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Weekly Prompt #40: How does your depression affect your ability to care about and take care of others?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 September 30th
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. A few weeks ago we discussed: How has depression changed your perspective on life? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/DepressionSupportSessionsSummaries_535/WeeklyPrompt39Howhasdepressionchangedyourperspectiveonlife_333289/]Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts and questions for discussion. They were thought-provoking questions and thoughts. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/DepressionSupportSessionsSummaries_535/WeeklyPrompt39Howhasdepressionchangedyourperspectiveonlife_333289/] and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you This week's prompt: How does your depression affect your ability to care about and take care of others? Depression can affect a person's ability to care about and take care of others. How it affect yours? Let's get started and share your thoughts with us. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts and ideas.  Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php]
Weekly Prompt #39: How has depression changed your perspective on life?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 September 16th
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. A couple of weeks ago we discussed:  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt37Whatchallengesareyoufacingthatyouneedhelpwith_329560/]Imagine a perfect day where you feel neither lonely nor depressed. Describe what that day would look like. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt38ImagineaperfectdaywhereyoufeelneitherlonelynordepressedDescribewhatthatdaywouldlooklike_330702/] Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts and questions for discussion. They were thought-provoking questions and thoughts. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt38ImagineaperfectdaywhereyoufeelneitherlonelynordepressedDescribewhatthatdaywouldlooklike_330702/] This week's prompt: How has depression changed your perspective on life? Let's get started and share your thoughts with us. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts and ideas.    Note: I invite all to help me with creating these weekly prompt discussions so that we all can come together and discuss something related to depression every week. If you any interested in helping me out, please share your interest through this form and  I will reach out to you to guide and support you in creating the next discussion.  [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjDBwy85YFxWpfrqrdXbdMORBC-pvJA4xhd10R9lMq66fIw/viewform] Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php]
Your Poem...
by EmmaE
Last post
 July 17th
...See more Hi everyone, I came across this poem prompt and thought I'd share it here if anyone would like to try! ------------------------- My Poem (Title) My name is (name). Today I feel like a/an (adjective) (noun) (verb)ing in the (noun). Sometimes I am a/an (noun) Sometimes I am a/an (noun) But always I am (adjective). I ask the world, "(question)?" And the answer is a/an (repeat your words from line 2). ------------------------- If you’d like to join the depression support team, please check out THIS POST [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7CupsLeadership_188/SubcommunityHelpWanted_2306/HelpWantedDepressionSupport2023_295219/] for more information. To join our tag list and receive notifications, click HERE [https://www.7cups.com/forum/DepressionSupportCommunity_52/DepressionSupportLeadershipTeam_404/NEWautomateddepressionsupporttaglist_274831/].
emotionally exhausted
by mililuvstae
Last post
 3 hours ago
...See more hello m new here i hope by october i get better and get over my dpression wish me luck
Starting my journey
by MindfulQuest
Last post
 3 hours ago
...See more I’m nearing the end of my first week on 7cups and this is my first post. So far, 7cups has been very helpful and I am thankful I found this place to help support me on my journey. It's taken me a long time to understand that before my external relationships can improve or change, my relationship with myself needs to change. I've been battling depression for longer than I can remember, mostly on my own. I recently hit a low point. A very low point where my entire world was about to be turned upside down. At that moment in time, I was willing to accept what appeared to be inevitable. I started to shut down even more and eventually realized just accepting the situation would have cost me more than I was willing to give. I don't know why I saw things differently this time, but I did. It wasn't some great epiphany, but I saw for the first time that I didn't have to just accept things, and I could impact change. I’m just starting on this journey, and I have a long way to go. That life changing event may still happen. It may even be something that I drive. If it does, I want to be ready to deal with it on my own terms. I look forward to the people here helping and want to help others when and where I can.
I don't feel like it will get better, but I'm too scared to die.
by ButterflyCloud
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more I have been trying to find the positives in life, and whenever I do, the negatives hit me 10x worse. I don't know how to look foward to a future when I still feel so bad about the past.
Struggling
by meerahmerahh
Last post
 8 hours ago
...See more I've felt like this for around 4 years now. Sometimes it comes and goes every month, like there's a break for 2 months then for 3 months it's js 💩. Rn, it's on and off. Idk what to do. Idk if it's depression, haven't spoken out to a counselor cuz the one in my school is very untrustworthy and I'm def not telling my parents abt this. What do I do.
I'm so sick of life.
by SquishyPig
