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Our 7CUPS beginnings

Erinik October 30th, 2015

Beginnings are always overwhelming, and 7 Cups of Tea is no exception. I

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GlenM October 31st, 2015

Thank you for starting this thread and sharing your experience. Very meaningful. I really like the idea of the "7 cups experience"

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Erinik OP October 31st, 2015

@GlenM Well thanks! I really thought that thinking about those experiences helped me realize the impact 7Cups has had in me.

I really remember being that new Listener and being lost and confused about what I had to do. And now this site became a home, our community a family and my mistakes lessons, and hey, that's just priceless.

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EvelyneRose November 1st, 2015

When I started, I was really terrible at knowing how to take chats. I wasn't good at open questions and I didnt know how to greet people well, because...well I didn't have any experience. I try to keep this in mind when I do VL chats because everyone was new once, even me....a long time ago in a world far away. I also used to fall asleep during conversations...which is evident by my response time star rating. I promise I don't do that anymore, but at the time I would take chats and accidentally fall asleep. But hey, at least I can admit it and learn from my mistake :)

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Erinik OP November 1st, 2015

@EvelyneRose That's awesome, learning from your mistakes and having the possibility to see your past experiences and work around them. I'm happy to hear that you try to keep that in mind when doing VL chats, there are times when we just forget we where newbies too, and I really think we all should take that into account every day :)

Thanks for sharing your experience <3

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GoodVibes8 November 2nd, 2015

I first started as a Member because I was feeling really sad one day (I forget why) and I remember my first chat with a listener was awful. They didn't help me at all and they were pretty rude! So that event (and the fact that I love helping people) made me decide to become a listener myself. I wanted to be much better than the one I talked to, so more people could have a good experience from this website.

And now I love being a listener! :)

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Erinik OP November 2nd, 2015

@GoodVibes8 That's an awesome story. The fact that you joined to demonstrate you could be better and help more than the one Listener that talked to you, instead of just forgetting about 7CUPS because you had one bad experience... that's just the best way to be :)

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GoodVibes8 November 3rd, 2015

@Erinik Thank you so much! :)

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RenStorm November 2nd, 2015

I first started here...

After researching Psychology.

I was looking up all these questions, because I had decided that Psychology was a field I was interested in. I love helping people. So, after a while I looked up how to help people NOW as a teen. And that's how I came across 7cups.

My first chat.

I was so nervous to sign up as a listener. So, I signed up as a member. I came into a group chat and there were maybe 20 people on it. It was before we had different chat catagories, so it was just a flurry of members talking about everything, from potatoes to deep social anxieties. I wondered if that was how all chats were and was a little overwhelmed. But after coming back two days more and seeing how the Listeners really helped people, I knew I wanted to do that too.

My first time listening.

I was so nervous to actually listen to someone. But, they gave me a chance, and they said that I had helped them so much. They said that they really appreciated how we connected. At that point, I was hooked. I felt so good and so accomplished to help someone. And, I knew I wanted to do that often.

It's really nice to get to look back like this on my personal journey. 7cups has definitely been a positive experience. Getting to know my regulars, and the other listeners has been so beautiful, and I hope to do so for a long time after. Great Thread idea! I loved it.

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Erinik OP November 2nd, 2015

@RenStorm I'm so glad that you shared your story. Knowing that 7CUPS has been a positive experience in your life is just awesome. Again, thanks for sharing and for being here doing an awesome job as a Listener :)

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PasonateAboutHelping January 15th, 2016

HAY GUYS

I'd like to share my story

i first found 7 cups in the year 2014 when i was depressed and unable to do anything. i don't remember how o found this place but i do remember how scared i was. the first chat i had made me smile so then i left for around 9 months. after a while i stumbled upon it again si i decided to speak with another listener because it was a difficult time for me. now thi time it was not so pleasing. the listener was rude and didn't want to listen and pointed me out as the cause to all my problems so then i left and forgot about this site for about 3 months. once i came back i had realized that i could become a listener so i did and ever since i have met lovely people in a beautiful place.
just to name some

