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Weekly Prompt #41: How do you perceive your own resilience and ability to cope with challenges?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 21 hours ago
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. A few weeks ago we discussed: How does your depression affect your ability to care about and take care of others? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt40Howdoesyourdepressionaffectyourabilitytocareaboutandtakecareofothers_336335/] Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts and questions for discussion. They were thought-provoking questions and thoughts. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt40Howdoesyourdepressionaffectyourabilitytocareaboutandtakecareofothers_336335/] and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you This week's prompt: How do you perceive your resilience and ability to cope with challenges? To perceive your resilience and ability to cope with challenges, you can reflect on your past experiences, identify your strengths, ways to embrace a positive mindset etc. Let's get started and share your thoughts with us. I look forward to hearing all your thoughts and ideas.  Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php]
You can keep going 💙
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
 November 22nd
...See more Hey everyone (: I hope your all doing okie 💙 and if your not (': we *do* care about you and we would really love to be there for you whenever you need us. 💜 I really hope you know that you don’t have to do this alone, buddy.  i don’t know what your going through right now, exactly. i don’t know how you feel (': but i’d like to remind you that it *is* okay to *feel* 💙 and it’s okay to take your time when figuring things out. it may be hard to explain how your feeling as well and i get that. 💜 (it’s important to take some time for yourself also 🥰 please do try being kind to yourself 🥺)  and some days… it just feels like too much, doesn’t it? we feel like we can’t take it anymore, we can’t go on anymore. Things just get too overwhelming, life just gets too hard… and hope seems like a distant dream. i know i’ve felt this way many times (': i think many of you might be able to relate 💙 but honestly, i need to remind you that there *is* hope, and you really can keep going. your never ever alone 💜 and you’ve never been truly alone.  And even though you might have never seen it, you are strong. stronger than you think you are. You’ve come *this* far and I am so so proud of you. i know it hasn’t been easy. i’m so proud of you. 💙 i’m sending so so so much love your way 💜 you deserve it, you really do 🥺 we love you, we care about you *always* and yes, there *is* hope for you. 💙 i promise.  🌙 Ni 🌸 @HealingTalk 
Your Poem...
by EmmaE
Last post
 July 17th
...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/].
Searching for a listener
by RandomHuman001
Last post
 49 minutes ago
...See more This is a copy-paste from my post in General support group, but I'm posting here as well because my issue is depression. Hello everyone! I feel the need to talk to someone, but I hesitate to send out a general request because I usually don’t connect well with those who respond.  What I don’t like about some listeners is the excessive rationalization of things and their practical approach to problems. It truly frustrates me when I open up my heart, and the conversation always ends up revolving around practical matters like studies, work, etc., which aren’t even the core of my issues (and I don’t need to discuss them extensively). Ideally, I’d like to talk to someone close to my age (in their 20s) who shares this unbearable disappointment and aversion toward the world and thinks more abstractly and emotionally rather than logically. Also, I kindly ask anyone who reaches out not to repeat clichés like "everything will be fine" or "I’m praying for you." I don’t want to receive positive energy from anyone because I have no use for it. I just want someone to deeply understand me. Sorry if I sound rude, but I just wanted to be straightforward about what I want. Thank you all in advance!
Depression presenting as dementia
by Findingsunshine007
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more My brother was in a facility for 2 weeks for thoughts of suicide. Was put on meds. They discharged him and he’s not doing well. Doesn’t talk at outpatient. Sister in law Said he acts like a drunk baby. Shuffles around, doesn’t talk or articulate any thoughts. It was suggested that he have a SPECT scan. Anyone have any experience with this?
A break from depression and 7cups.
by CallumKing2000
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more Okay well here I am, back with another post, I know they are not the best when I post and they can get depressing but this time I have to do this. To those who may have forgotten me i was Kingburger23 but recently I got a name change to my real name which you all know me as CallumKing2000 these days, however that is not what this post is about, I am making this post to let people know and my cups friends, I hope they are my friends, that I am taking a small vacation break, you see some of you knew today that I went into the sharing circle to share and I shared my feelings and thoughts, and when I shared I went back and I got so so sooo anxious to ask again so I logged out had an anxiety attack and logged back in and shared a few hours after explaining I need a break in General, so if people can pass on the news to the mindfulness team and just explain I won't be there for a while. As of tomorrow I will be booking into a hotel for a week to clear my mind and have some me time as I am not used to being around people alot, I just wanted to let people know that I am okay I will be taking time and I'll be doing mindfulness while alone. I just wanted to let folks know around here that I'm thinking of them and what they may be going through, so I will take my leave for tonight and get some rest and be freshed up for tomorrow. Look after each other guys. And I'll see you all when I get back. I love you ❤️ Tags: @iampapaya @SolitaryBird @Patienceimpatient @Bestvase7265 @TinyWhisper11 @VictoriaLove7 @Accidentaltentacles @adventurousBranch3786 @amiablepeace77 @Kala @Mymelaninnarritive @compassionateOak202 P.S, I also wanted to tag goldenpear but she has numbers in her name and I was looking for her. Thanks 🤜🤛
How to deal with severe disappointment
by kathleencooper
Last post
 7 hours ago
...See more For me, my family and being around them is what makes me feel the happiest and gives me something to look forward to. Lately I found I just don't look forward to anything because something always goes wrong. A big part of this is my anxiety as well. For example my siblings have both moved away which has been really sad for me but they were both making trips in the last two weeks to come and visit. I was so deeply happy but so anxious this was not going to happen. I was scared to look forward to it. Well I got covid right before my one sibling visited so I didn't get to see them. Then my other sibling got covid right before they were supposed to fly to visit tomorrow. I actually feel like I'm experiencing grief. I feel acutely disappointed and sad for me, and sad for them. Why bother continuing to hope we will all be able to get together again - someone will probably end up unable to make it for a variety of reasons. I know this is specific but does anyone else just feel disappointed and scared to hope for things especially when it relates to health like this? Any tips to stop the sadness from feeling like hopelessness?
