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Listener Classifieds: Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
by Heather225
Last post
 3 hours ago
...See more This space is for Listeners who actively and currently support the topic of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) to introduce themselves. Members: review the replies below to find someone who aligns with your needs. Remember to check their listener bios for further information before connecting. Listeners, please share the following details: Are you an adult, teen, or ATL (Adult-Teen Listener): Gender: Languages you speak: Are you open to taking on members for long-term listening support? Your experience with DID: Any other things a member should know: (Optional) Your availability (in EST time) and day(s) if applicable: (Listeners, if at any point you no longer accept DID chats or wish to update your information, contact me or CheeryMango to delete or edit your response)
Listener Classifieds (November 2024) Members, Check Out Our Listeners Accepting New Chats!
by Heather225
Last post
 19 hours ago
...See more This space is for Listeners who are currently accepting chats to introduce themselves to the member community! Members, if any listeners pique your interest, you can then check out their bios and see if they might be a good fit for you! Here are some things you can consider sharing (only share what's comfortable): Are you an adult, teen or ATL (Adult-Teen Listener): Gender: Languages you speak: Topics you'll support: Topics you don’t support: Lived experience: Are you open to taking on members for long-term listening support? Your availability (in EST time) and day(s) if applicable:
[Members]Farewell/Taking a Break/Returning Thread: Send Your Regards
by MonBon
Last post
 November 12th
...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!
I sincerely wish... she will fight for her rights!
by NewbWanderer
Last post
 1 hour ago
...See more Your Silence, My Voice In your silence lie countless screams, I hear those unspoken pleas of yours. You ask me to stay away, to forget you entirely, But how can I erase the dreams we shared together? You say that fear grips your heart, I say we'll fight this battle as one. Why fight alone for your freedom? Didn't I promise to walk beside you till the end? Is love such a grave sin? Is choosing our own path such a crime? Your God gave you this life to live, Why surrender it to others' design? You ask for time, and I give you Not moments, but a lifetime true. Just don't ask me to forget you, For you're like a verse in my book of life, That feels new every time I read through. People tell me to be practical, To accept that if not you, someone else will do. But how do I make them understand That you're not a choice I made, You're a part of my existence so deep, A story left incomplete I cannot keep. I hold no grudge against your family, I only have this humble plea: Give you time, listen to your voice, Find their joy in your happiness freely. You say my hopes are breaking you down, But how can I leave you alone in this fight? My silence holds my restlessness, Your silence holds your helplessness. The tears that fill your eyes today, Flow from mine just the same way. You ask me to forget and move on, But how can I forget dreams that we dwelt upon? This world holds endless possibilities, Why chain ourselves to age-old traditions? Your Allah and the world I see, Both speak of truths that set us free. I wonder at this painful irony: The women who once lived in chains, Now become the keepers of the same, Passing down their silent pain. What did our elders learn from their youth, When their voices too were stifled and mute? Are they now taking revenge, perhaps, By passing trauma down this twisted route? I think of your daughters tomorrow, Will they find their voice to speak? Or will they inherit this same silence, When they try to choose their path unique? Will their rational pleas be heard Or will they too be told to stay meek? You'll fight your battle alone, you say, I'll stay away as you asked, okay. But remember, I'm here somewhere near, Ready for your call, should you ever need. I only ask this much of you: Don't let your voice fade away. For hidden in your silence deep, Lies the story of my heartache's keep.
Random_Thoughts...
by SpiritualSupporter91719
Last post
 Saturday
...See more Loneliness is so nastily painful..isn't it? What's the worst it can do?  Can Make us feel there is not enough air in this world for us to breathe!   No matter how much you keep yourself busy, when it strikes, It tries to take every sanity away from you! And you end up holding the wrong hands to survive...!  And those wrong hands makes our life more suffocating that we gets scared to trust people day by day...! And at the end we feel its better to keep feeling suffocated than to take the risk of holding any given hand...! because what If they try to make the breathing more difficult? So... Its better To cry alone, Deal with all those pain alone... But the wrong people shouldnt be here! Not at all!
An Anxiety Nightmare
by placidWheel4915
Last post
 November 5th
...See more Hello, I joined this group like 10 minutes ago so I don’t know what I’m doing. I’m just going to share some of my struggles in hope for some advice or people who can relate…… I got into a serious relationship freshman year of high school and that relationship lasted a little over a year and after we broke up I noticed I wasn’t ok being by myself…… I needed to find a boyfriend, not having a boyfriend made me anxious. I got anxious attachment style over any boy I dated and our relationships ended ubruptly because of my self sabotaging behavior even tho it was the opposite of what I wanted to do. Present day: im dating this guy we’ve been dating a little longer then what my Average relationship lasts I need advise on how I won’t be so scared all the time that he’s gunna leave me. Im sick of living in anxiety and fear.
