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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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Bad day out of the blue
by resourcefulCircle8390
Last post
 November 30th
...See more I have been running on a high, having a good run of productive days and suddenly bam I was on the bed for a week. There could be a stressful event that is a presentation ahead but I wasn't too anxious about that. Have been taking my meds also. What gives? Can depression hit without reason during recovery?
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What do you need to know about Postpartum Depression?
by Alia2
Last post
 October 29th
...See more Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a condition that describes a range of physical and emotional changes that many mothers can have after having a baby. PPD can be treated with medication and counseling. Talk with your health-care professional right away if you think you have PPD. There are three types of PPD women can have after giving birth: 1- The so-called "baby blues" happen in many women in the days right after childbirth. A new mother can have sudden mood swings, such as feeling very happy and then feeling very sad or angry. She may cry for no reason and can feel impatient, irritable, restless, anxious, lonely, and sad. The baby blues may last only a few hours or as long as one to two weeks after delivery. The baby blues do not always require treatment from a health-care professional. Often, sharing child-care duties, joining a support group of new moms, or talking with other moms helps. 2- Postpartum depression (PPD) can happen a few days or even months after childbirth. PPD can happen after the birth of any child, not just the first child. A woman can have feelings similar to the baby blues -- sadness, despair, anxiety, irritability -- but she feels them much more strongly than she would with the baby blues. PPD often keeps a woman from doing the things she needs to do every day. When a woman's ability to function is affected, this is a sure sign that she needs to see her health-care professional right away. If a woman does not get treatment for PPD, symptoms can get worse and last for as long as one year. While PPD is a serious condition, it can be treated with medication and counseling. 3- Postpartum psychosis is a very serious mental illness that can affect new mothers. This illness can happen quickly, often within the first three months after childbirth. Women can experience psychotic depression, in that the depression causes them to lose touch with reality, have auditory hallucinations (hearing things that aren't actually happening, like a person talking), and delusions (interpreting things differently from what they are in reality). Visual hallucinations (seeing things that aren't there) are less common. Other symptoms include insomnia (not being able to sleep), feeling agitated (unsettled) and angry, strange feelings and behaviors, as well as less commonly having suicidal or homicidal thoughts. Women who have postpartum psychosis need treatment right away and almost always need medication. Sometimes women are put into the hospital because they are at risk for hurting themselves or someone else, including their baby. For more information : Medicinenet.com
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Busco apoyo
by Aniap34
Last post
 September 11th
...See more   Tengoo 19 años, soy nueva en esto, conocí este sitio web, por internet, ya que he estado pasando por eventos depresivos, busco respuesta, o ayuda la verdad, cada día mis pensamientos me invaden, y me siento envuelta por mis mismas autocríticas, todo esto ha venido pasando desde hace unos tres meses, ya que la situación en mi país me ha afectado mucho, donde parte de mi familia está dividida por diferencia políticas, y aparte la situación económica no ayuda, mi única ayuda económica es mi madre, y si aún a mis 19 años sigo siendo una mantenida y eso me afecta mucho ya que siento una presión social al respecto, me han comparado con la vida de los demás y eso me frustra y hace sentir mal, cada día peor, actualmente estoy estudiando en la universidad, ya que en mi pais (Venezuela) si estudias no puedes trabajar, y si trabajas no puedes estudiar, y es asi, eh buscado distinta formas de salir adelante por mi misma, para ya no depender de mi mamá, pero no me funcionan y eso me hace pensar que soy una inútil, y me invaden pensamientos ¿Soy una carga para mí familia? ¿A caso no sirvo para nada? Y es abrumador, y siento que en algún momento perdere el control, yo solo quiero poder confiar en mi proceso, pero es difícil, y temo no lograrlo por qué mi peor enemigo soy yo! 
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Getting Unstuck and Changing
by Hilltop9394
Last post
 July 7th
...See more Hi this is in a way my first time using cups. I’ve been a member since late December but besides talking to a listener I’ve never used cups before. So sorry in advance if I’m doing something wrong. But I’ve just wanted to know some advice or help or something on getting unstuck. I have really bad issues with self worth and judgment. I would like to know some tips on getting up and changing. I know what I have to do but I feel too bad mentally to change. I feel like to change my actions I have to change my mental state, but to change my mental state I have to change my actions. So I find myself in a constant loop of being unhappy and rotting at home doing nothing. If anyone could give some advice or guidance I would be very appreciative. Also sorry if that’s a bit long. Thank you either way and good luck with everyone. 
