing people. They've performed in school with shining colors and communicate with everyone around them so easily. Unlike them, I barely managed to pass high school and haven't had a job, nor have I even spoken to anyone else in person besides them since graduating. It makes me feel worthless sometimes, like if even applying for a job at the supermarket is even worth everyone's time. I remember a time where my sister and I were making macaroni, and I genuinely had no clue what I was doing. She laughed and mocked me for not knowing the basics, which overwhelmed me and had me yelling at her. I was crying because I felt like such a failure for not knowing something so simple. I know she didn't mean for it to sound so hurtful, but it felt so crushing.

My ex-girlfriend and I were on and off for 2 years, and just over a month ago I ended our relationship for the third time because I couldn't feel a romantic tie between us. She said that was the final time she would try repairing our relationship. We've managed to make amends and sometimes talk to each other for a few hours at a time, but I can't help but feel an aching in my heart every time we talk. Knowing that our relationships ended because of me, because I couldn't understand how to process the romance between us, stings a lot. I feel like I don't deserve love anymore because of what's happened. She says I shouldn't feel like this anymore, that I deserve to have another connection with someone, but I always second guess myself.

I'm stuck in this cage where I'm always beating myself down. I try talking to people about my problems, but I always lie to make the issues seem less problematic so they don't think too much about me. I don't know what to do anymore... I've resorted to just trying to cope with that reality.

hi! I'm a 21 year old girl currently doing my undergrad studies at university & I'm new to 7cups ^^
Since I was really little (around 5-6 years old) I've been really scared of social situations. I didn't speak to anyone at school (students or teachers) even tho I was super chatty with my family. I also cried a lot in school due to being overwhelmed by people constantly forcing me to speak. Now I realize that was probably selective mutism, though I was never diagnosed because the school therapist told my parents I was just shy and it would just go away if they forced me to speak. So they did just that and now I'm pretty sure I have social anxiety + maybe some remains of my selective mutism.

Even the smallest social situations scare and overwhelm me, so I've spent all of my life avoiding any situation that requires speaking unless it's completely unavoidable (*cough* *cough* school presentations I'm looking at you..). Due to this I had no friends at school and now no friends at uni, I spend wayyy more time trying to figure stuff on my own because I'm too scared to ask the teachers or TAs questions. I am also overly dependent on my parents doing things for me that require speaking, like grocery shopping, making appointments, etc. (which they even encourage me to do since they are super overprotective and still treat me like a small kid :/). I've gotten comfortable living my life like this, but the older I get and the closer I get to finishing uni I'm starting to get really anxious about my future because I will have to get a job, start doing things by myself and eventually move out. I've been really scared thinking I will never even get a job because just thinking about having a job interview TERRIFIES ME. I've also realized how much social anxiety takes over my life and prevents me from fully enjoying life and doing things I've always wanted to try.

Since I can't get therapy bc my parents don't believe in mental health and I don't have money to pay for it + even if I had the money, the idea of talking to a therapist terrifies me, I decided to join 7cups and try my best to get rid of my social anxiety on my own! I feel like I'm already making progress since I feel wayy more comfortable talking through text than before (even writing this post would have been unthinkable to last year me! so yayy progress~ )

If anyone is going through something similar I would love to be friends! and any tips on how to overcome social anxiety would be greatly appreciated ^^

Hi! I’m moja. I am suspecting anxiety and depression and maybe even ocd. I struggle with trichotillomania

@Laura Glad to have found this group. Long term sufferer of generalized anxiety disorder and depression. Looking to reclaim control of myself and my thoughts.