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🌹 Welcome to August: Celebrating Resilience & Hope! 🌹
by Angelanj
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 October 1st
...See more "You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it." — Maya Angelou To Our Newcomers: A warm, heartfelt welcome to you! We're so glad you're here and part of our caring community. Whether you're seeking support, connection, or a safe space to share, you belong here. ♥️  To Our Returning Members: It’s wonderful to have you back! Your presence and kindness make this community stronger. Thank you for being here.  ❤️ This August, we honor Never Give Up Day (August 18th), a reminder of the incredible strength we carry, even on the hardest days. Let’s celebrate resilience, hope, and the power of lifting each other up.   🌈 Monthly Prompts & Activities: 1️⃣ Share Your Comeback Story – Tell us about a time you kept going, even when things felt impossible. Your strength inspires others!   2️⃣ Encourage a Fellow Member – Leave a kind note or supportive message for someone who might need a boost.   3️⃣ Self-Care Challenge – Try one small act of self-kindness each day (e.g., a walk, journaling, or a mindful break).   4️⃣ Never Give Up Playlist – Share songs that motivate you to push through hard times.   Let’s make this month a reminder that no one walks alone. Every step forward—no matter how small, is worth celebrating. We’re so grateful you’re here with us! ♥️  Gentle Reminder: You matter. You’re valued. And you’re never alone. 🌹
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A Belated Welcome to May: Mental Health Awareness Month 💚
by Angelanj
Last post
 July 7th
...See more "Little by little, a little becomes a lot." – Tanzanian Proverb 🌱 Hello everyone, Welcome to newcomers and returning members of the depression support community. Whether you just joined or are coming back after time away, you belong here. 💚 May is Mental Health Awareness Month. First, I want to sincerely apologize for this late post. This month carries such an important message, and it's one worth sharing no matter the date. Even as we move further into the month, the focus remains the same: the courage to keep going, the power of small actions, and the hope that tiny joys can still reach us. This month's prompt: Create a Dopamine Menu 🍏: What is a Dopamine Menu? A Dopamenu is a simple tool to help you boost your mood and motivation. Just like a food menu, it gives you choices. You pick activities based on how much time and energy you have. The goal is to help your brain release dopamine or the "feel-good" chemical, without pressure or perfection. Blank Template : Example of Dopamenu 🍈: How to Use your Dopamine Menu : Step 1: Print or save the blank template. Step 2: Fill in each section with your own ideas. Use the example for inspiration. Step 3: When you feel stuck, pick one thing from your menu. Start with a Starter if you're really low. Step 4: Do it. No pressure to finish. No guilt if you stop early. Step 5: Repeat whenever you need a boost. Feel free to share your Dopamine Menu in the comments! Sending love and light, Angelanj 
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Your Poem...
by EmmaE
Last post
 May 23rd
...See more Hi everyone, I came across this poem prompt and thought I'd share it here if anyone would like to try! ------------------------- My Poem (Title) My name is (name). Today I feel like a/an (adjective) (noun) (verb)ing in the (noun). Sometimes I am a/an (noun) Sometimes I am a/an (noun) But always I am (adjective). I ask the world, "(question)?" And the answer is a/an (repeat your words from line 2). ------------------------- If you’d like to join the depression support team, please check out THIS POST [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7CupsLeadership_188/SubcommunityHelpWanted_2306/HelpWantedDepressionSupport2023_295219/] for more information. To join our tag list and receive notifications, click HERE [https://www.7cups.com/forum/DepressionSupportCommunity_52/DepressionSupportLeadershipTeam_404/NEWautomateddepressionsupporttaglist_274831/].
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🥀
by navyApricot7203
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 13 minutes ago
...See more Stuck in the middle where I cannot even feel anything anymore
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Please give tips if y'all have any !
by modestStrings491
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 14 minutes ago
...See more So my depression has affected my life a lot. A LOT. I couldn't attend college at all. I have less than 10% attendance. I'm afraid whether my college would allow me to write the exams or not. I don't have any medical certificate. I have missed all the assignments. I can still give some of them. But I have very less time. And I'm not doing anything. I do feel the urgency of the situation. But I cannot collect myself to do anything at all. I mostly bed rot all day. I cannot pull myself out of my bed., even when I need to, even when I'm starving. Then I have my exams 1 month later. I'm not able to function. But I have to atleast for these 20 days anyhow. How do I make myself do stuff, for just these 20 days atleast. How do I do it. And because exams are approaching, stress and pressure is going to make the situation extremely worse. Also coming of winters doesn't help. Seasonal depression hits so bad. So if y'all have any tips for how to function and deal with this, kindly please share. It would be really helpful. Thanks.
