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Hey hey!
welcome to cups!
İ'm so glad you decided to join in as a member it takes a big amount of courage to seek help and open up and as a listener, i appreciate your time and passion being put into making someone else smile...
when i first entered cups i was quiet lost with many things, including:
how to navigate the app and website,
how to find things in forums (it can be like a maze at first)
who/ where to go to with problems (be it glitches, reporting, having a question or wanting info about a project)
Rooms and how to get familiar with them (access to all rooms, guided discussions, sharing circles, mods, guidelines,...)
so ask me anything 7cups related if i know the answer i'll reply in less than 24 hours otherwise i'll tag someone who knows the answer
Why can't members talk to each other here? I kind of joined to find other people like me isolated on SSI. Maybe spark online friendships or find an accountability buddy! But this forum seems very....idk neutered? And it seems you only speak to listeners or moderators most of the time. Also the entire site seems to be very young. I might try 18% slack. I feel I'm like in the 10% of people over 25 around here. Any recommendations on what could be a better fit?
@honestLand744 Members can't talk to each other here because 7 Cups was originally designed for listeners to provide emotional support. At first it was by telephone. Online chats came later. Members could not contact each other at all. That's why our home page (if you're not a member) still says, "7 Cups connects you to caring listeners for free emotional support".
We feel safety is very important for people who need emotional support, so we mostly don't use real names on 7 Cups, and arranging contact offsite is not allowed. This means 7 Cups is very limited if what you want is friendship. As someone once remarked in the forum, "the hugs aren't real".
I don't know much about the age distribution at 7 Cups. You could be right that it's skewed towards younger people, especially as our lower age limit is 13.
There are many websites that are designed for friendship. Just now I searched the Internet for friendship online and it was easy to find several of them. I haven't tried any myself, so unfortunately I don't have a personal recommendation.
Charlie
@RarelyCharlie hey everyone 18percent is what i was looking for! By the way bich fuck you for being useless and fuck this whole site for programing people to talk like creepy robots :3
@Listeningsarinn
Hello, I am not new but I could not find the answer to this question.
Are you allowed to cross-post on different forums?
For example, if you have a post that is relevant in both depression and addiction subcommunity, can you post in both? Not with the intention to spam or get more replies but to legit reach different communities?
Thanks
@BookWomanOfFahrenheit451
hey hey! hope you're having a great day!
as for your question, duplicate posts are not allowed on seven cups forums, even if legitimately trying to bring up a topic,but it's great to talk about the topic and bring it up in all related subcomms, this can be done by making different posts in each of those subcomms each focusing more on the specific subcomm's topic
(for example if i'm dealing with ptsd and this is causing me problems in my relationship as well i could share it in trauma support, talking about the issue, flashbacks and my feelings, while also sharing the issue and how this is effecting my relationship in relationship and friendship support)
i tried to be clear in responding tho if there is anything you wanted more explanation on or for any other questions feel free to poke me anytime!
thanks for asking *-*
Hello! So I was wondering if you might know what category DID would fit into?
@purpleSpring2870
hey there! Hope you're having a great day! ^^ You can find it here it's located under trauma support!
@purpleSpring2870 It's possible to search the forum for a category here: Find a forum
For example, if you search for DID you can find it in the Trauma Support community.
Charlie
@Listeningsarinn
First off, thanks for creating a forum to answer questions. I've been trying to print out my certificate, but some of my data doesn't seem to be population. My star rating still shows as 0.0 in the Certifications tab, but my profile blurb shows that I have a 5 star rating so far. I'm not sure what's going on or how to fix it.
@EnergizingGrace77
Hey there! İ'm glad you like the idea of this thread as for your question, when i check your profile i see 0 stars (because you don't have any ratings so far, even if you have four written reviews) tho if you think that the members have given a star rating and the reason it's not showing is a tech glitch, you can report it here
How do I delete my account? I looked it up on google and it said "cancel suscriptions" and I dont have any. This crappy website seems to go out of its way to hide that option
Hey there, seems like you've already found the way based on you profile being removed tho for future reference, if anyone else needs it, i'll still answer this,
sending an email to community@7cups.com from the email address you used to create your account would do, Or you can submit a request here
Based on personal experince emailing community is faster
@Listeningsarinn
Hi, some days ago I enrolled to join 7Cups Academy's "CDM" course (should be starting tomorrow, 25 January), but so far I haven't received a confirmation e-mail or any kind of contact from 7Cups (either by e-mail or on site). Is this what supposed to happen?
If yes, how would I start the course? I really have no clue.
(If you don't happen to know about this course, it'd be great if you could please refer me to someone who is responsible for it.)
Thanks in advance!
@11820Read
hey there! I am not quiet sure about the content development and marketing course but if it's going to be like all other courses of academy You should be recieving an email from the admin leading it ( @soulfullyabutterfly ) with the needed info tommorow (on your starting date) you can reachout to soul in pms if you'd want more info or if you don't recieve an email tomorrow
@11820Read Hi there, primary communication is indeed through emails and I do need to send them - you can expect emails for weekly coursework during the weekends - apologies for any confusion, I understand not everyone runs on EST time ❤️
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Hello, I've just checked my inbox again and turns out I did receive your e-mail! I look forward to starting the learning process now! :-)
I need to find a listener who has lost a teenage daughter. Or a group or forum. Any suggestions?
@Listeningsarinn I need a listener who has experienced the death of a teenage daughter. I am struggling right now even though it was a long time ago. Any suggestions?
@Robyn27
Hey there... i’m so sorry to hear about your loss... i understand how much it should’ve hurt you, there is no deadline into grieving a loss that big... *sends warm hugs*
You can find a list of all adult listeners who have lived experience with grief by clicking here
Or talk about the loss to a community of peers in this forum
Is there an OCD forum or section of a forum?
@plumRaspberries7829 Yes: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Support
It's hidden inside a mysterious subcommunity called "Support Plus". I have no idea why.
You can search for forums here: Find a Forum
Charlie
@RarelyCharlie
Thank you!