I feel like gods have abandoned me
by Iamheretostay
Last post
 October 31st
...See more I do to great part of my life believe in some sort of intellegence in this universe, maybe it is gods or an intellegent universe or cosmos which does take care of us. And everyone who is close to us is just an extension of that intellegence.  I was in a relationship with a woman which later got turned into engagement but later we realized that we are having compatibility issues so we decided to break that up mutually. But after that happened my character got assassinated in my social circle without me getting a chance to explain myself, and I did not reply back to those accusations because whats the point. A group of friends I was part of, we had some misunderstading and I was never given chance to explain myself, and I lost them one by one. I never replied back about anything because whats the point, I understand everyone is suffering in the end in their lives and people do at times can be blind to someone else pain, but deep down I kinda feel the intellegent entity controlled our lives has given up on my story, I feel like I have been abadoned. I just hope something just make it all stop or give me a path to follow.
The Story of an amazing listener
by SparklingLuna
Last post
 October 31st
...See more Hey im Luna, I want to tell you a story, This is the story of a 16 year old called Morgyn that was once in teenie land, now Morgyn wasn't any ordinary teenager, they were carrying around a lot of problems with a past of darkness and messiness and struggled with behavior especially with following rules and learning the right from the wrong whilst dealing with being heavily misunderstood. Morgyn was always getting in trouble however other than people showing anger and frustration no one was on their side to help them. One day (March 2023), a listener called Anna met Morgyn in member rooms and instantly showed willingness to support M through their endless battles and despite M not being so keen on this idea due to people who have always gotten to know them and then left when M became too difficult causing many many trust issues they still gave Anna a chance to help. M and A got to know each other and throughout their interactions M was slowly finding hope and happiness, at this stage it was still early days and there were so many battles ahead but it was okay because she showed patience Morgyn tested Anna alot to see if she would leave them in which Anna still stayed and was extremely understanding of M’s troubles and continuously showed kindness even though it was most likely very hard for Anna. After a year Anna had gotten to know mostly everything about M and had broken down so many barriers that M had put up to protect themself. Anna showed M what any parent should of done, she showed them care and Anna also showed Morgyn the different between right and wrong and never once got mad or angry for the mistakes Morgyn had made. Fast forward to August (2024), Anna had been working with Morgyn for a long time by this time and this is the time when Anna had managed to break down every barrier that they had and gained M’s full trust. Through this time Anna had shown Morgyn lots of different things like feeling loved by a chosen family I am Morgyn and the wonderful listener is Anna Silverberg thank you for listening to this story <3 @AnnaSilverberg
I need some help!
by hamtaro123
Last post
 October 21st
...See more This is kind of not related to the mental health...but it's been making me panic. I have been locked out of my Samsung A12 phone, I put my password and it didn't work. I tried to use my fingerprint and it didn't let me. I am not going to do a factory reset because my phone has pictures of my deceased dog, and they are very precious to me. I was wondering if anyone knows, or knows something or someone that can help me. My phone is not backed up with google. I tried using "find my mobile" in Samsung and "find my phone" in google but it didn't work because it's not connected... I definitely do not want to go out to a customer service thing and pay money. If anyone knows a video, or person or site that can help, please let me know!!   :(
Antipsychotics
by Beechie
Last post
 October 15th
...See more Hi. Antipsychotics killed my brain and I don't know what to do. My psychiatrist says meds have got nothing to do with my condition. I feel brain-dead, I'm not as smart as I used to be and I have difficulty doing anything, almost as if I were disabled. I want my intelligence back and I don't know what to do. Has anyone experienced this? 
Not sure what to do
by xhxh22
Last post
 October 12th
...See more Hi guys, long post ahead. Please read and leave some comments for me! My husband brought up divorce recently but i wasnt agreeable. We have been married for 8 years with 2 toddlers. He has since moved back to his parents' and left me to care for our 2 toddlers alone on top of my 8-5 job. He has also been avoiding me and not replying to my messages even though i have just been contacting him about the kids stuff. In the week before he brought up divorce, i noticed he was always on whatsapp and he locked a secret chat with his female colleague who he claimed that he has not contacted before.  When he first brought up divorce, he said he will still be here to see the kids weekly, but he didnt keep his promise. The kids miss their dad. He would rather go out the whole weekend and not even spare some time for his kids. We went on a holiday shortly after he brought up divorce as that holiday was booked long ago. Guess what, he went with us, and left us there in the foreign place on the same day. I pleaded with him to stay or at least help when we are coming back cos I wasnt sure how to handle 2 kids n the luggage. But no, he didnt appear. Lately, I also find myself screaming at the kids over the smallest things. Even though i feel bad and regret it immediately, i still cant help but flare up at them again and again. I am worried and afraid that this will take a toll on their mental state as well. Its been really hard and emotionally draining. I feel so anxious, burn out, angry, stressed and tired. Im pretty sure im dealing with depression too and I think about giving up everyday.
