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A Belated Welcome to May: Mental Health Awareness Month 💚
by Angelanj
Last post
 Tuesday
...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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🌹 Welcome to August: Celebrating Resilience & Hope! 🌹
by Angelanj
Last post
 June 28th
...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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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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Whats the dam point??
by brenbird
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 4 minutes ago
...See more Whats the point anymore? You have "friends" and they say "text me whenever you need me" So you do And you tell them whats going on in your life And they do the same And then you start hearing less And less And less  From them So you confront them And they gass light you Saying how you took advantage of them And how they dont want to hear whats going on in your life So you end that friendship I need new friends Please I dont see the point anymore though
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Peace
by BeautifulSoul45
Last post
 11 minutes ago
...See more In what instance do you feel at peace? Like the racing nuance of one's mind is nearly silent? I'll start. Beneath the stars in absolute silence, seeing them quietly dance along the night sky brings me a peace that feels otherworldly.
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I'm unable to understand me
by enthusiasticNest2623
Last post
 14 minutes ago
...See more Hello, I am a 15-year-old girl, and I want to start Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) sessions to manage the residual cognitive symptoms of a depressive episode I suffered from two years ago, which gradually subsided without medical treatment over the past year. Currently, I experience specific symptoms that completely affect my life, which I precisely summarize in the following points: * Rumination and Maladaptive Daydreaming: I zone out continuously throughout the day. My mind constantly repeats and recycles a fixed set of old thoughts, plans, and memories (whether negative or ordinary) in a vicious cycle, and I find it extremely difficult and compulsive to stop this mind-wandering. * Complete Loss of Memory and Focus (Pseudodementia): My mind is completely exhausted internally, to the extent that it has not processed or recorded any new information or memories from the outside world for two years. I forget everything instantly, and I appear to others as if I am entirely detached from reality. * Conditioned Triggers and Distress: I feel intense distress and anxiety the moment I see darkness or dim lighting, because my mind involuntarily links it to my previous dark period of depression and triggers fears of relapse. * Accompanying Symptoms During Mind-Wandering: I sometimes notice my facial expressions changing or that I move involuntarily while daydreaming. I feel highly irritated if someone interrupts me, experience a delayed response when called, and constantly procrastinate on even my simplest tasks. This was a year after my depression heal without any help or therapy
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Does it ever get better
by Livy001
Last post
 49 minutes ago
...See more Vent! I don't know what to do anymore. I don't even know how to put it into words. I just feel so sad all the time and upset and I don't know what to do. I just want someone to talk to like a friend. I don't have friends and it makes me feel sad sometimes bc what am I supposed to do. I'm sorry I just feel so much all the time. I wana give up like I'm so tired and over it. I don't know what's wrong with me but I wana fix it. I wana feel normal and happy and proud of myself. I don't know why it's so hard for me to be okay. I just want to be okay. Like I always feel so done with things I'm always mad or upset. I never know how to handle my feelings. I've always felt this way and somehow I've never learned to be better. Does it ever get better or is it a lie to keep us here. I just want sleep all the time. I don't want to be here but I don't want to leave my stuff animals behind. I love my stuff animals. I don't think it's childish. I just want a real friend instead of talking to myself all the time. Is there any real way of getting better?
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i hate everything
by yeyelisfunny
Last post
 12 hours ago
...See more just wrote down a giant vent here and when i clicked to post it just disappeared lol i guess some people just don't deserve help
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My 7 Cups Dream Journal
by integrityblues
Last post
 17 hours ago
...See more Entry 1: The Boxes of Cats It was a little strange but what I remember most is visiting a house that was in my old neighborhood that I’d recently moved from (it really wasn’t, so dream logic) but I came back to collect something I left or my mother left. It was very sad and the people who were there now were sort of okay with me wandering around and looking. I kept noticing the signs that I’d once lived there (painted over places that still revealed chipped paint and stuff I recognized from my apartment). Then I looked beneath a couch or table and found boxes full of kittens. Two boxes were full of meowing kittens in water that the new home owners had no idea were there, and one more box held a very dead cat that was an older one from a previous litter. All of the kittens were starving without their mother and I knew that it was the reason why the older one passed. The new owners suddenly smelled the dead cat and I took it upon myself to get rid of it. When I came back an hour later all of the kittens were gone, and when I was walking past another house I could see all the kittens. They’d all grown up into adult cats!
