Hello. I'm new here
Hello. My name is emotionalpal710, but you can refer to me as "Emotion" or "Pal."
I mainly came here as I am struggling with coping with school. Winter break ends after this weekend and I keep thinking about how terrifying school is to me. I have also struggled with friendships and people throughout my life. I am struggling with a certain online friend right now, but I don't know what to do. I am happy to be part of this community today. I will try to participate often. It especially helps when I have someone to talk too as I usually bottle up all my feelings away unless to very specific people.
Some lighter things I like Sonic the Hedgehog, drawing (although I have been lacking motivation lately), writing, etc. I want to get a job as a computer programmer or some sort of computer job in my adult life. I feel really afraid of what is to come, but I am trying to suck it up and be strong. A big thing with me is that I dislike being a fearful and defenseless coward. I have some anger issues because I want to try and force myself to be strong and take the pain I get with a brave and unemotional face.
Maybe here, I will learn to try and embrace my emotions more. I am trying to accept myself for who I currently am, but it is hard. Either way, however, it is a pleasure to be here. I hope everyone is having a good day/night, we can do this day by day. Little by little.
@emotionalpal710
hi, Pal! welcome to the Cups family!!
@emotionalpal710
Hey Emotion!
Welcome to 7Cups! It's so lovely to meet you and have you here :)
It sounds like you have a lot going on with worries over school and your friendships - I'm sorry to hear that but you are definitely in the right place and making good first steps! Sometimes talking to someone is all we need to feel a bit better :)
I also love writing but don't always have the time or motivation to do anything about it 😅. Creative hobbies can be such a good outlet and way to take our minds off of things. Is there anything specific you like to draw? Maybe Sonic the Hedgehog?
It's great that you have an idea of what you want in your adult life! And it's completely normal to have some fears - the future is unknown and that uncertainty can be pretty scary. So many people are in similar shoes to you right now - we all have fears over our futures. The good news is that we can all be a source of support and encouragement for one another!
7Cups has so many good resources for learning about ourselves and how to manage our emotions. It's important to be kind and patient with yourself as like you said it's little by little and thankfully we have our whole lives to learn and grow
Welcome to 7Cups!
@awesomeForever34 @emotionalpal710
I was in very close shoes when young also and have been lefting some posts about those troubles on the community as time goes on and the topics hit me. Maybe it is a worth read.
And welcome to the comunity!
@emotionalpal710
Hello, thank you for sharing. Your post actually reminded me of myself like a year or two ago.
I’m currently on winter break still as well and I absolutely dread going back to college. I’m also trying not to overthink too much about preparing for classes and just for the overall future.
One thing that’s always helped me when I would be unable to control my stress or overthinking is to breathe in slowly through my nose and out through my mouth, at least 10 times.
One thing I wanna say is to take care of yourself. You have all these worries and doubts that are weighing you down but if you write your worries down, you might even see that your worries are as light as the paper you write it on. It’s heavy because it’s all inside you. Release this tension somehow with breathing exercises like the one I described or by writing your concerns out. (It helped me many times as a girl who struggled with anxiety).
@Vueqq66
Also, something lighter about me: I like to listen to music that makes me happy, making cute origami, and hanging out with my family. 🙂
Hi Pal I'm new to this platform and I can see you are struggling. Honestly, school also stresses me out, especially when I have to come back from break. I will give you some advice as a fellow peer, don't worry about the future too much, try to live in the moment.