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I feel like I have tried everything, what else can I do
by politeBranch2505
Last post
 June 24th
...See more Hi, I just made this account because I am having trouble figuring out what to do and I was hoping that asking somewhere like this might help. Basically, I feel like I have tried everything. I have been in therapy for four years with three different therapists, one for the past three years who I am now moving on from. I am home from college right now and I will be starting with someone new this fall. In any case, I have been on two different SSRI's and neither really helped. They put me on a low dose of abilify for a while to try to make one of the SSRI's work better and it didn't do anything but make me gain weight. I have been on pretty high doses of the SSRI's and it didn't help. Now I am trying Gabapentin, but it isn't making much of a difference yet. I was diagnosed with Celiac last year, and since then I have stopped eating gluten. I don't get much exercise or eat super well at college because of a lack of options, but now that I am home I both eat well and exercise. My periods are slightly irregular, but I have had my blood tested multiple times and all my hormones appear to be normal. I am on vitamin supplements. I have hobbies I am very passionate about, but when I feel like this I lose interest or energy for them. Basically, I feel like I have tried everything. I am actually okay some of the time, some of the time I am even really happy, but I am hopeless a significant amount of the time. Specifically, I will usually have one to two days a week where I am extremely hopeless and struggle to function at all. I have an intense feeling that I am not even human. I feel misplaced in my own body and nothing about the world makes sense to me. It is difficult because these episodes take up a lot of time, and even though I can think maybe I will feel better again, it is so painful when it is happening that that doesn't really seem worth it. And even when I am happy, I know that that intense pain will come again.  Between discussions with my psychiatrist, doctor, and therapist, it seems that I may have OCD and quite possibly autism, and these both feel like they match a lot of what I deal with, but I don't know what to do beyond being like "Yeah, that is probably the problem."  My main issue right now is I am getting really concerned about my ability to function. I graduate next year and I still cannot really function alone. I struggle with driving and I have very little endurance when it comes to doing things I don't like, which is most things. I don't want to have to rely on my parents forever, especially now that they are getting older. If I can't figure out how to start to function, I don't know how I will be able to survive. At this point I should add, I feel very lonely, even though I have good friends who are always telling me they love me. It just somehow feels hollow, because somehow I still feel like I am not really connected with them. At the end of the day I am never going to be their priority, and that is okay, because I can't ask that of them, but I feel I cannot survive on my own, and I am going to need someone to help me, and I am a difficult person to help. The reality is I cannot depend on my parents forever and I have no one else who is going to be able to support me, so I need to figure out how to help myself. But like I said, I don't know what else to try. I am just hoping some people might have some ideas or similar experiences of struggling with trying a lot of things and not finding solutions. Thanks.
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Need help getting over traumatizing event
by Whimsyplant
Last post
 June 2nd
...See more TW mention of needles  Hi! I'm 16 years old and I just joined this website because I'm seeking advice about overcoming my traumatizing experience I had when I was in the hospital for a week last December. For some context I have a long history of depression and my family is pretty emotionally unavailable. I have always had difficulty expressing feelings and bottling them up. Anyways, last December I went to the Hospital because I was experiencing severe dizziness and balance issues for weeks. Getting blood drawn and needles has always been my biggest fear and of course when I got admitted to the hospital I was getting my blood drawn everyday and sometimes multiple times a day. I've had to do many needle related tests too and for every procedure I had done I had severe anxiety/mental breakdowns. I had a break down literally every 45 minutes just because of the tubes I had in me or anything else and I was like this for the entire week I was there. Doctors never ended up figuring out what was wrong with me but I'm very thankful that the medication I was given completely cured me of all my symptoms but my problem is that I've had so many appointments post-hospital that kept reminding me about my traumatizing experience months after I got out and even now I can't help thinking about my horrible experiences very often. Usually I just zone out and think about (which makes me sad very often) but i've come to a realization that I need help getting over it. I've talked to my friends briefly about my experience and they are very supportive but I don't know why I still think about it..
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why is this life so tough!!
by sensitiveBeing4828
Last post
 May 19th
...See more so let me tell you what the problem is i am a final year just passed, now the thing is, i have been always great in studies, kind of a A grader throughout!! but after i got conferenced out from my nda ssb (a 5 day long interview to admissions into defence force's biggest institution), i feel my downfall has started and it is not coming to an end, got conferenced out, had a breakup, a very major one!! than a low score in priliminary university entrance exam, then i thought of improving it in another attempt but yes another low score, this time lower than what was before, but even with that low score i had qualified for advanced level exam, but a day before my final year result got announced and yet another downfall, and 10 day from now i have my advance exam, i dont know what am i doing on this planet!!