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more I feel so little enjoyment from most everything. I keep faking my excitement and trying not to feel so tired. People care but they don't care. I hate AI things as they are so dumb and I will never understand why anyone thinks they are good, especially the chat ones as they are so transparently bad and taking up space that they really shouldn't. If I need to talk to someone AI is not going to help me in any way. In fact much if the time AI depresses me more because of the direction of things catering to people who think so little of human interaction that they actually think AI can somehow replace us? That was a whole tangent in a random direction but I genuinely cannot feel better. I have little excitement/interest to proceed with my Lans I've had for years. My partner causes me serious further disappointment which makes me feel horrible. He is allowed to be upset and so on in life I know he is human. But I can so obviously see him actively making bad choices over grief which to me sounds like forced bad choices by the way he goes about it instead of the accidental form of bad choices because of grief. It makes me feel so so so disappointed because any little progress he does make gets set back when he decides "I should order food" "I won't eat today" "I've been in bed and awake so I won't sleep tonight" "I'm going to stay up all night" "I hate my family so what's the point" "I dint talk to them about anything so why would I talk to them"(context he does hate his family and not talk but does admit he blushes friends to keep the connection with their family as he sees the value in it and yet when they are likely the main people you could talk to about grief over a tragic situation as they'd likely strongly relate and possibly more upset ATM he acts so hard headed and won't make an effort in that direction and keeps making more and more bad decisions than usual). It kinda makes me have serious negative feelings over the situation and I just don't wish to be there for him as much. I then feel bad because I feel this way. But, it's the hinest truth. I feel very very let down. I came into my relationship with such a relatable man, a cool and fun man who I've gotten to know even more than when he and I were just friends. He was apparently depressed due to life circumstances since highschool/college for British person. I understood this to a point and could very very much sympathize and empathize. Now since having dated him for more than 3 years long distances and made an effort to visit him twice despite my own fears and so on(I did use my lack of huge care of my life to power through the fear a bit although haven't been without feeling it). I just overall feel I've had a huge journey I've gone in life meanwhile his started with a child in a bad family, to a grown man kicked out and suffering to having some things improve his life and making some efforts based upon my coming into his life and also my pushing to motivate him(I don't really get that in return). Right into now a very stagnant unprogressing man for years. I feel bad for thinking all this, so horrible. But why have I been in the workforce since I basically got put of high-school meanwhile he has NEVER been in it. I am sure he feels a sort of depression over this as well and I honestly couldn't tell you that he does because he doesn't seem broken up over it. More periodically he doesn't eat and thinks I get sooo angry at him so uses that to feel bad I guess? I just express disappointment and frustration over having to sort of take car off him in all these little ways which I was on board with to a POINT. But the amount I've done for "US" meanwhile what he has contributed to us is incomparable. I hate the idea of him thinking at all that what he has done compares in any way to what I've put in. Especially given that I have had to work for all of my money while he sits at home all the time on benefits feeling depressed and anxious about much of the same things that bother me. I am not without anxiety. I never have been. I've just my WHOLE life had to overcome with for my sister and now for him to the point he actually dares to think my anxiety doesn't exist or doesn't compare to his and so on. Just because I managed to go to his country despite my fears and actually very much numb to many things because of my fear I powered through things and he actually thinks it's OK to act like it wasnt a big deal because he would've been so anxious and so on. I know it's petty but he says he is afraid of heights yet he can so easily do things I never could which is because I AM afraid of heights. Throughout conversation for example, walking near a glass barrier on the second floor of a mall. He can do that so easily. I cannot. He admits ever since "Finak Destination" as a child he has been afraid. Which is crazy because he certainly doesn't seem afraid and jokes and so on. Ugh. I don't think I got out my frustrations at all as I've gone all over the place with this rant but genuinely I cannot stand how belittled everything I've done for my relationship is and how little support I get and how much it's emphasized in his direction for the support. He was such a good so many possibilities man who now just feels like he has settled into a helpless fully grown man who is inconsiderate of much of my preferences and fears and so on. All while hidden inside this very quiet yet at times more outgoing man than myself. Yes we all have struggles and fears but that's the point, not only him needs to have these things considered.
A break from depression and 7cups.
by CallumKing2000
