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Weekly Prompt #41: How do you perceive your own resilience and ability to cope with challenges?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 Thursday
...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
 December 6th
...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
...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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why doesnt anyone truly care anymore
by chocolatebunnyy
Last post
 18 minutes ago
...See more vent:  i feel so lonely. it feels like no one cares anymore. no one cares about anyone but themselves. i just want a friend to talk to about everything. everyones always too busy or ignores me. im tired of what the world is turning into. everyones too glued to their phones and is so judgy nowadays. especially after the pandemic society has just shifted so much. and im tired of ppl saying they care just to make me feel better. i wish i had a real friend.
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Getting things off my chest...
by GreekCatPerson
Last post
 December 11th
...See more I don't really know who knows my story and how much of my story you know. I have posted before, and I also put a small intro on my profile. Today is a very bad day for me. I have been feeling helpless, and I feel at any moment something horrible will happen to make my life even worse. I have no family, and I have no friends. I come to 7 cups every day, and I have connections with several people that I could call friends and family. But the problem is that everyone has their own problems, their own life, their own challenges just like I do. The only difference is that it feels that people have support systems, whether it's a family member, a friend, and/or a therapist who is willing to catch them if they fall. I literally fell, and everyone in my life scattered because of my attempt and because of finding out that I was a cheater. Yes, I was unfaithful to my wife and, honestly, I could live with the suffering of my crime, but the fact that the woman that I truly did love hates me so much... The amount of damage that I have caused with my actions goes beyond my conviction, beyond my ability to forgive myself. I feel the pain I caused my wife, I feel the pain I caused my mother-in-law, my father-in-law. They loved me so much, and I betrayed them. And it's not okay. It's not who I am now.  I broke myself, physically, mentally, and emotionally. They say that once the glass is cracked it can't be fixed. I want to offer a different opinion, the glass is cracked and therefore is 10 times more important to realize how delicate the glass is now and try to repair instead of replacing it. I know my wife is not here, she's too strong to ever let depression get to her, but to her I want to say that I learned what is important in life. Those 4 years in prison taught me so much and you're the only one I want to see benefit from those lessons. I love you, and I pray every day that God inspires you to feel that I am not the monster you think I am. And I hope one day you reach out to me. I will be here, waiting, crying, and praying. You matter to me, you mean everything to me.
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Feeling Like a Failure at 20: Struggling with Loneliness, Self-Doubt, and Finding My Path Forward
by Caesar2024
Last post
 December 10th
...See more I Feel Like I’ve Failed at Life at 20 Years Old: My Story I'm almost 20 years old now, and I can't help but feel like I've failed at life. If I look back at what I've done so far, nothing seems valuable. I didn't go to school very often because I stutter, and this kept me isolated. Instead, I spent most of my time at home, doing things on my computer. Writing this makes me tear up because I feel like a failure. I avoided school because my classmates made fun of me. They laughed at my stutter, gave me cruel nicknames, and made me feel different. Because of this, I don’t have any friends. I've always felt like an outsider. In fact, as a 20-year-old man, I’ve never even talked to a girl. I've spent my entire life avoiding social situations because everyone would joke about my stutter. I failed in education as well. The only thing I found comfort in was my computer. While I didn't go to school much, I did spend a lot of time learning about IT and programming. For some reason, technology was different for me; I could understand it easily. I didn’t remember much of the math, science, or history I was supposed to learn, but I found myself drawn to video editing, design, and eventually, full-stack web development. I’ve gained a lot of knowledge in this area, and I think I’m actually good at it. I can build applications using tools like JavaScript, Node, and Next.js. Right now, I’m working on building a backend portfolio. But despite this, I still feel like I’ve failed. I failed my country’s main exam once, and the second time I tried, I didn’t even show up because Iwas bitten by a snake, and honestly, I hadn’t studied anyway. Until I turned 18, I didn’t really feel the weight of all this. But now, I do. I feel alone. I feel like my chances in life are gone, and I don’t have another opportunity. Most of the time, I feel like I just need a hug. I’ve always wanted to go to the USA, find my wife, and live my life there. But now, it seems like that dream is slipping away. When I told this to my friends, they just laughed at me. Everyone says, “You can't do that,” even my online gaming friends. And now, it seems like they were right. It brings me to tears whenever I think about it. I feel so alone. No one chats with me, no one calls me, no one.  I feel like a failure. I’m from South Asia, and when I was younger, my dream was to go to the USA. I wanted to marry an American girl, have kids, and live a happy life. But now, that dream feels impossible. My family is poor, and I can't afford to get a degree. The cost is just too high. So, I’ve been trying to teach myself. I’ve had this feeling of failure and loneliness for many months now, and it doesn’t seem to go away. There’s another exam coming up for my country, and I plan to take it, but I’m not sure I have the knowledge to pass. That’s my reality. I feel alone, and I feel like I’ve failed. Do you think I can still achieve my dreams? Any advice?
