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Weekly Prompt #41: How do you perceive your own resilience and ability to cope with challenges?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 January 22nd
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. A few weeks ago we discussed: How does your depression affect your ability to care about and take care of others? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt40Howdoesyourdepressionaffectyourabilitytocareaboutandtakecareofothers_336335/] 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/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt40Howdoesyourdepressionaffectyourabilitytocareaboutandtakecareofothers_336335/] and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you This week's prompt: How do you perceive your resilience and ability to cope with challenges? To perceive your resilience and ability to cope with challenges, you can reflect on your past experiences, identify your strengths, ways to embrace a positive mindset etc. 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]
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Your Poem...
by EmmaE
Last post
 January 13th
...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/].
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You can keep going 💙
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
 November 22nd, 2024
...See more Hey everyone (: I hope your all doing okie 💙 and if your not (': we *do* care about you and we would really love to be there for you whenever you need us. 💜 I really hope you know that you don’t have to do this alone, buddy.  i don’t know what your going through right now, exactly. i don’t know how you feel (': but i’d like to remind you that it *is* okay to *feel* 💙 and it’s okay to take your time when figuring things out. it may be hard to explain how your feeling as well and i get that. 💜 (it’s important to take some time for yourself also 🥰 please do try being kind to yourself 🥺)  and some days… it just feels like too much, doesn’t it? we feel like we can’t take it anymore, we can’t go on anymore. Things just get too overwhelming, life just gets too hard… and hope seems like a distant dream. i know i’ve felt this way many times (': i think many of you might be able to relate 💙 but honestly, i need to remind you that there *is* hope, and you really can keep going. your never ever alone 💜 and you’ve never been truly alone.  And even though you might have never seen it, you are strong. stronger than you think you are. You’ve come *this* far and I am so so proud of you. i know it hasn’t been easy. i’m so proud of you. 💙 i’m sending so so so much love your way 💜 you deserve it, you really do 🥺 we love you, we care about you *always* and yes, there *is* hope for you. 💙 i promise.  🌙 Ni 🌸 @HealingTalk 
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I don’t know.
by Cubic
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more (Potential TW + sorry, not sure what I have to say for a post here) I don’t know. Somehow, in a room full of people, it only feels more alone. I’m tired. Get me off of this planet.
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Check-in Buddy Space for Day and jesusredeemedme2425
by Daydreamer47
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more @jesusredeemedme2425 [https://www.7cups.com/@jesusredeemedme2425] How is your week going?
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Need help to understand this kind of connection
by sunnyMoon4015
Last post
 February 12th
...See more I wanna know about this kind of experience... Sometimes we develop a strong connection with someone we interact, while sometimes we dont.... Anyone, have you ever experienced a deep connection with opposite gender, it is not se*xual or intimate but a different kind of connection we feel, i think it is difficult to explain, if anyone has experienced it he/she will understand it, so i wanna know is it happens because of our own mental health (anxiety & depression) and is just a delusion of mind and not a strong connection..?
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Shayri 11 Feb 2025 5:05PM
by NoobLife
Last post
 February 12th
...See more One fine day everyone will fall in love with me, one morning when I will not wake up from sleep…………….
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Struggling With the Void After My First Breakup
by diligentWheel1557
Last post
 February 12th
...See more Hey everyone, I’ve been feeling a huge void since my first breakup. I know I don’t need a relationship to be happy, but I really miss that deep connection, and it’s leaving me feeling lonely and uncertain. Some days, I feel like I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do next, and it’s hard to shake this feeling that something’s missing. I’m trying to focus on joy and trust myself, but it’s hard when the pain feels so constant. There’s this dull feeling that’s been with me every day since the breakup- despite all my efforts to build a new life for myself. My ex was such a big source of joy for me, and now that they’re gone, life isn’t joyless, but it’s just not as joyful as it was. Has anyone else experienced something similar? Any advice for navigating this feeling?
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Loneliness and depending on myself
by SleepyMylo
Last post
 February 11th
