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🎅 Letters to Santa Cups 🎅
by CheeryMango
Last post
 38 minutes ago
...See more Hello 7cups Family, The holiday season is here, and we’re spreading cheer with our Letters to Santa Cups! Share your holiday wishes—fun, serious, or completely random—and Santa will reply with a warm and festive message just for you. 🎄 How It Works * Share Your Wish Post your holiday wish as a reply under this forum post. It can be: * A hope for the season. * A goal for the new year. * Something lighthearted and fun—be creative! * Receive a Reply Santa will respond to your wish with an uplifting and festive message to make your holidays extra special. Let the holiday magic begin! Submit your wish below, and keep an eye out for Santa’s reply.
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[Listeners] Farewell/Taking a Break/Returning Thread: Send Your Regards
by MonBon
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more This is the public support counterpart of this thread [http://www.7cups.com/forum/ListenersOnlyForums_38/ListenerSelfCare_95/FarewellTakingaBreakReturningThreadSendYourRegards_4132/1/] [L] so that listeners can let the whole community know if they are leaving or if they have come back. Below excerpt taken and modified from the original thread: Some Listeners decide, at one point or another, to take a break or in special cases to leave the site as a Listener. During their time here they may have made connections with others in the community and sometimes people aren't aware that they have left or are misinformed and thus never get the opportunity to sent their warm wishes. Thus, this thread is meant for Listeners to inform the community that they are leaving or taking a break and leave their appropriate comments for others to read. Moreover, returning Listeners can post here as well to inform the community that they are active again. Returning to 7 Cups after a break? We have a welcome Back Committee now, you can find information here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/ListenerLearningJourney_149/WelcomeZone_2385/WelcomeBackCommittee_295611/] (clickable), and reach out. Your peers and mentors are here for you. <3 Lastly, others in the community can send their regards to these Listeners. [L] indicates a Listeners Only thread [Welcome back committee information added by Sunisshiningandsoareyou, 02/10/23]
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[Members]Farewell/Taking a Break/Returning Thread: Send Your Regards
by MonBon
Last post
 December 10th
...See more We often time come to 7 cups in search of something: -Someone who understands -Someone to talk to -Someone who will listen -Someone to keep us company Many of us find that - which is awesome! However, there may come a time when as a member, you are ready to leave. And that is okay. It doesn't have to be forever or even an awfully long time. Maybe you are leaving to go out to eat with friends for the first time in weeks or months. Let us know so we can send you off with warm regards!
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🎅 Letters to Santa Cups 🎅
by CheeryMango
Last post
 38 minutes ago
...See more Hello 7cups Family, The holiday season is here, and we’re spreading cheer with our Letters to Santa Cups! Share your holiday wishes—fun, serious, or completely random—and Santa will reply with a warm and festive message just for you. 🎄 How It Works * Share Your Wish Post your holiday wish as a reply under this forum post. It can be: * A hope for the season. * A goal for the new year. * Something lighthearted and fun—be creative! * Receive a Reply Santa will respond to your wish with an uplifting and festive message to make your holidays extra special. Let the holiday magic begin! Submit your wish below, and keep an eye out for Santa’s reply.
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Embracing Your True Self
by ZenArashi
Last post
 2 hours ago
...See more You’ll always be brave in someone’s mind and coward in another’s, strong to one and fragile to another, good to one and terrible to another. You will be seen as annoying to one and comforting to another. Some will feel anxious around you and some will find peace in your company. Some will see you as “too much” while others will see you as a gift. The world will look at you from their subjective point of view. The world is never going to agree on a definition of who you are. So you might as well live the way that feels true to your heart.
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TW. Tired of ignorance & mean people
by BlackBlueWhite
Last post
 7 hours ago
...See more Trigger warning!, I'm writing this when I'm so overwhelmed. I recommend not reading this, if you misunderstood me it could make you feel bad. It's my point of view and im talking to toxic people, not "you". Community leaders, if you believe this post is triggering etc, feel free to delete it. . . . How do they care about eye color when world is surfing from hunger? Why at the end of most novels I read, they end up having a children, not adopting one? Why they think girls have to be drama queen and boys have to be emotionless? How they don't realize? Do you know how it feels to be alone? Even after you found some good friends, you know they aren't like you. Their not toxic, that's a relief. but is there anyone who sees the world the way you see it? Do you know they are homeless children and you have a house for your dog? Do you think I'm a depressed human? Do you think if im against my culture, I'm unsocial and needs to be fixed? Come to think of it, I do needs to be fixed, some actions are wrong, if you're toxic I don't accept you for who you are, you have to change yourself. If you're a soul like me, you realize that I didn't want to offend you. It's just my Thoughts. And if you feel offended, hopeless etc, I didn't want that. Because I'm happy, even if I think this way. Sometimes I'm not. Because I have hope. I'm trying to live the best way I can.
