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Weekly Prompt #41: How do you perceive your own resilience and ability to cope with challenges?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
Saturday
...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]
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/].
You can keep going 💙
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
May 11th
...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 
A break from depression and 7cups.
by CallumKing2000
Last post
45 minutes 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 🤜🤛
I wish I could give my life to someone who wants to live
by GumballMachine
Last post
2 hours ago
...See more I wish I could give my life to someone who wants to live but can't. They would benefit more than I from having it. Meanwhile I could rest in peace, away from not having anywhere that I belong, away from being isolated, away from not ever being good enough regardless of how I think about myself, et cetera. I hate it here in this body.
My 7 Cups Dream Journal
by integrityblues
Last post
9 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!
Too Much but Never Enough
by BeeHeartsBooks
Last post
9 hours ago
...See more I've always been someone who writes. It's just who I am, if I have a problem, I write about it and some part of me feels better after that. So, here I am, once again writing about how I feel. I've never felt like I'm enough, but I've always felt like I'm too much at the same time. I used to love writing, some part of me always thought I'd finish a book and publish it someday but my mom said to me, "Nobody wants to read a book by someone that doesn't have a degree." I guess it stuck with me, because I can't bring myself to write anymore. And I have all these ideas, but they're stuck in my head and I can't find it in me to bring them to life. I'm turning eighteen next week Tuesday and I finished my first year in the university in September. The truth is, even after all that, I don't know what I want to do with my life. What does that say about me? I have a friend that's in pre med year four and sometime ago, my mom said if she could switch children, she'd gladly take her and leave me. How do you come back from that? How do you see that person the same way you used to see them? The thing is, you can't. It changes everything, does words linger over you every time you see them. It becomes what you attach them to. I love my mom but sometimes I don't like her. I look at her and I see all the sacrifices she's made but sonetimes I look at her and I see the person who has made me hate who I am, I see the person that told me she'd gladly trade me for somebody else and sometimes it makes me wonder, why am I not enough? I hate that I feel this way and I push it down every time thinking it'll be fine but it never is. And I know that when she sees me, she hates who I am, she'll tell me I'm a kind person and that I don't ask her for much but eventually she'll tell me I'm wicked and that people around me dislike me. But how do I tell her that I wish she'd see as more? I don't think I'll ever be enough and it kills me to say that but it's true. Bee.
Deperso Espreso
by callmeRM
Last post
11 hours ago
...See more I've joked that struggle with depression but I have never been formally diagnosed nor did I really think I had it I am helping a friend out with one of her phsy classes and every time I do one of her case study's I'm surprised by how much I relate to the patient (these arnt real people) There are things these patients say like not being sad but not finding joy in anything, that I consider my base - like this is when I dont think I am depressed but this is just one example  I think I hide behind my introvertedness - meaning I justify my lack of engagement in life or my lack of desire to do anything as me being introverted but maybe that's not it Either way Im getting over all of it - im so sick of being this way and have been this way for far to long I've been like this for so long im not sure I know a life outside of this This isnt even getting to TOM When TOM comes, its scares me because yes there is pain but whats worst is my emotions I truly believe if I were ever to quit it would be cus TOM came and no matter how much I tell myself it is temporary or its TOM or anything else its so hard to see past the present emotion  Anyways perhaps I am not a comedian and I do have depreso 
going through the motions
by tokkittalgi
Last post
13 hours ago
