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Cyprinn |
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Life is scary.
One day you wake up feeling like you can take over the world, and the next day you wake up feeling like all you want to do is lay in bed and hide from everything.
People walk into your life, grab your hand, and lead you into the most beautiful path you've known, yet sometimes the same people let go of your hand with no warning, and you become stranded at a place where you never thought you would feel lost.
Let's be honest, sometimes everything is going so great and it seems like nothing could go wrong, but right when you begin to think that, something so horrible comes crashing down and all of a sudden more problems come riocheting around you and you just feel so hopeless because it feels so bad... so frickin, (excuse my language), shitty!
It's so hard to understand why such things happen in life, and I personally wish I had an answer to that "why" you always ask yourself, but all I can say is that no matter how hard life gets... you have to keep going. 
The life around you will never stop going on. I'll be honest and say that, that sometimes makes me feel a little bit worried, and it gives me anxiety because all I can think is "will I be able to keep up? What if everything goes too fast?" But I realized that being scared and living with that burden of running away from problems only slows me down even more. And I've come to the point where I believe that because life never stops, I shouldn't stop either. It's okay to take breaks and to give yourself time to heal, but you cannot give up and you cannot quit. There is so much waiting for us to do and we simply can't give fear the satisfaction of winning when we can give success, growth, and accomplishment the same satisfaction, if not even more.
Please believe in yourself and encourage yourself instead of doubting yourself. Keep it positive, fill your heart with gratitude for what you already have, and always remain humble and true to who you are.
 
Because even if life is hella scary.... not living it is scarier.
 
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Number of Ratings: 54
Number of Reviews: 17
Listens to Over 18
Languages English
Listener Since May 9, 2016
Last Active over 6 months ago
Gender Female
Progress Path Step 64
Cheers 63,888
People Helped 114
Chats 701
Group Support Chats 516
Listener Group Chats 11
Forum Posts 16
Forum Upvotes 10
Categories
Depression
Bullying
Panic Attacks
Anxiety
LGBTQ+ Issues
Self-Harm
Breakups
Alcohol/Drug Use
Family Stress
Financial Stress
Bipolar
Domestic Violence
Forgiveness
Grief
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Social Anxiety
Getting Unstuck
Loneliness
PTSD/Trauma
Disabilities
Growth Path Timeline
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    Practice Gratitude
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    Most Important Thing
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Feedback & Reviews
My new best friend. She is a very real person and easy to open up with
Cyprinn is kind yet professional.
sweet
She is the best!
Really helpful :)
I am so glad to have this sweet person on this site. She is so kind and such a blessing to have as a friend! She is one of my favorite people! and I am so proud of all her hard work on here. :)
She's such a great person! Easy listener :) thanks so much Cyprinn!!
very very good listener, nice and easy to talk to very helpful
Incredible. Best conversation I've had in such a long long time.
awesome listner, supportive and amazing!
Really seems to understand me.
Absolutely outstanding listener and someone that clearly understand how tough life can be.
I enjoyed the listener'S openess. And ability to be direct.
Your awesome
So sweet. She helped me with everything I need and was so great. She's so nice and helpful that I even named my soon to be daughter after her!
Very quick in responses and very helpful with a different and respectful point of view on everything
Cyprinn was very understanding and compassionate, and encouraging.
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Questions Answered
Should I give up on myself?
September 6th, 2016 3:23pm How can I tell my friends what I'm going through?
September 13th, 2016 8:30pm Is it normal to not be able to see when you're having a panic attack?
September 6th, 2016 3:26pm I have essential tremors, how can I overcome in social situations?
September 6th, 2016 3:32pm How do you avoid getting panic attacks?
September 6th, 2016 3:34pm What are asexuality and demisexuality? Do I need to put a label on my feelings?
September 6th, 2016 4:08pm Why do I keep going back to my toxic relationship?
September 6th, 2016 3:24pm How do I deal with tobacco use?
September 6th, 2016 3:57pm