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more Okay well here I am, back with another post, I know they are not the best when I post and they can get depressing but this time I have to do this. To those who may have forgotten me i was Kingburger23 but recently I got a name change to my real name which you all know me as CallumKing2000 these days, however that is not what this post is about, I am making this post to let people know and my cups friends, I hope they are my friends, that I am taking a small vacation break, you see some of you knew today that I went into the sharing circle to share and I shared my feelings and thoughts, and when I shared I went back and I got so so sooo anxious to ask again so I logged out had an anxiety attack and logged back in and shared a few hours after explaining I need a break in General, so if people can pass on the news to the mindfulness team and just explain I won't be there for a while. As of tomorrow I will be booking into a hotel for a week to clear my mind and have some me time as I am not used to being around people alot, I just wanted to let people know that I am okay I will be taking time and I'll be doing mindfulness while alone. I just wanted to let folks know around here that I'm thinking of them and what they may be going through, so I will take my leave for tonight and get some rest and be freshed up for tomorrow. Look after each other guys. And I'll see you all when I get back. I love you ❤️ Tags: @iampapaya @SolitaryBird @Patienceimpatient @Bestvase7265 @TinyWhisper11 @VictoriaLove7 @Accidentaltentacles @adventurousBranch3786 @amiablepeace77 @Kala @Mymelaninnarritive @compassionateOak202 P.S, I also wanted to tag goldenpear but she has numbers in her name and I was looking for her. Thanks 🤜🤛
Hello
by agreeableCherry1356
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more I’m quite new here, and I have a couple of questions. They are : What do I do when I’m depressed? Could you tell me more about depression? I would be really grateful if y’all answered them!! Thank you for reading this too!
Hello
by placidOcean6544
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more I’m struggling right now now I really need someone to talk to I lost both of my parents and I need support
One vs. None
by Gremlin0Magic
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Feeling defeated doesn't always mean you've actually lost. Sometimes it means that you've been a playing this game too long and you've gained less than what it cost. It doesn't always mean that someone else is the victor, it just means that you're done recieving the blows, when you've never once hit the inflictor. Sometimes feeling defeated is the way you've actually won, because when you forfeit the game, the player can't play against you, if they're the only one.
Sharing Experiences : Depression and Support
by Angelanj
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hey everyone! I'm reaching out today because I'm curious to hear your views on depression. What do you wish people understood about what it's like to live with depression? And what kind of support would you find most helpful? Sharing our experiences can help reduce stigma and provide support to others who may be feeling alone. Let's create a safe and understanding space for everyone. Looking forward to the responses, Angelanj 💓🤗
I don’t know what’s wrong with me
by Smoke14u2
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I’ve been seeking answers and help and I’ve kinda revived it, but when I got the answers I wanted and realized I had to put work into helping myself, I just couldn’t. Why can’t I put in the work? Why? I want to but, I just don’t want to either. It’s like I’m making up excuses.
I'm so so sad
by calmEyes5774
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I want substances and I don't even do drugs but I know that if I can just have some oxy or smoke some weed I'll be better my thoughts can go away I can finally relax just give me something please please I'm so sad and I can't stop thinking about everything all at once and I feel like such a fraud because people have it worse than me but here I am whining about how miserable I am when I have everything I need to thrive yet I'm still so sad and I don't feel real and I wish that I existed for any other reason than to just take up space and to soak up people's mean comments. I want a job I want to be better I want to be someone who is capable but all I am is nothing I look at myself in the mirror and see someone who isn't real someone who isn't me and I tug and pull at my face and I point and I can tell that my eyes aren't mine and my expressions are all fake I'm fake I'm not real the trees aren't real the food my family my friends they're all hallucinations that I can't discern from reality they're all fake yet I care about them. I want drugs so I don't have to think so I can just take things at face value without feeling like this I need alcohol I need to feel normal I want drugs but I don't have them and I never will I'm pathetic. I want to run away at 3 am and sleep on the concrete maybe then I'll feel something I want to starve I want to hit rock bottom again so I have the right to feel this way.

We hope that you can find some respite here from what you're going through. We all help each other through the darkness. Welcome, friends, to the Depression Support Community at 7 Cups. We're so happy you're here <3

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Community Resources

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- 9 Types of Depression and How To Recognize Them 

- You don't have to understand, you just have to be present by @MarianaFilipaSouza6

A beautiful testament to the nature of depression

- Rethink Mental Illness: Depression

Basic information and facts

- Resource Masterpost by @Sealiously

A plethora of amazing links

- Depression Self Help Guide

Discover some ways to help manage what you're going through

- Safety Plan

Here's a safety plan for those who are passively suicidal. Your life is important

- Resources to Help Manage Depression

A collection of helpful links for more information and support

- Depression Community Path

A path that helps guide you through dealing with depression on a day to day basis


(Think that more resources should be here? Send a message to @EmmaE)