...See more //heads up: super disorganized wall of words type of vent ahead,, my head doesnt feel clear right now,, reader's discretion advised </3 im so scared i will never find my way out of this awful state of mind. im an outsider among those that're supposed to always be there for me; so they claim, anyway. my mom hates me. she lovebombs me often, and the lows get lower every time. i havent told her that i loved her in around two years. her love means nothing real to me anymore. i dont care if it sounds harsh right now. ive seen her duality and it tells me enough. one wrong move and she could turn against me. my siblings never cared, and they definitely dont seem to care now. i dont even remember the last time we spoke and got along. i feel like the older i get the further i disconnect from everything because i continue to realize how badly im being treated and that i desperately want to get out of here. i know at least on a partial level that this is my fault. im not trying to put all the blame on them for my issues, but theyre certainly NOT helping. i cant talk to anyone about anything without worrying that im going to be taken to some institution against my will; as my mom has threatened a handful of times. i feel like im around the wrong people irl to be dealing with whatever it is im dealing with, and i cant legally distance myself from them yet. anyone who i feel CAN help seem so far away. im getting physical symptoms from the stress, and i just genuinely feel like a zombie. thats the most accurate way i can describe it. i FEEL dead. expired. at the point of no-return.
oh how i long to be yours
by StarrySkies1236
Last post
15 hours ago
...See more you never will be able to understand the number of times I long to be able to be yours, to know you and to love you, and to be loved in return. the number of times I rub away an ache in my chest simply from seeing something that reminds me of what I’ve wished for and not received. it’s not quite being in love but it’s the closest thing to love that i’ve been able to label without healing new cuts or bruises. the simple nudge and nostalgia that follows is relentless in its pursuit as life moves me away. sometimes I’m scared that I’ll lose this but then I feel another wave of longing and am reminded that my mind doesn’t forget things as easily as I think it does. 💔💔🫶🏻🫶🏻
Distractions
by Mhb1968
Last post
19 hours ago
...See more Hi Everyone, I may or not be on my own with this, but I woke up today pretty upset. What do you all do when you try to distract yourself from falling into a depressive episode, and does it work for you a lot of the time?
I'm not suicidal but..
by FluffyBakedPotato
Last post
21 hours ago
...See more I am no longer contemplating suicide, but I find myself indulging in fantasies about death. I have struggled with depression for as long as I can remember. Traumatic experiences during my childhood have left me feeling distinctly different, longing for a sense of normalcy. I wish I were an optimist, cheerful, and charismatic like my sister (the favorite one). Regrettably, my constant overthinking and hyper vigilance have hindered this. Now, as I journey towards healing, the once blurred memories are becoming increasingly vivid, and I am remembering things that my brain had previously shielded me from. In the midst of my healing journey, I find myself caught between overwhelming emotions and profound numbness. I no longer know how to feel or if I can even improve. I long for the time when my life was on autopilot, and I felt detached from my emotions. I sometimes imagine death as an escape from my pain and suffering, yet, I am not suicidal. I am simply exhausted with this ongoing struggle. I just yearn to return to that dull, numb state once more. Nothing seems to make sense anymore.
Depression
by secretFig703
Last post
21 hours ago
...See more Hi there! I'm new on here, just got the app last night. I'm suffering from depression and anxiety for years now, nothing helped long term, i always get stuck in some kind of depression episodes. It became worse now because i have a 1 year old. Since i gave birth it came back after some time, and right now it kinda feels even worse, maybe it's this postpartum depression? I honestly don't know, i feel like im loosing myself and my mind quite often. I wanna know if anyone went through this? And what did you do to feel better? I want to give my baby the best life and childhood, at least better than mine, I don't remember most of my childhood, probably for a reason but yeah. I just wanted to get this out and ask if someone was in a similar situation. And how to get better because this time im determined. And i don't want to fall back. Thanks for listening!
bro.
by maxisthebest
Last post
21 hours ago
...See more why do i have to be this way. why am i a screw up. why am i a dissapointment. why am i worthless. why am i even alive. @pixierobin @iloveyouxx
Is applications hard for everybody? Meaning of life? High School?
by HaleyXDonuts
Last post
21 hours ago
...See more #meaning_of_life #high_school #applications #alone  I'm currently applying to high schools and every time i even try to work on any applications i start crying and get depressed. I'm not sucidial but I do think if there was just a button you could push to get a new life i would definitely use it and i rly am thinking about the meaning of life WHAT IS THE PURPOSE!!!! we all are born live some kind of a life then die so if afterlife is supposed to be so good why don't we all just stop living 

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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

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- Depression Community Path

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