I'm lost in life, scared, struggle to move on and find my purpose
by JoyfulJourney7
Last post
 October 12th
...See more I’m really struggling to move on from my ex-boyfriend. We broke up three months ago, and he said it was more about him than me. We were in a long-distance relationship and couldn’t find a place to live in either of our cities. I live with my parents, and he witnessed many arguments here, which contributed to his emotional distancing. I even tried to find a job in his country, but I only received rejections. After the breakup, we had occasional contact because he said my healing was important to him and that he still wanted to be there for me. I ended up calling him three times to talk, as I couldn’t manage to keep "no contact." I checked my phone every day, hoping he would message me. I always feel the need to know what he’s doing, where he is, and with whom, which gives me no peace. He was the perfect man for me, both in appearance and personality. He has a heart of gold, always listened to me, gave me advice and was incredibly respectful. We traveled so much together, and he treated me like a queen during our relationship. He was always considerate and wise, which makes it even harder for me to understand and let him go. After the breakup, he told me he felt relieved and that his mental health had improved, which completely breaks me inside. I shared everything with him, trusted him with all my secrets, and he knows me better than anyone. How can I let go of someone like that? What makes it even harder is that I’m constantly checking social media to find out what he’s doing. He’s made his accounts private, but I still find ways to see what’s going on, which only hurts me more. Last week, I found out that he went on a party trip with 15 guys and I saw stories showing that they were out partying and brought girls home. That shattered me, especially because after the breakup he told me he wasn’t ready for a relationship anytime soon but then said maybe later, which leaves me heartbreaked. Whenever I’ve brought up the idea of him coming back to me, he’s just said "maybe, but maybe not," which leaves me in limbo. I’m so scared that he’ll never come back, and it’s eating me alive. I still love him so much and think he’s the best person I could ever be with. Before we broke up, we had booked a group trip together and after a lot of back and forth, we decided to go. That was three weeks ago and the trip gave me hope for us again. But he said he was only being kind out of pity because it broke his heart to see me suffering. He keeps telling me how amazing I am and that I should remember that, but he insists he needs to go his own way alone now. This has been so hard for me, especially because he didn’t promise that we might be together again once he has figured his life out. On this trip, he tried to talk to as few women as possible out of respect for me, unlike the other guys. But I could see how many women were looking at him, flirting with him, and giving him compliments, which broke my heart. I just don’t know how to cope with all of this. Since last year, I finished school in business administration and was unemployed until April 2024 because I couldn’t find anything that matched my interests. Then I started a remote job in April, which I gave up immediately because it was very draining and didnt match with my interests. Since July 2024, I’ve been unemployed again and desperately need a job. I keep delaying everything because I have too many ideas and can’t commit to one. I’ve thought about studying again, but I don’t know what to study. I’d like to move abroad but don’t know what to do there either. I’d love to act because I’m good at it, and everyone tells me I have talent, but I don’t know how and where. I’m interested in too many things. I’m also interested in police investigative work. I’m quick, clever, creative, funny, empathetic, and dynamic. I just don’t know what to do with my life, and I’m already 25. On top of that, I’ve been trying to be make money on tik tok and *** but my videos don’t go viral, and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I’m still living with my parents and don’t know where to go or what to do next. Lastly, I really want to reconnect with God but don’t know how to do it. I would really appreciate any advice or experiences anyone has to share. Thank you so much for listening.
