New & Overwhelmed
As usual, I'm overthinking this. Where am I suppose to post my intro? In a reply to one of the pinned posts or in an independent thread? Those were rhetorical questions intended to start the most accurate intro of myself: an over thinker!
I'm a 53 year old female with a pile. You know, that pile that keeps you distracted from fixing one problem at a time. The "it's always something" pile. Right now my pile consists of probable heart disease (the biggie) perimenopause, depression, anxiety, lack of a support system, loneliness, work stressors, marital stressors, fatigue, etc.
Despite my pile, I do know that I am very blessed. I remarried at 50, have 2 grown children from a prior marriage, a lovely home, 4 fur babies, and a relatively new work from home job that finally got me past living paycheck to paycheck. (Add back in isolation and medical bills.)
Right now I am looking for someone to hold my hand and gently guide me into 7 Cups. Where do I start? Recommend a forum. What else can I benefit from on 7 Cups? I use to pick up a phone, make an appointment, drive to a therapist's office to pay someone to listen to me vent for 50 minutes. This pandemic nonsense has forced me to try a new path. Help?
Thanks for reading!
Thanks for the warm welcome! Not! I guess I wrote my post wrong with the first paragraph looking like I was asking for procedural assistance. Lots of listeners here who don't read past the first sentence is what I'm noticing. Please accept my apology for being bitter. But I'm here because I have no support system and then got ignored on my very first post. Sorry I wrote it wrong so nobody took the time to keep reading.
Hi! I just came across your post and thought you wrote it perfectly, not only introduced yourself but asked for help getting around the site..
I’m also new here and trying to figure it out, so I can’t help you there, but I wanted to reply to you so you know some of us read all the way through and support you! :)
Try not to be discouraged, I’m sure there are a lot of great people here. Have a wonderful day!
Welcome!
Don't feel bad, this is a confusing place to navigate in the beginning. Many, many posts wind up without responses, and it can feel like your initial post was ignored.
When you post, there is no editor and when you overthink
like I do, I want to go back and edit. XD And I can't, so I have to
write it out somewhere else and then copy and paste it.
Just a note that Members cannot
direct message one another, but can interact in the group chat rooms. You may want to check those out, such as the Sharing Circle, if that's to your liking.
@StillStanding68
Have you tried the 7Cups chat rooms ?
I am inviting you to get support in the 7Cups Sharing Circle chat room.