A huge shoutout for two great listeners and fabulousgroup mods.

They are our lovely friends,

@Wanda and @Yunowho!

These guys works really hard as group mods and people on the group support chatroom adore them. #RESPECT for you guys!

And, Their stellar listening skills arecontinually helping a lot of people who needs to vent or sort out things.

I wish you all the best, I am glad that I came across these amazing people!

A lot of love and hugs.

Big shoutout to JJill2 for cheering me up and making me less stressed! She is always there for me and a wonderful listener <3

@Silentlistener97 really makes me feel better with her "how i love eeeeezzzzzzaaaaaaah so much stories ;) )

Hello Everyone! As a Listener i would like to give a shoutout to all of you members! You guys are the reason why we do what we do! My life has been changed all because i talked to a fellow listener. starting here as a member really helped me make my decision to become a listener. You all have amazing a beautiful hearts and im so blessed to be here for anyone of you to vent to :) blessings, SurvivoringWarrior

A big shout out to the listeners that lead the guided discussions... @Angelwings2, @Heather, and I'm sure many others that do it as well, these are just the ones I've participated in.Thanks so much for taking the time to discuss the things that are important in our lives in these discussions.

Also a big thanks and shout out to the mods that are so often in the various chat rooms, hanging out, making members feel comfortable, and keeping it a safe and welcoming place for everyone. Thanks @Ejj @yunowho and to everyone else who's in there as well, that I just haven't connected with. Appreciate what you do to provide that place for us.

And lastly a shout out to the listeners that have taken the time to connect with me one on one...means a lot to me, that you have taken the time to listen and support me.

I'vegot to say...I love 7 cups, so glad to have found this place!

So after poking around through some profiles, I found this great listener called @Porpoiseful . They were kind and honest in their approach. The amount of empathy and understanding I received was amazing, their replies were thoughtful, insightful, long and unique?that sort of uniqueness that only comes with the genuineness of someone that cares about you.

Their profile have this great quote from Robert Frost that says: ?Tell me about it if it?s something human. Let me into your grief." And I believe that quote sums up the best what it was liked to chat with them, I felt so humanly vulnerable but at the same time so validated and understood. It felt like for a moment they stood with me inside my turmoil and just waited for me to be strong enough to walk out of it offering me comfort all through this.

I cannot thank you enough for being here for me tonight, but I want you to know I really do appreciate what you did tonight. I want others (and you) to know you are an amazing listener and deserve to be praised.

Hugs,

A stranger

So I thought it be nice to do some shout outs for some really nice members I?ve been seeing around the forums lately being supportive towards others!

@TransAm85

You are a super active member of our community, always being attentive to others by sharing your experience with them in the forums! You are unique and inspire me to keep a positive attitude towards life, thank you for being here and for being willing to be vulnerable with us. You show great strength and an amazing will power to move forward. Stay awesome!

@easyTortoise20

Even though you joined our community only about a month (or less) ago I?ve seen your post all around the forum, sharing the love and compassion all around! You are a very gentle soul and it?s very noticeable that you even when you have struggles of your own you never turn our back to help another. I admire your kindness and willingness to give to others the best you have. Thank you for being here, you certainly brighten up the forums with your lovely posts.

@whyme11

You honestly and transparency bring a clarity to the table that is very wise yet very relatable. You come here for support but don?t hesitate to offer empathy and words of encouragement and understanding in the forums. It?s amazing to see how genuine your post feel and how it projects a deeper understanding to others that provides a lot of comfort. I always feel inspired after reading one of your posts because it?s so full of acceptance, pure appreciation and motivation for others. You seem like a very selfless and amazing person, please never stop being you and thank you for sharing your words with us.

@politeCup86

You are definitely aiming high J and I hope you surpass your expectations! You are sweet, caring and super active. I have to say the forum you made in which you are interacting with some other members is so adorable and cute to read. It makes me very happy to see our members interacting and bonding with each other in a supportive and positive way. You are a star, I?m glad to have you as part of our community.

This shout-out is for the entire community of 7cups! These people are among the most amazing people on earth. I came to 7cups in hopes of gaining experience in psychology and completing an internship. While the latter cannot happen now, I realized that in order for someone to be an effective listener, they must first become and effective friend. These people have helped me in so many, many different ways with kindness, love, compassion, generosity, and unwavering friendship. You have helped me to regain faith in people, prayed with me when I had lost my faith, hugged me when I felt so alone, listened to be at my worst and loved me through it, laughed with me when I was sad, comforted me in times of sorrow, and fulfilled so many other aspects of my life. You are, and always will be, the most amazing and beautiful people to me. My hat is off to you all!! I am hoping that we, as a community, can continue to ban together to make the world a better place to live. I love you all <3<3 (Please forgive me if I have forgotten anyone, but I tried) :D

<3 ELIBEAN! <3 mr eames <3 my sunshine <3 my little penguin <3 poet <3 wendy <3 asiam <3 tootsie <3 stunning monkey <3 handsome johnny <3 byrnison <3 brendy <3 chris <3 luciole <3 southy <3 dimey <3 cadence <3 david <3 davey <3 claire <3 lilly <3 WO <3 aedan <3 flora <3 star <3 brave <3 pumpkin <3 james <3 pm <3 kay <3 sea <3 iian <3 resolve <3 mark <3 aussie <3 simon <3 lemon <3 tortyyy <3 chaos <3 red <3 AB <3 helen <3 <3 holy <3 timeh <3 boots <3 cat <3 brenden <3 walker <3 bikey <3 alice <3 zeek <3 ananth <3 bee <3 pomegranate <3 superman <3 spiderman <3 made <3 reese <3 shade <3 theo <3 belph <3 sciper <3 clicki <3 rn <3 nurse <3 lion <3 heart <3 jack <3 frank <3 birch <3 QP <3 kitty <3 neon <3 heart <3 yard <3 lake <3 ship <3 GF <3 cake <3 town <3 brendan <3 village <3 nidhi <3 shellie <3 safe <3 eyes <3 kurishta <3 strawberries <3 oak <3 sail <3 lunch <3 human <3 rose <3 green <3 apple <3 jake <3 jm <3 hairy <3 raspberries <3 peach <3 mutter <3 vicki <3 sbates <3 globe <3 triangle <3 car <3 cherry <3 jman <3 west <3 east <3 cucumber <3 banana <3 ocean

Much much love to each of you <3<3 CindySue46

Cindy, you are the friend that's always always there, your the light in the dark, your a reason to get up in the morning, you make me feel special, loved and wanted. You take away the pain and replace it with strength, you take my tears and turn them into smiles. You are the reason I am here today. You mean the world to me and so much more. Thank you with all my heart for being here day after day, thank you for everything you do, thank you for being an incredible listener, mod and friend. Your my inspiration and the wind beneath my wings. I love you and I am blessed to have you in my life. *hugs Xs infinity*

Might be triggering

The week of Valentines Day(Feb 9-13), we are going to spread self-mutilation awareness. If you have ever self-harmed or have self-harm marks, draw a black heart over your marks and color it in. If you have not self-harmed but want to spread awareness, draw a black heart on one of your wrists and do not fill it in. Spread the word online using texts, pictures and the hashtag #LoveYourself and lets see how much awareness we can spread. <3