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New To The Anxiety Support Community? Introduce Yourself Here!
by Laura
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 October 1st
...See more Let us know more about you, what brings you to 7 Cups! We are glad you are here!
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Not All Longest Nights Belong to the Sky
by daydreammemories
Last post
 September 18th
...See more Hello hello wonderful humans! I hope your days go as smoothly as possible💚 Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating🎉🙂 Last Sunday was the longest night of the year for many of us. In Persian, this night is celebrated as "Yalda". Yalda Night is known as the longest night of the year — a moment we can measure, predict, and mark together. We know exactly when it starts and when it ends. Historically, it symbolized the victory of light over darkness and hope over hardship. Families gather to stay awake through the night, trusting that after the longest darkness, the days would begin to grow longer again. ✨ But life has its own longest nights. There are nights that don’t follow astronomy or calendars. Nights of loss, anxiety, depression, uncertainty, illness, or waiting. Nights where time feels stretched, where the idea of “morning” feels distant or irrelevant. Nights that don’t end with sunlight, gatherings, or tradition. This post is about acknowledging those nights. The ones we don’t name. The ones we endure silently. The ones that feel endless not because of the sky, but because of what we are carrying. Yalda reminds us that darkness passes. But it also invites us to ask harder questions about the darkness we live through. ⁛What has been the longest night of your life? ⁛What made it feel endless? ⁛Did you have support, or did you carry it alone? ⁛What helped you get through — or are you still in it? ⁛And when you imagine “morning,” what does that actually mean for you? (Kindly please add trigger warning if necessary!) (Please use your member account to answer and your listener account for supportive replies)
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by Emmur
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 August 28th
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Your journey is not late. It is yours❤️.
by WhisperingHearts
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 30 minutes ago
...See more Your journey is not late. It is yours. You don’t have to bloom on someone else’s schedule. Some of life’s most beautiful chapters begin when you stop chasing the clock and start trusting your own growth. You are not behind. You are becoming. 🌱 @WhisperingHearts
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Boundaries ?
by independentPear6511
Last post
 2 hours ago
...See more How do you know if your overstepping boundaries?
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New job
by WifeMotherFriend
Last post
 15 hours ago
...See more I started a new job and I've been super anxious. I've work 13 days days and this Monday and Tuesday have been my first 2 days where I want as anxious and I handled most of my job load by myself. I'm proud of me. I need this breakthrough.
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Stress
by bestAcres8668
Last post
 16 hours ago
...See more is it a sign of anxiety if all I wanna do before an important exam is to sleep instead of working for it
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Breathe
by Neyix
Last post
 16 hours ago
...See more Taking in deep breaths during anxiety attacks can calm your nerves a bit more
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Feeling lonely and need someone to talk to
by loulita2006
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hi, I'm new here. My name is loulita and I'm 20 Honestly I've been feeling very sad and lonely lately. I feel depressed and I need someone who can listen to me without judging. I don't have many friends around me and I wish I had someone kind to talk to, someone who really cares and gives me attention. I just want a real friendship, someone to chat with when I feel low. If you ever felt like this, please tell me how you got through it. Thank you for listening to me. It means a lot to me.
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Taking time off work
by BorahaeAndHappiness
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hi everyone. I decided to take a leave of absence from work because my mental health is really bad right now. My anxiety and depression are very bad especially my anxiety. It almost feels like my soul was ripped out and replaced with anxiety instead if that makes any sense. Anyway, I have some plans for what to do on my time off but would like more ideas. I'd like ideas to help me heal during this time. I already have plans to see a doctor so please don't say that. 😊 I'm looking for other things right now that don't have to do with a doctor or medicine. Ideas so far... Get outside Meditate Read bible Read a book Listen to music Go to my happy places (libraries or bookstores) What other ideas do you have? Thanks 😊
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Anxiety in social gatherings and need to fill the silence
by impartialSpruce9948
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I feel like i am trying to look and behave normal and trying to fit in during gatherings and i am not me. Inside i am feeling kind of numb and at times i am shivering. I feel the need to fill the silence during a conversation (one on one conversations with literally anyone). are there any tricks that i can use in these situations.
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My Anxiety caused my Vagus nerve to overdrive on random stuff
by NoAngel113
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Recently found out I have what's called Vasovagal responses due to my anxiety and it honestly explains everything wrong that I wanted to get help for.  But with parents who won't even help me when I'm dying from pain, not sure how they'll handle this one. 
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When Happiness Feels Scary
by versatilePear5431
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more This month has been unexpectedly emotional for me. I met someone I genuinely like and feel safe and comfortable with, and things have progressed more seriously than I expected. I’m genuinely grateful for everything happening, and I’m not complaining at all, but I’m also dealing with my mental health and find myself getting anxious and overthinking wondering why someone would choose me and whether I can trust something good without expecting it to go wrong. I know a lot of this comes from my past traumas, and I’m trying to understand and work through these feelings rather than letting them affect something that is making me genuinely happy.
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Has anxiety ever made you avoid the dentist?
by Lavuna
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more I’m curious if anyone else finds that dental anxiety starts long before actually sitting in the chair. Maybe it’s making the call, worrying about being judged, fear of what they’ll find, or putting it off for so long that going back feels overwhelming. If you’ve experienced this, what has been the hardest part for you? And if you managed to go back, what helped?
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I feel like no one will ever have a crush on me
by deerhuntress9
Last post
 Tuesday
...See more I’m confused about whether a boy in my band likes me. At first he talked to me a lot, but then I found out he texted my best friend Gemma at 1 AM asking what she likes in a guy, her Homecoming plans, and whether she likes anyone in band, so I thought he might like her. But then he started texting me first, asking about my day, Homecoming, my hobbies, Roblox, and now my favorite food. He keeps coming back with new questions every 10–20 minutes (5:33, 5:48, 5:54, 6:03), so it feels like he’s intentionally keeping the conversation going. I don’t know if I actually like him, but I definitely care about whether he texts me and get excited when he does. I don’t want to compete with Gemma or make it obvious I like him. Basically: does he like me, or is he just being friendly? 😭

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