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Consulta para la Comunidad en ESPAÑOL (Opiniones) / Question for the SPANISH-SPEAKING community (Opinions).
by goodCar7127
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 4 hours ago
...See more Estoy buscando alternativas para apoyar a mi hermano, el cual está atravesando un periodo difícil. Ha sido complicado lograr que se abra y por eso me he puesto a buscar comunidades que le puedan llegar a ser útil y ojala le puedan ayudar para empezar a abrirse y que considere en algún futuro cercano tomar terapia. Mi pregunta es, para los que hablan en español, ¿qué opinan de esta plataforma en general (chats, grupos, etc.)? ¿la consideran una buena alternativa para alguien que habla español? ¿tienen alguna otra recomendación (plataformas, comunidades, foros, grupos, etc.)? I'm looking for ways to support my brother, who's going through a difficult time. It's been hard to get him to open up, so I've started looking for communities that might be helpful and hopefully help him begin to open up and consider therapy in the near future. My question is, for those who speak Spanish, what do you think of this platform in general (chats, groups, etc.)? Do you consider it a good option for a Spanish speaker? Do you have any other recommendations (platforms, communities, forums, groups, etc.)?
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What is the funniest harmless misunderstanding you remember?
by inherimagenatrix44
Last post
 5 hours ago
...See more Sometimes misunderstandings create the funniest memories. Perhaps you misheard a song lyric, misunderstood a message, or confidently answered a question you had completely misunderstood. If you're comfortable sharing, what's a harmless misunderstanding that still makes you smile? No pressure to share anything personal—funny everyday stories are welcome!
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Becoming okay with yourself on holidays
by Rackson
Last post
 11 hours ago
...See more Becoming okay with yourself on holidays (This is kind of a bummer post with a question at the end)  Preface: I am 19 years old, I am in community college, and I am neurodivergent. Tonight is Halloween night, a very fun and festive holiday where you dress up and do the whole Halloween thing. Tonight is also a sad night for me, as I am sitting alone in an apartment I cannot afford as my couple friends are all out partying with their other friends. Halloween is a big night for gen z, as it's always been a big deal to go do something with other people. Obviously, that hurts. It hurts to be alone, especially on a holiday. Tonight my parents called me from a party they are at to tell me they love me. I was on the verge of crying the entire phone call.  I knew Halloween was coming up. I knew this was the first year in a couple where I was going to be completely alone. I told myself and my friends that I am just not a big Halloween person, that this holiday doesn't really interest me. This was a lie, a lie I told myself and other people to make myself feel better for the incoming doom. All I've done so far tonight is play video games, and make a feeble attempt to do some light homework (which I have plenty of) Being this non-productive only adds to my sadness.  I didn't want to force my couple friends to invite me to their Halloween function, I didn't want to show them I was desperate. I also didn't want to risk weakening the ties I still have. I also didn't want to lean on my parents to make me feel better. I feel like I'm getting too old to run to them when I need my emotions fixed.  To feel better, I decided to listen to some sad music in the shower with the lights turned off. So I went into the bathroom to turn on the shower. As the shower heated, I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked tired, sad. My mouth slacking downward to display my discontent. I hate how I look. I wondered how I could turn this night around. Maybe drive around and look for fun. Maybe go to bed. Maybe accept my loneliness. The words of self help books, past therapists, and motivational posters danced in my head.  "You can control your own world, you don't have to be sad!" "You are lazy and alone, you did this to yourself." "It doesn't do you any good to hold these negative feelings." What does it mean to grow up in these types of situations? That's the question I ended with. It's something I want to hear from you all. I'm sure a lot of you adults have experienced being alone when it seems everyone else is together. How do you all fix, or don't fix the situation? Thank you all for reading.
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Nahoa give up
by theboymoana
Last post
 12 hours ago
...See more just belong no where  Got no where irl  Got no where online am so sad and hurt why Nahoa is worse person even cups say this not place for me am hurting so bad😭
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Depressed as usual
by Tiki1927
Last post
 14 hours ago
...See more I failed basically everything in my life no matter how hard I had tried. Low GPA in college, no friends, no relationships, no talents... I've got nothing left and honestly I don't know if I can achieve something in my life. I'll fail again and again until I die, and no one will care.
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Ex GF help
by Bshay23