loneliness
by lisetta
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more Idk what to do anymore. I have depression and I feel so lonely, I feel like my friends don't like and love me anymore. Idk who I can talk to. Anytime I tried to talk with them about how I feel I dont think they realise how bad it is. And my best friend just told me: "I'm ignorant about depression, idk what to tell u." And nothing else. I wish they could be more present in my life, but I dont wanna ask them to do that, I want it to be spontaneous. But it isn't I hate seeing them at school and I don't wanna end up being alone fr
Slipping into old patterns
by loyalBeing54
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more Hello everyone, I have been battling depression and anxiety most of my life. My upbringing was (to put it politely) rough and I remember being extremely depressed as a child. I have gone to counseling off and on for the past 7 years and I have been doing a lot better until the last year. Needless to say life happened and a bunch of stressful events have come crashing down on me. I can't really talk to my family and friends because they either don't understand what I'm going through or they think I should just "let it go." But letting major hurt go has been a problem for me. I just want to get back on track were I didn't over think everything and I had some semblance of self esteem. If anyone has any thoughts/feelings/advice or just kind words to help me put it would be greatly appreciated. Talk to you soon.
blockage
by affableStrings4654
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more So I'm an artist. I draw and paint, mostly. I have been doing digital art more often recently, but i do have a day job and lots of adult responsibilities. I also have depression. It's making it extremely difficult to finish pieces of art. I have a goal of trying to do one digital painting a month, and I"m always struggling to meet it. It used to be really easy for me to create things when i was younger. I got to spend a lot of mental energy on my art. I think part of the reason i struggle with it nowadays is that i am too critical of my own work. i am afraid of messing up or having my art look weird. perfectionism leads to avoidance. i don't know. it doesn't feel good. I want to be back to making things without the pressure that i put on myself. but I also don't know how to stop.
4 Self-Care Tips for Winter Depression
by Angelanj
Last post
 12 hours ago
...See more December is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Awareness month. Here are 4 self-care tips that will hopefully help you to cope with the winter blues! Comment down below if you have other coping skills that help you that can possibly help others to cope.
Is there a way to locate specialists in TRD?
by powerfulBunny9530
Last post
 12 hours ago
...See more I have been wrestling with depression for a while now. I have tried multiple approaches both with talk therapists and medications (as well as other approaches) to address it. Two of the medications had some effect, but one stopped working after a few months and the other caused absolutely unacceptable side effects. I've tried ACT, CBT, DBT, EMDR and several other types of therapy and they have absolutely not helped at all. I am looking for someone who specializes in really tough cases of depression that don't respond well to treatment. I can't find anyone who even has experience with this kind of thing. What gives? According to the STAR*D trials, what I am experiencing isn't that rare; from the figures in that study, cases of depression which respond to neither three trials of antidepressant medication nor to therapy should be somewhat more common than schizophrenia. It is possible to find specialists who work with patients who have schizophrenia. It has, thus far, been absolutely impossible for me to find anyone who specializes in treatment resistant depression; I've only spoken to a few therapists who said they had any experience at all. This doesn't make sense to me at all. I feel like I'm calling tech support but there's no way to get past the people who tell me to shut it off and then turn it on again. I've been trying that for six years now. I want to escalate this to a specialist with particular insight and knowledge into these types of cases... but nobody thus far has been able to tell me where to find such a person. They're happy to tell me the same, generic sorts of advice that have been utterly failing for years now, and frankly I'm sick and tired of hearing that. If an infection didn't clear up when treated with penicillin you wouldn't keep prescribing that over and over again. Why should this be different? I would like to move on to something that actually works and is not a pointless and frustrating waste of my time please and thank you.
My 7 Cups Dream Journal
by integrityblues
Last post
 15 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!
No motivation
by XayXay
Last post
 15 hours ago
...See more I can't manage school anymore. I only have about six months left until I'm done with high school for good but I dread having to continue with it. I can't get myself to want to. I wish I could just give up but I know that's not an option. I feel hopeless and I don't know what to do. I don't know how to cope with any of it.
Insecure
by littleTriangle9090
Last post
 16 hours ago
...See more Hello all, I'm surrounded by lot of jealous people all the time due to my success.. No one talks to me in my surroundings as it makes them feel inferior talking to me.. And some are extremely jealous.. I'm insecure, lonely and constantly overwhelmed by this negativity.. Please advice ways to stay happy and overcome loneliness

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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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