Sharing My new personal Diary - 28-29 Sep
by azureHickory1124
Last post
 October 7th
...See more (context- I am a 26 years old male, unoccupied atm, i have many friends and i have a good relationship with my family, english isnt my native language so i am sorry for bad grammar ) 28 Sep anime name: Days With My Setsister This anime, it inspired me to write down my feelings. (I started tearing up as i write that.) Something is wrong , doesn't feel right, i never felt this way. Im writing this the day after , its the 29 .Sep today. I have been watching many romance animes lately, and i cried during them, some sad parts where i would get emotional. But for some reason i started crying randomly when i think about those feelings, while not even watching anime or when doing random tasks . Last night i was watching this anime, i could not stop watching even tho it was already 2am I wanted to get to the end and see the happy end so bad, when i finished this anime, i went to bed and started crying uncontrollably, all i could think if is "stop! why are you *** crying, what is wrong with you". this anime .. It had such an unsatisfying ending. I wanted it to have a happier ending to give me some comfort, maybe it could ease those feelings that make me cry. (i am crying now as i am writing this .. again) 29 Sep it was so hard to fall asleep last night, i think it was 4AM I woke up early but i got out of bed at 12:30 I think i know what is wrong with me but I’m not sure. I think i am lonely, after watching those romance anime’s , i long to love and be loved by a woman, family and friends can only subdue that feeling, but i think it only makes things worse. It is Sunday, it has been 5 days since my interview at PROMAI , i have not heard from them yet. It makes me very stressed. Mom seemed to be in a happy mood this morning , ate breakfast with her and headed into my room. I tried to study but it was too hard, didn’t feel motivated to study, or play , or even start a new anime. I also almost started crying next to mom today , i tried to suppress it but i couldn’t so i went to my room so she wont see me. And then i downloaded this app (Diary app), now I’m trying to figure out what to write and how to write my feelings here, maybe it will make me feel better, or help me understand what i should do. It is always easy for me to give advice for friends in need, maybe reading my diary would help me see this from an outsiders view. its kinda funny but mostly embarrassing... writing a diary, i never though i would do such a thing, on the other hand i never though i would be crying uncontrollably for no real apparent reason. Friend R.`s flight was cancelled, he was supposed to fly to (C) for a meeting regarding the future of the company i last worked at. Friend M.`s flight was also cancelled so he is invited me to go train with him, i declined , i said i dont feel well , but the truth is i dont want to uncontrollably start crying next to him . I Feel Bad For Declining (now i am crying again) I want to try and meet a woman, if being lonely is the reason for the way i am right now... there is no other way. but... she wont appear Infront of me from thin air , But i am tired of dating apps , they dont work out for me, or maybe i didn't try hard enough. i also don't feel like going outside ... can i meet someone to fall in-love with from home.? Maybe a game , or a community... ohh the wishful thinking again I wonder .... if I can be so lucky I wonder if there is a place i can share my thoughts anonymously, but why would i want to do that...? i guess i am looking for attention... , but am i really looking for attention or am i just searching for someone to give me an answer. I feel pain in my throat as if im choking, i also feel pain in my heart, my heart feels heavy and cold and at the same time it feels as if my heart isnt there, it feels like an empty hole. when i am in bed hug my pillow close to my chest, it gives me chest some comfort and warmth. ahhhh i feel stupid ... not wanting to meet up with people nor talking to those close to me, but wanting attention....... stupid , weird , pathetic ,frustrating I feel so out of place, so uncomfortable i am so frustrated with myself . I hope i can go back to normal, not thinking of love , knowing when the right time comes i will meet the one . ... those romance animes... they are not good for me right now its only the middle of the day, i hope i can study a little , to make this day somewhat productive. writing this all down seems to help a little even tho i am still not sure if i am lonely or something else. but my mind cleared a little I hope i will keep writing in this diary, seems like a nice hobby for now i asked chatGPT for a place i can share those feelings, wait .. did i even get my feelings across ?? i never did such a thing before. writing is weird .. i signed up to a website called 7cups i will try it out. it also suggested reddit  I might be back with diary entry for days 30-1 Sep-Oct
I don't know what I am meant to do.
by magusonthehill
Last post
 October 4th
...See more No one has my best interest in mind and they treat me like I don’t matter. Like my needs don’t matter and like I don’t deserve a good life. I was born in a really bad place (a third world country) where I don’t belong, I don’t share any values or worldviews with them, and nothing about this place is normal to me or reflects who I am at all. There is no life for me here. I didn’t have a life, a childhood, or any relationships with anyone I love or respect. I hate this place and always have. I was abandoned as a newborn, but it’s not like it matters, since the people who adopted me have not given me a good life, because, quite frankly, no one here can give me what I need. They think a good life is superflous. But they were especially abusive, and even people here would probably agree. They are religious extremists, moralists, and pro-life. I am irreligious and pro-choice. I used to be an atheist/materialist (even as a kid I never believed in their religion, they could never condition me), now I am quite spiritual/idealist and woo woo. But still very much an individualist and independent thinker.  I am not a realist or practical. I believe in the impossible. I am very sensitive, so being in this hostile environment that’s is not aligned with my soul’s truth is really harmful and distressing. I don’t know how this was allowed to happen to me. The fact the they think they know what’s best for me or that they are my people or that they are good for me when they have abused me my entire life and and I feel so unease and disturbed by their presence is so unsettling. I have nowhere to turn to. This is place is so crowded. I hear everything and just being in this environment is so disturbing. Even in my room. I can’t get any peace. And knowing that if I open the door and go outside it gets much worse. Even if I was in a soundproof box. I would still feel disturbed by just bring here. Just because it’s normal for them, it’s not normal for me. Nothing about this place is normal. And they treat me like I’m the problem and that I am crazy and I am not allowed to feel the way I feel and think like I think. That who I am inside doesn’t matter. They think they own me and that I belong here, when I don’t. They are not my family. Just hearing their voices makes my screen crawl. They never were. But they keep getting away with this. This is not my life. I need to leave.
Words from Experience...
by SpiritualSupporter91719
Last post
 October 4th
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