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Grief is so interesting
by callmeRM
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more Grief is so interesting  Two months ago I couldn't breath, I was talking to God and you multiple times a day, I couldn't go more then 10 min without you passing my mind, I couldn't stop crying, I couldn't function  It felt like everything I knew about this world came crashing down I didn't understand how the world didn't stop because you weren't in it I was manic and lost my mind I still think about you daily Wednesdays are will never be the same Its different though, I haven't cried in at least two weeks I still feel empty but now its a functional empty  I still think about your family and the boys but its just different I still talk to God but its not always about you I still talk to you but not as often I didnt know a pain like that existed till you left  Thats why on one hand I'm glad because I don't think I could live my life in that type of pain much longer on another I don't like that I'm functioning because it almost feels like I'm saying I can live this life without you in it and I can't or I don't even know its a sense of guilt, for what I'm not sure  I hope your dancing, singing and laughing up there
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Kait’s here with your dose of holiday self care inspo!
by Kait
Last post
 11 hours ago
...See more Which one can you commit to trying this week? I think I am going to work on getting organized 😊
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Let’s talk❤️
by brightaday
Last post
 11 hours ago
...See more What’s the Most Hurtful Thing Someone Has Ever Said to You? Let’s Laugh (and Cry) Together! Alright, folks, let’s stir things up a bit. I’m calling out those soul-crushing, jaw-dropping, “did they really just say that?” moments—the ones we still think about in the shower 10 years later, plotting our ultimate comeback. What’s the most hurtful thing someone’s ever said to you? I’ll start, because fair is fair. One time, someone looked me dead in the eyes and said: “You have the personality of an overcooked potato.” AN. OVERCOOKED. POTATO. Like, excuse me?! At least compare me to mashed potatoes or something versatile and comforting. But no, they went straight for the dry, flavorless insult that haunts me to this day. Or there’s my friend, who once got told by a teacher: “You’re the reason I drink.” The TEACHER. Imagine doing your homework and still being blamed for someone’s Merlot habit. But here’s the thing—those words hurt then, but now? Now we laugh about them (and also secretly hope karma got those people back). That’s the beauty of sharing these moments: they lose their power over you when you can throw a little humor at them and share them with people who get it. So, hit me with your stories. Let’s turn this into a group roast of the most ridiculous, hurtful things we’ve ever heard. You can go deep if you want, but even the small, dumb insults count—like that time someone said your new haircut made you look like a “vegetable emoji” (that one hurt a little, not gonna lie). And hey, if your story is truly wild, I’ll pin it as the Hall of Fame Hurtful Comment. So, let’s hear it: What’s the thing someone said to you that still makes you go, “WOW, okay, thanks for that”? Bonus points if it’s funny, weird, or just downright petty. Let’s keep it light, and maybe—just maybe—we’ll all feel a little better after laughing at the absurdity of it all. Alright, your turn—don’t leave me hanging! Btw i will post this in another forum just to reach more people.
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Wheely
by genericbeing
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 14 hours ago
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Don't forget the snacks
by genericbeing
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 14 hours ago
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I'm sure there's a message here somewhere
by genericbeing
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 14 hours ago
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I hope everyone is well :)
by genericbeing
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 14 hours ago
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Homeless next month...
by Jewels2270
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more Hello, I'm about to become homeless soon... I had a good run I guess...oh well My ex gf I recently found out probably cheated on me I'm not mad at her she has every right to find somebody better and I couldn't believe such a good person was with me because of my internal mental issues.. she was gonna help me with my money issue but she told me she found somebody else so I said I'm happy for her and left. My toxic parents are blaming me for going to be homeless soon because I didn't choose a successful career, struggled with myself to find a job, how I can't do anything right and I'm just on the wrong path. I struggle with depression,trust issues and many other things.. I might have BPD but I'm not a professional. My toxic parents want me to work for basically for their own benefit basically it's gonna take up most of check if I decide to go to work then basically give my money away to them for their bills. I'm not moving forward to my future that I want.. I'm just stuck.. it's so frustrating and complicated.. Honestly, I don't feel like doing this anymore there's so many things to worry about in this world... War,food,housing,money, etc... it's too much on me... I'm so overwhelmed and stressed out. I had to find out that my career choice years later would be completely worthless (artist) more and more people are using AI and it might be replacing some jobs for good because honestly employers want to find the most cheapest option I don't blame them. I can't afford a life for myself, neither my happiness... My ex gf warned me I should just run away from my problems (my family situation) but what will that do... There's no solid plan afterwards I'll be homeless then what. Besides I have a special needs brother and my other brother isn't that very responsible to look after him... If anybody has any advice for being homeless for the first time. Please leave it in the comments. Goodbye, thank you for reading.
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Betrayed; Lost My Best Friend, First Love, and Self-Esteem All In One (Advice Please)
by fearless1000
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more Love is a cruel creature. How is there still love in my heart for him, the cheater.  He is with the girl he (most recently) cheated on me with now. I can't stand the thought of them together, it makes me sick. I cannot stop thinking and imagining them together. Stalking them despite blocking them both. How do I stop thinking of him? How do I stop thinking of her? How do I stop thinking of them? How do I unlove? How do I get the closure I never got? How do I learn to love myself again?  Sometimes I sadly think, if he (the only person I ever loved) abandoned me so easily and gave up on me why should I not give up on myself. I gave him everything and it wasn't enough. I adored him with everything I have despite his many flaws. He left our 3 year relationship for someone he knew for 3 days...

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