...See more Hi, Mylo here! 🙂 It's totally fine if nobody has anything to say about this thread. Just reading through it is fine, but I just wanted to get some things off my chest. <3 I've had depression for most of my life, and for a year now, I've finally been trying to live my life in a new and different way where I challenge myself constantly and don't give up no matter what happens. I've realized that the only person who will always have my back 100 percent of the time is myself. And so, I started to teach myself to be my own cheerleader in life, because I was done with waiting for the things I wanted to fall into my lap. Life is more complicated than that, and I'm responsible for myself. I couldn't rely on someone to save me, because I had to save myself. The journey hasn't been easy and I'm aware of the fact that I'm pushing myself too hard sometimes.  To get to the point, even though I'm better mentally then I was before, I'm just really lonely. I only rely on myself for things and I give myself pep talks to keep me going, but the loneliness doesn't go away, and some nights it's a powerful thing. I thought that if I gave myself some independence and relied solely on myself, eventually this craving for close friendships and relationships would go away. I wonder if perhaps I've adopted an ideology that's unrealistic. I talk to myself a lot, because nobody in my life is currently emotionally available enough to support me, and I respect that. It's hard to live this way, but I promise I won't give up, not ever. And to anyone else who might feel this way, you're not alone. ❤️
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The future
by affableRaspberries3370
Last post
 February 10th
...See more I am extremely pessimistic about the future. Knowing I'll maybe live about 60 more years with this feeling of severe loneliness I've had since I was 11 is scaring me to death. I cannot keep living this life all alone, I hate this but loneliness has been a constant my whole life.
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Loneliness Among Friends
by FryBoy
Last post
 February 1st
...See more Hihi! Soooo, I made my last post to the wrong thread and had it deleted 😅 Technical difficulties ammi right? Ammi right? I didn't really like everything I typed last time, I wish I made it a bit more subtle but I feel like I now have my second chance to try again. It really is funny how things overlap. Again, I'm going to give a trigger warning just in case that this post is kind of me floating around in my own headspace, so if it's too much to read. Don't worry! There's plenty of other posts in the 7cups sea 🎣😅 and so you don't have to worry about that. So without further ado, to quote Peter B. Parker, “Let’s do this one more time” (Into the Spiderverse). So as I begin to drain my pool of thoughts, I think the main reason I'm making this post is because something that has been bothering me lately is a feeling of isolation I have even among those who are supposed to know me *insert gasp* *insert gasp again.* Which is crazy and maybe a tad bit over dramatic of a thought to have, but bare with me. From time to time, I feel like people are always assuming things about me, not necessarily in a targeted or malicious way, but I feel people constantly assuming things like: I'm too innocent and pure or lacking in personal troubles to hear certain conversations. Or I have people assuming what kind of things I'm interested in. It's something that has drawn my intention. Especially, since the worst of these assumptions I feel come from family and friends. And maybe it's just because of how deeply I regard these opinions that it gets me down so much, I don't know.  From time to time though I get a lot of family and friends telling me how easy I've had it. And while I've had it plenty easier than most, I’ve still had plenty that's left an impact on me. Growing up, my parents were hardly home. Not because they were negligent, but because I grew up poor and when we finally had money they had to keep working to maintain it. Though, I never really questioned it, because I often was able to reap many benefits from it with stuff like extra big Christmases. I think looking back though I wish I could've seen them back a bit more. There were many school events I missed because I always had a babysitter. I wish I had more time to attend those, but it is what it is. My parents did their best, I’m positive. Another thing is, growing up I think I also had troubles expressing myself, my parents were pretty new to parenting with me. And I think they often didn’t know how to handle things the best way, because they had come from families with many troubles too. I won’t get into all the details about my situation, but I have had my own troubles. And while I've definitely had it easier than most, it upsets me when I feel people talking so ignorantly about how well I’ve had it and how I don’t understand certain things in the world. It is true, I don’t know everything, but I feel like most people don’t even check to see how true what they’re saying really is. They don’t ask what experiences I’ve had or what goes on in my mind, they just assume. Another group of assumptions that bother me is people thinking I'm "innocent" or “pure,” and trying to spare me from the more explicit conversations and such. First of all, I was raised under the notion that you can’t be sheltered from everything. Secondly, I already usually know everything these people are talking about when this happens 🫠🫠🫠🫠 To be honest… it doesn't bother me, I could care less. It might throw me off a bit, but as long as everyone else is ok, so am I. From my point of view, I think the conversations are entertaining and besides awkwardness can be fun. The key is that everyone is having fun. But still, these people will switch topics, without even asking me what I want. I don’t need that kind of protection. I think one of the biggest examples of this from my brain comes from a few years ago when an older cousin changed a