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Just feel so alone
by edg0414
Last post
 December 2nd
...See more It feels funny typing this in a public forum... Like screaming in a field,, hoping for someone to answer... Long story short, my life took a turn for the worse when a person I loved manipulated me into nearly cutting off my circle of support and then left me. Fast forward many therapy sessions later, I find myself in the same spot as always. Alone. Even in a crowd, at work, among like minded people, I feel alone. And somehow, the attempts to connect always fall short. That being said I do have an amazing friend. But she cannot always be there for me. And, she has a big issue with empathy. Amazing human being, just don't ask her to emphatize with you. So here I am. Alone. Again. It feels like the more I try to change things, the more they stay the same. I just wish there was someone. That's all I ask at the moment.
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Alone
by SleepyShyCat
Last post
 November 30th
...See more I have become very isolated and I feel very lonely. I don't know what to do. I don't really have the motivation to explain much further because no one would care. I am so tired. I don't want to be a burden to people. I hate being unwanted. It can't keep being like this.
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I just need someone to listen
by Sulsulsims
Last post
 November 26th
...See more I’m really tired of my mom ignoring my mental health. I’ve tried opening up to her thinking she was a safe space and I was clearly wrong. All she does is dismiss me and invalidate every feeling I have. Maybe my reasons for being depressed are valid to you but that doesn’t mean they aren’t valid. Like do you think I want to be depressed? Oh yes it’s so enjoyable bed rotting wasting my life and not having motivation to even take care of my self. Yes I do it just for fun because I have nothing better to do . Like wth. It’s really annoying but the second spending upsets her the world must stop and I must aid her side . What kind is delusional is that. It is getting to the point where it’s making me angry because it’s actually ridiculous. Like I self enflict every thing that’s happened to me. It’s the most insensitive thing I’ve heard of. I just wish I had someone to help me and be there for me if my mom won’t even help me who will 
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sad poems
by coolpeoplez
Last post
 November 18th
...See more why Why is the question I keep asking myself. Why can't I let go of you. Why are you there every time I look up. Why can't I get you out of my head. Every other thought that comes into my head is about you whether it be I hate you, I miss you, I wish you were mine again, or I like your outfit, I like your hair cut. I wish we could forget everything and pretend it didn't happen.  But we can't... I know you said "its not you its me." and you were struggling but it sounds to cliche to be true. Please come back I miss you. I'm struggling to, we can struggle together. You can't just shatter my heart in a million little pieces and leave me to drown in the nothingness you created... Why???
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they don't care
by coolpeoplez
Last post
 November 18th
...See more im bringing one of my friends a balloons for her b-day because last year on another friends b-day someone got her balloons and she said "no one would ever get me balloons for my b-day'' but now I'm thinking that no one would every bring me balloons or even remember the fact that is said that I HATE MY LIFE AND "FRIENDS"
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I'm numb
by coolpeoplez
Last post
 November 15th
...See more I'm the backup friend all I do is care and worry about others but no one ever care about me as much as I do them. so I have no one to talk to. my depression and anxiety are eating me alive. I've spent so long suppressing my feelings I just kinda forgot how to feel. I miss him. I want him back. I just need him maybe then my problems will go away.😪
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Looking for friends
by somelonelylesbian
Last post
 November 6th
...See more Hey! I'm new here and I need friends... I'm not really sure what else to say, to be honest. I hope I meet some new friends here :) Also, does anyone have any advice on how to cope with loneliness?
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Every one has moved on but me
by Sulsulsims
Last post
 November 5th
...See more I’m having a hard time being stuck in the past. I can’t seem to move on suddenly from memories  that happened. I recently have graduated high school a few months ago and moved off to college a few hours away. I thought it would be the best decision of my life because if I’m being honest my environment in high school was extremely toxic . But you know I had good memories here and there and I thought I had made really good friends. Anyways I move away and literally I have been spiraling down into depression. It doesn’t help that I haven’t made any friends in college and I’m all brand new in a huge city. After graduation everybody just drifted apart. And my mom always told me that would happen but I didn’t think it would to me and especially that fast. I can’t even get a text back from my “friends” but they can post on ***. Change already it really hard for me so it’s just been a lot for me . I’m really lonely and have no friends these days and idk what went wrong. I’m missing people that did ME wrong wanting to reach out to ppl I know I shouldn’t out of loneliness. But I’m losing everyone and everything all at once and idk what to do. Sorry for the rant but I have no one else to talk to this abt and I can’t keep holding it in . Thank you for reading if you did 
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Overcoming loneliness
by Kaima206
Last post
 October 23rd
...See more Am here to listen, support you, guide you and help you overcome loneliness, depression, anxiety and pay listening ears to you 

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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

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- 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

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