Depression Support Notes (24/07/15)
Good morning/evening/night, and welcome to the newly minted Depression Support Sessions & Summaries forum!
On Friday (24/07/15), we held a discussion in the Depression Support room! The discussion was open to all, and the topic was about depression and getting to know more about it and yourself! We ran through a series of questions and explored how depression can vary from person to person, and how it affects everyone differently!
First, we asked participants to pick two words they thought a friend would use to describe them. The responses were all incredibly positive things—words relating to kindness and compassion came up more frequently than anything else! The response was overwhelmingly positive, and a lot of really awesome attributes were brought up! Some people put a lot of thought into the explanation for why they chose the descriptors they did:
Thank you for writing this and doing the guided discussion. Ill try and be there for another soon.
Fantastic, @LostGirl92! It would be so awesome to do another discussion with you! Woohooo! I can't wait! =D
too bad there isnt one tonight i could have used a more guided talk
Sorry! You're welcome to PM a listener if you're interested! It's not quite the same thing, but if you can find someone who you feel gets you or is able to understand you, it might help? I'm not sure! You could try www.7cups.com/BrowseListeners/ to find someone with experience/personality based on their profile? I really hope you can find someone!
@Acinonyx thank you so much for writing up such awesome notes and giving me a chance to share in this even though I couldn't make it. Sounds like it was amazing! Totally inspiring reading everyone's contributions, I love it!
@Michaelmichael, it was my pleasure! I'm so glad that you enjoyed reading our minutes! It makes me happy that you read over them and saw what we got up to! Hopefully we'll see you in a discussion sometime soon! =D
I hope it's okay to post here because my summer has been the WORST and I've been so depressed, I'll make a list of stuff that happened. 1. A girl who used to be my friend is going to have her friends beat me up on the first day of school 2. I got news that my grandpa won't live for that much longer 3. My grandma died 4. Me and my brother are always fighting And 5. This is my last year on middle school and I'm very nervous and scared.
Hiya, @ElizabethRose200287! It's okay to post here for sure! Unfortunately, by posting right here on this thread, I don't know if you'll get a lot of support for what you're going through! You might get a better response by posting here [click me]!
I'm really sorry that your summer has been so difficult! It definitely sounds like a lot to go through and have happen to you! I'm so sorry to hear about your grandpa and your grandma! I can see how those things would all lead you feeling depressed, and that you're nervous and scared! It's okay to be all of those things--I'm really glad you found 7 Cups and are here with us, because you definitely deserve to be heard and to receive support! I really hope things start looking up for you, but in the meantime, you're more than welcome to check out the support rooms, or connect with a listener here!