Hi there, I'm Starie. I'm not a frequent logger, but I'll do my best to answer your messages as soon as possible if you decide to reach out to me again. 

I took a two years' worth of break from 2020-2022 (mostly because of school-related stuffs and COVID). Now I'm back and I'm hoping to be of help to some people, especially students and teenagers that has a hard time growing up. I'll try to learn more about mental health, so hopefully there'll come a day where I can understand people (and myself) better. 

Important update: Hi, starting on August 25th, I'll be joining college orientation. I'll be given a lot of assignments, so I don't think I'll be able to go online at least until the end of August. I'm actually a bit nervous since it's my first year after taking a gap, but you don't need to worry about me! I don't intend to be a bad student nor a bad friend to my real life friends. I'll do my best to find the correct method of time management so I can be as active as possible on 7Cups. If you have any tips regarding this, please do tell, no matter how trivial the tip might seem. Thank you in advance! 

About me:

I am fluent in Bahasa Indonesia. I can speak a bit of Javanese. I've been learning English for roughly 5 years.

I'm an art student, I love anything art-related. I read manhwa (a lot of them), and I don't mind if you're messaging me to chit-chat about your favorite male or female leads. I like to play strategic games, such as Skyrim, Age of Empire, and Diablo (I have to sensor them because I'm not trying to sponsor these games). 

Me as a listener:

Unfortunately, I'm still not adept in talking about a lot of things. Some includes: drugs/alcohol abuse, self-harm, sexual health, chronic pain, dissociative identity disorder, diabetes, OCD, and financial stress. So I don't recommend you reaching out to me if you have problems regarding these things. I might be able to listen, but I'm not sure if I can fully understand you. You might find me unbearable to talk to then.  

As for topics which I feel comfortable talking about: Anxiety, student life, bullying, family stress, forgiveness, grief, loneliness, managing emotions, and work stress. There are also issues which I had directly experience in my life, it's starred on my profile. 

I'm not the best listener, but I'll try, so you can be comfortable in speaking your thoughts out. Hopefully you have a good time in this community.