song we were listening to in the car, because it had too much "swearing" and "innuendos." They just assumed it was too much for me. Like, I've heard all the swear words there are!!!! You should hear half the things that come out of my m…. Hmm actually let's skip that 😅 The worst part is at the time I was in my teens!!!! I am the same age as that cousin's younger brother and I don't see him getting the same treatment. The younger brother tried to defend me, because he said I really was a lot like them. The older brother though had already had his mind set 🥲 Like really, you don't think I know these things???? I do!!!! Rarely have I heard an innuendo I don't know 😏😏😏😏 Listen, I had my fair share of sussy jokes back in the day. But that's besides the point 😅 Let's continue. This final group of things I’m going to talk about are a little less connected to each other, but I feel somehow they blend together. If that makes sense? So let’s see…. In case you couldn’t tell I am on the sillier side of the silly-idus scale. I like to make jokes often, I think they lighten the mood when I feel down on myself and I hope they do for others too. I think it also feels more welcoming that way. My trouble is that I feel people assume no matter how hard I try that I am just jokes. People will spare me more serious conversations, because I am on the sillier side of the silly-idus scale. And that’s not what I want, I tell jokes because I want to be closer to people but it seems like it pushes me away. Similarly, I’ve had not invite me to things like dances, because they assumed it wasn’t my thing 🥲 Like I don’t know, it sounds kind of nice to me, I wouldn’t mind being asked. And there’s other activities like these too where I wasn’t invited. If it was any other person, I’d assume they just didn’t care. But these are friends who normally have my back, so it’s very saddening to see them pick and choose for me what they think I’d be into or not. Especially because I think it’d be really fun to do things like go to a dance and meet a pretty girl. I don’t know. I think overall, my problem really stems from I feel so excluded by all these different assumptions, I feel so lonely around everyone I know 🫠🫠🫠🫠 I feel like they don’t really capture what I want and so sometimes it feels like there’s no one I can go to, I guess. Anyways anyways, that was me draining my pool of thoughts. If you enjoyed this post then make sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more content like this! Follow me in the forums. Follow my alt (jokes jokes, mods don’t ban me). Thanks for coming to my ted talk. We can have another story time like this again. In the meantime take care, maybe I’ll see you in replies, I have no idea. That would be cray cray 😎😎😎😎
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I know that life is about acceptance, but sometimes it's so hard to accept.
by hopefulencounter
Last post
 January 23rd
...See more Guys, I've come to this one conclusion that life is about acceptance. We can't move on from something that makes us feel sad if we don't accept that feeling.  😔But I hate how my negative thoughts are asking me to accept the truth, like I don't even know if these thoughts are true.. I'm an overthinker, little things make me feel sad. But little things also make me feel happy. I love it when my friends care about me just by replying to my texts.. and hate it when they ignored me for days or hours without clear reasons. It makes me doubt our friendships sometimes. Why must human feel so much?? 
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Rejected By Society.
by tryingtosurvive2024
Last post
 January 16th
...See more Lately I've been having trouble writing.  I don't know how to explain this.  I feel rejected by society.  It is like a loop in my mind.  I can go from feeling fine to feeling like I should just rename myself "loser".  I'm feeling so tired, and lonely.
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Quote for the day...
by warmhearted89
Last post
 December 30th, 2024
...See more If it's ment to be it will simply be....
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My poetry…
by onyxgirl
Last post
 December 30th, 2024
...See more I was gifted this beautiful rose So bright and colourful Watching it grow blissfully everyday. The outer world sees growth and not much more. But their hearts would shatter if they walked through our door. All the time I spent trying to protect her. I got none of the credit cause you see, this particular rose wasn’t under my name. And while its owner was living in my once peaceful domain, It turned into a thick dark cloud with their energy surrounding, she's profane. But my rose was still growing. At least she's growing. She has some battle scars now, but i wouldn’t know how cuz the owner won't tell me. I care about this rose so much yet I have so little control. it's not fair. I'm watching my beautiful rose slowly wither away, the owners doing too much harm. I yell at the authorities to put this rose under someone else’s name or it's gonna lose its charm. They say “what's the worst that can happen” maybe to keep themselves sane, but couldn't they see me and this rose were in pain. I woke up one morning. Seeing my beautiful rose lifeless, flowers unbloomed. Maybe the authorities shouldn’t have assumed.

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- 9 Types of Depression and How To Recognize Them 

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A beautiful testament to the nature of depression

- Rethink Mental Illness: Depression

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- Depression Self Help Guide

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