@cielxblu @irekat @aj98 @jadey1888 @charli @newromantic667 @bunnyfrufru @sherlock @arxxxh @pray4theheartless @ace13 @julescena @221skye @amazingrea @beccaboo98 @amy and many others

every story must end and mine may end very soon (nah nah this isend a death letter i know it sound like one but nah) guys thanks for being there for mee and for being sooooooooo awesome too and cool dont ever forget that. ad i love all of you guys!heart

thanks for reading XD

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BeccaBoo98 January 15th, 2016

@TheBlueWind Self care comes first but I will miss you :'(

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PasonateAboutHelping January 15th, 2016

@BeccaBoo98 I'm not going silly just wanted to tell you guys something lol XDlaugh

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BeccaBoo98 January 15th, 2016

@TheBlueWind yay! If you ever do go, find me as a member

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IreKat January 15th, 2016

@TheBlueWind

Thanks for sharing this with us Joseph! You are so strong and I really hope life gives you what you really deserve soon heart I am here for you if you ever need me, but I guess you already know that smiley

julescena January 15th, 2016

@TheBlueWind LOVE YOU JOSEEEEE <3

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PasonateAboutHelping January 16th, 2016

@julescena

LOVE YOU TOOheart

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Aj98 January 16th, 2016

@TheBlueWind Well its wonderful to find someone as great as you ^_^

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PositiveStateOfMind January 16th, 2016

How I found this site smiley

A year ago (I think) I searched for depression on the App Store so I thought let's try this what have I got to lose and I won't know them so it's like talking to a stranger who I can't see (I didn't like having face to face convos even with friends) anyway I made a member account and I don't think the first listener even responded but that's maybe because I wrote all my life story so she probably didn't know what to ask because I said everything back then I was a little disheartened as I talked to my second listener that person changed my perspective of live and made me realise that I'm not alone and also she made me realise that there is a thing called social anxiety I wasn't the only one who just thought it was "shyness". There was a whole world out there who suffered from social anxiety and thought it was "just shyness" I went on to the chat rooms which I didn't talk much in as it was daunting and I didn't think I would be heard or even seen but there were so many friendly people. I did some research and found a few interesting books and I realised I had to decide I had to do something with my life so I came back on this sit now as a listener (I still use my member account sometimes because hey everyone has problems no ones perfect) even as listeners there's always room for improvement.

My first chat

when I began my first chat, all these emotions were going through my mind "(what if) I don't know anything about the subject", "(what if) I come through to the person as aggressive and demanding", "(what if) the member doesn't like me?" These are a select few that were going through my mind there were much more I felt so inexperienced but as I got more comfortable I began doing the guides, replying in forums and the biggest one was to go ask for help or just have a general chat in the listener rooms I'm not that social but since I went in the chat rooms I've met some really great people :)

PositiveStateOfMind January 16th, 2016

How I found this site smiley

A year ago (I think) I searched for depression on the App Store so I thought let's try this what have I got to lose and I won't know them so it's like talking to a stranger who I can't see (I didn't like having face to face convos even with friends) anyway I made a member account and I don't think the first listener even responded but that's maybe because I wrote all my life story so she probably didn't know what to ask because I said everything back then I was a little disheartened as I talked to my second listener that person changed my perspective of live and made me realise that I'm not alone and also she made me realise that there is a thing called social anxiety I wasn't the only one who just thought it was "shyness". There was a whole world out there who suffered from social anxiety and thought it was "just shyness" I went on to the chat rooms which I didn't talk much in as it was daunting and I didn't think I would be heard or even seen but there were so many friendly people. I did some research and found a few interesting books and I realised I had to decide I had to do something with my life so I came back on this sit now as a listener (I still use my member account sometimes because hey everyone has problems no ones perfect) even as listeners there's always room for improvement.

My first chat

when I began my first chat, all these emotions were going through my mind "(what if) I don't know anything about the subject", "(what if) I come through to the person as aggressive and demanding", "(what if) the member doesn't like me?" These are a select few that were going through my mind there were much more I felt so inexperienced but as I got more comfortable I began doing the guides, replying in forums and the biggest one was to go ask for help or just have a general chat in the listener rooms I'm not that social but since I went in the chat rooms I've met some really great people :)

HeyyEden January 16th, 2016

I'm so happy I found this site, helping others has started to help me!