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more I’m 23 M and I’ve been having a really hard time with everything lately. The biggest struggle I’ve been having has to do with my ex (we just broke up two months ago). During our almost 4 year relationship, she made it a point that it was important for me to get along and make friends with her friends. I had no problem with that. I found out tonight that one of her guy friends that I had become friends with and bonded over similar interests has been seeing her, spending the night with her, holding hands with her, etc. (we aren’t close at all but I still valued our friendship and had trust in him when me and her were dating). I don’t know what to do about all this because I feel so *** about it all. Makes me think about how maybe she had been seeing him while we were dating, or if not seeing him, at least had the thought about it. It has been tearing me apart and makes me feel worthless and easily replaceable. Anyone have any advice or help for me to get through this?
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Problems..
by AbnelizM322
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more My whole life, i learned that "always look pretty" was... a lie. Though i knew, i still tried. I sucked in my stomach, i tried to look pretty, and i tried to be "a barbie doll". I was 5. I became insecure after seeing all the girls having this natural beauty. I was so upset i cried in my room, quietly, so no one could hear me. Now im 13, amd i hate going to school, lock myself in a dark room, talk to no one, and can't seem to talk to my parents without them saying "too expensive" wirhout it even being something i have to buy. Im terrified that life is going to stay this way, i also know we can get through this together, everyone on 7 cups right now. We all have a reason, we all can do it. All i can say is, i have depression. Thats it, no lie to it. Reach out. Even if its hard. Im doing this while regreting but i know it will help. Thank you to whoever is resding this, until next time. -?? :3
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Flesh
by Jennathinksyourecool
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I keep giving away my flesh to feed the people who are no longer mine to keep. I always remind myself, This is it. I won't give my flesh to anyone anymore. But every time someone knocks on my chest, I start giving pieces of myself away again. Even though the people I have lost had enough of their own flesh to stay alive, they still looked for mine. Maybe because my flesh carried the taste of misery. Maybe because it was made of deep empathy for others and self-hatred for my own skin. I keep offering them my flesh, and now all I have left are bones. And it hurts, even though there is almost nothing left of me to give. But seeing them give away what was once mine to the people they love makes the skin I once had burn with something I cannot name. And I cannot do anything about it, because I was the one who offered them everything when I had nothing. I am afraid that if another person comes, I might not have anything left to offer them. My flesh was taken, piece by piece, by the people who were once mine to keep, the people who promised they would stay forever. And now I have nothing to offer anyone. I don't hate myself for giving too much. I hate that I gave so much that I am left with nothing but bones. And I am afraid that when someone comes looking for my flesh again, I won't have anything left to give. I wrote this a while ago. If any part of it resonates with you, I hope you know you're not alone. This is for anyone who has ever given so much of themselves to others that they forgot they deserved to be cared for, too. You deserve the same love, patience and understanding you so freely give to others. ❤️
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So I may be cooked
by brenbird
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Tw: sh thoughts, sui thoughts Ive been doing really bad mentally like so bad apparently my mom has noticed and I know shes seen some of my posts on here bc my phone will show her kf theres anything concerning on my screen along with what jt is. So shes scheduled my appt with my psyciatrist(meds person who saved me back in april) tonight at 7 30pmUSA north Carolina time  and I think based on our last 3 appts and if I choose to tell her everything she might send me back to the er. I mean, I havent had any sui thoughts but theres been sh thoughts but I haven't acted on them. And I guess theres been times where ive wanted to dye but I never whent further. I dont know whats going to happen. But I will post an update after.
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Overthinking
by Loveyourfate
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I seem to be overthinking all the time and getting more depressed and having a hard time coming out of it. What do you do to stop overthinking.

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- 9 Types of Depression and How To Recognize Them 

- You don't have to understand, you just have to be present by @MarianaFilipaSouza6

A beautiful testament to the nature of depression

- Rethink Mental Illness: Depression

Basic information and facts

- Resource Masterpost by @Sealiously

A plethora of amazing links

- Depression Self Help Guide

Discover some ways to help manage what you're going through

- Safety Plan

Here's a safety plan for those who are passively suicidal. Your life is important

- Resources to Help Manage Depression

A collection of helpful links for more information and support

- Depression Community Path

A path that helps guide you through dealing with depression on a day to day basis


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