Hi! You can call me Eden. I'm 26 years old. I live in the Midwest and I'm up all hours of the night and day. English is my primary and most well spoken language, but I do understand some Spanish (my partner is Puerto Rican). I am lesbian, and my partner of almost a year is long distance and gender queer. I also have many friends who are transgender and have seen both my friends and partner struggle with their gender identity. In college I was the President of the Gay Straight Alliance and participated in some rallies and protests.

My partner also identifies as polyamorous, an occasionally we open our relatonship and will date others. I'm more than happy to talk with others about issues they may have in alternative and open relationships. We keep open communication, and always try to make sure we never let each other feel insecure. If you are in an alternative/BDSM/poly/open relationship and need advice, or just want to discuss it, feel free to reach other and we can discuss it.

Outside of having an understanding for the LGBTQ+ struggles, I also suffer from some mental disorders that induce depression, anxiety, and insomnia. On top of that I have a few chronic pain disorders that sometimes make it difficult to keep a sunny disposition. However, do not let that fool you. Despite my struggles, I refuse to let any of that make me give up. Even further, because I have suffered so much, instead of wallowing in self pity I rather help those around me feel better.

With that being said, you should also know that I'm an empath. Being an empath means not only do the emotions of others effect me, but it also means people often feel comfortable telling me even their darkest of secrets within minutes of meeting me. Many have expressed that they feel at ease talking to me, and they feel they can trust me instantly. Because I'm an empath, I love helping people by talking them through their issues and taking their sorrow away. Having a conversation with someone and walking away knowing that while I may not have solved their problems, that I could at least be there for them and alleviate some of their burden makes me personally feel better.

Which brings me to why I joined 7cups. As I stated earlier, I too struggle often with the demons of depression. One insomniac night not long ago, I found 7cups via Tumblr. If you've ever been on Tumblr and searched terms such as "depression" and other keyterms relating to mental/emotional issues, you will receive this wonderful message from tumblr on a splash page before the search will appear. The message reads:

"Everything okay? If you or someone you know are experiencing any type of crisis, please know there are people who care about you and are here to help."

Following the message is multiple resources including crisis intervention links to various sites, the second link being for 7cups. 7cups looked interesting to me, so I clicked the link. Then I found this wonderful site and saw how many users there were, how there was many people online even right then at 5 am in the morning for me. My mouse hovered over the link to talk to someone myself. I was feeling pretty low, I needed a distraction.

But then I thought... "I don't really feel like talking about my problems right now..." But listening to others vent and trying to help them- had always been healing for me. Having a conversation with someone in itself was always very soothing. But having a conversation with a person and knowing that just by talking to them I may have impacted their day positively gave me the kind of euphoria no drug could give.

I scrolled past the chat link and found the link to become a listener and signed up. After filling out my profile and going through the introductory motions, I jumped right into chatting. I was a little scared at first, but after the first two chats not only was I feeling better, but I felt happy and satiated. I realized joining had been the right thing to do, and being there for all of you wonderful people out there who are in need is my own personal anti-depressant.

So here I am! If you find my profile and want to chat with me and I'm not on, leave me a message. As soon as I'm able to log in I'd be happy to try to catch you and have a chat. Whether you are going through struggles with your own demons, or facing issues relating to LGBTQ+ or chronic pain, or even just want a good listener to talk to, please feel free to message me.

If you made it through reading all that- please give yourself a pat on the back. Can't wait to hear from you!