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Unemployed and, on top of that, stupid.
by Berriesinthemoon03
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more Hi, I'm new here. I've been feeling really awful lately. It's easier for me to pretend I'm okay than to explain what's going on to someone in my family, because it usually turns into them making it all about themselves instead of listening. The thing is, I'm unemployed. I studied a degree mainly to make my father happy. On the day of my final project presentation, he showed up almost at the end because of work. Now he's telling me I should get a master's degree because of the networking opportunities. He knows what happened during my final project: my advisors covered up the abuse I went through. At my last job, I was fired because I stood up for myself against a manager who mocked me and refused to take responsibility for her own mistakes. He doesn't know that I got myself into debt because I made stupid decisions, and my ex-partner never helped me. He walked away before I even got the job where I had that abusive manager. Thanks to my mom, my debt has gone down, but I don't want to keep telling her everything that's happening to me because she's already dealing with my sister's health. Last year my sister had sarcomas removed from her lung, and now she's dealing with something in her abdomen that's causing very heavy menstrual bleeding. I use GPT so I don't lose my mind. I don't want to overwhelm my therapist. Anyway, thank you if you took the time to read this.
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Hi💗
by Mariacuteworld321
Last post
 21 hours ago
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Hii 💗
by Mariacuteworld321
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more 🌍 Let's Get to Know Each Other! Hello everyone! 👋 I thought it would be fun to have a small community activity. Please introduce yourself by sharing: - Your name or nickname. - The country you're from. - One goal or dream you have. Let's get to know each other, make new friends, and build a kind, respectful, and supportive community. I'm looking forward to reading everyone's introductions! 💙
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It's been a while, I'm back . . .
by HealingWithin111
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Well. Note to self, I shouldn't ever stop posting in here, even when I think things are all good. Everything has fallen apart again. I've spent the last few days in bed, crying. Prettyuch nonstop. I'm so exhausted yet, I can't sleep. In short, I'm depressed, anxious, can't get any help from the state. I feel at such a loss. I have no income, just when it all came together, it fell apart. Blah blah blah God makes space blah blah blah. That was 3 months ago. I'm hungry, I can't pay my bills and it's putting way too much pressure ony BF to take care of me. I feel utterly worthless, useless, and like a complete failure. I've tried starting my own businesses again, but because of everything I feel like I have zero capacity to do it. Like I can't even get out of bed most days. And this week was exceptionally hard. I've never hit so many brick walls just to get a *** ID so I can start getting some type of *** help. I was told just make a loaf of churches and call them and ask if they can help with food and rent. Like really?? Didn't all my tax dollars I've spent inu lifetime mean I was supposed to get help from the *** government and state? But nah. I don't qualify with no income and no savings. I'm so lost. I'm so tired. But I can't sleep until I just pass out from sheer exhaustion.
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🌅 Morning Dysphoria – Does Anyone Else Experience This?
by bluetinkerbell1616
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more 😊🌸💛 Does anyone else struggle with morning dysphoria—waking up with anxiety, depression, hopelessness, or negative thoughts? 🌅💭 How do you cope with it? 🤍 What has helped you the most? 😊🙏✨
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Mental Health Coping and Finding Community
by toughWillow934
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Hello, I am trying to navigate this site for the first time. As someone that has dealt with chronic depression and anxiety, I'm looking to find a community where I can express myself and connect with others. My hope is that I can continue to heal and maybe help others on the way. PLEASE comment/like what ever you do on this site to let me know people are out there using this platform. I am in need for a community because the people around me don't understand me and what I'm dealing with. 

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Community Resources

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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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