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From Christian to Atheist. Confusion and depression
by Skyfrappe
Last post
 May 15th
...See more I was born and raised in a Christian family, I was forced to go to church, there was a lot of pressure for me to get baptized and be a Christian. Because of all this, I ended up getting baptized twice. First, I got baptized when I was around 9 years old, I was such a goody two shoes type of person and I just wanted to please my family and get praised for being the good girl. Years later, I realized that maybe my faith wasn't real back then (obviously not) and I ended up getting baptized again when I was around 16 years old, again, I felt so much pressure to be a Christian, to be a good girl. Now that I am 21, now that I finally moved out, I have to say that I am officially an atheist. There are tons and tons of religions in the world, how am I supposed to know that mine is right? I feel so brainwashed all these years. I never got to question my faith and the bible until just recently. In fact, I was too young to really ,question anything, I grew up with the Christian mentality, I was just a kid. Now as an atheist, I am scared of something though. I always heard about that unbelievers will go to hell and even though I do not believe in God, I feel so paranoid that what if I am really going to hell. It is bothering me so much, and the idea is really disturbing. This depresses me.
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Maoi parnate success and augment
by Brklyn1123
Last post
 May 8th
...See more Hi all I'm a newbie to this site and this is my first post here goes  I'm a 20 year veteran of painful immense severe treatment resistant depression I've come to hate and despise most current meds ssris mainly for the damage they caused me  I'm currently on a handpicked by me potent med combo It consists first of the MAOI antidepressant parnate. Second the stimulant Adderall because both parnate alone and Adderall ALONE are both useless ineffective thrash however upon awakening I take both innediatly imnediatly together back to back  When I do this there's a spark I can feel and feel strongly both meds working and working well. I don't know why alone both are thrash all I can guess is they both either poteniate each other or have some kind of magical synergy I don't know why they work so well toghter and I don't care together they have been a blessing for me and I don't question blessings I also to add take with them a single small caffienr tablet for small added boost which i get this med combo hsd given me my life back. The reason why I even accept to use an maoi and NOT a ssti is aside the damage they caused me I don't like the way they work.ssris go in and target and then pound a single receptor site with nothing but serotonin and serotonin alone they over load the receptor with serotonin without any testing or way of knowing when enough serotonin has been raised  This just sounds dangerous and read it is I read the constant serotonin overload on a recptor site caused downregulation a actual decrease in serotonin.this isn't good or the fact it can also just over load and kill the recptor  I read in a medical book a doc who found a man and a year after the man stopping his prozac residue prozac could still be found. Maois as in the one I take work comptly different they don't target or hit any specific receptor site as well as don't just raise serotonin alone but raise all three major nuetotransmitters serotonin norepinephrine and dopamine EQUWLYvandcsafetlyvad well thank you for reading questions comments or just thoughts are greatly welcomed 
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Just curious
by appledog2006
Last post
 May 4th
...See more Just curious.... Today ...after having dinner my father just stood up and went to his room .....I very politely called my father and told him to pick and the put his plate in washing area .....then I got scolded by him ...that I am ordering him and the females of the house should do it not the man .....but everyone in my family after eating put their plates in washing area.....why father can't pick up his plate and put it washing area....in that way my mother has to do less housework even it means very little.....was i really wrong?  I 
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I don't want to die I just want to stop existing
by BeeNina
Last post
 April 15th
...See more I often have this depressive thought. I'm sure that life of others would be better if I wasn't here. Also no more regretting no more mistakes, no more hurting seems so peaceful to me?
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How to regain mental abilities like problem solving after months of depressive episodes
by ApurvaSingh123
Last post
 March 31st
...See more I am a IIT JEE student, currently in grade 11. Even before preparing for it, I suffered with depression multiple times my life but now I think that i have learned to cope with it quite well. Now my biggest challenge is to re develop my problem solving abilities and analysis skills. Do you guys have any ideas? Any book/Thing that might help me.... Also I've recently started programming in C# and I've revisited my Physics basics with Concepts of physics by (HC Verma IIT Kharagpur Professor). In Maths I am using my Institute's material but I can't really solve most of the questions without using google lens

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