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I am karri. 31 female. Has ongoing depression and anxiety. I love God and am trying to figure that out. I love my family though they do drive me crazy. I love my two cats. I have a hard stressful job. I take medicine. I love my friends. I love books. I hate filler conversations. I want to do it all except anything with spiders. I do hard things for people who don't care or understand. I want to do the same for myself.
Hi I'm aramina. I've struggled with depression my whole life. Meds don't really help therapy helps sometimes. but really I feel like it's kicking my butt most of the time. the last 5 years have been particularly rough. with very few bright patches. I am glad I found this site though. It's helping me a lot. :)
I am Alexis. 21 female. I have been struggling with depressive feelings and anexity for a few months now however this is the first time for me to feel that way. I hate how dependent I am on the affection of others. I have made many mistakes. I am unable to forgive myself for any of my mistakes, but I am very forgiving with others( even when they don't deserve it) I fool myself into believing that I know what I am doing but most of the times I am being self destructive and making stupid decisions. I really wish I an understand what's happening to me or how to fix it. I can't keep living that way. I feel like I am going insane and losing my mind. I don't understand my thoughts or my feelings but I can't stop it either.
Hello! I'm in my mid-30s and have had bouts of depression and anxiety for as long as I can remember. As a teen I suffered with a low self-image and social anxiety. When I first moved away from my hometown, I moved to a colder climate and, I was diagnosed with seasonal depression, and I still struggle during the winter montghs. I also suffered from postnatal depression after the birth of my child. I joined this group with the hope of sharing experiences and lending a listening ear to others who have had similar experiences.
@pinkMoon235
Hi im new ish to 7cups and have had depression and anxiety for as long as i can remember. I didnt have a terrible childhood but it wasnt great either and has always effected me and still does, i take medicine for my anxiety (started recently) i got better when i met my huband. for years i was on anti depressants. i also suffered from post natal depression with my first child and it still upsets me. im here if you want to talk or make a new friend. im 29yrs old. im a massive animal lover.
@EgPedro29 Thanks so much for your response! Yes, I'd love to chat more. It sounds like we have some stuff in common. I like animals as well. I have 2 cats. I wouldn't say I had a difficult childhood, but I think there are some issues there that I still don't fully understand. Where postnatal depression is concerned, would you say you recovered?I don't know if I'd say I ever really got over it. In the beginning, I developed some coping steategies, but even so, it had a really negative effect on my relationship with my husband. It's now been several years since my child's birth, and I think that what I initially experienced as postnatal depression has gradually changed into general low self image and feelings of inadequacy, especially as a parent. But anyway...that's me. I'd love to know more about you. Hope to hear back from you soon.
@pinkMoon235
Sorry ive taken a while to reply as my phone was down..i feel the same and feel guilty for having PD..people always say to me that it cant be helped and its an illness but i cant help feeling a bad parent for it still and my daughter is now 10yrs old. ahh i love cats. i have 2 dogs and recently got a pony after about 15yrs of not having one. here if u want to talk or PM me if you can, still so new to this lol
@EgPedro29 Thanks! I'm fairly new to this as well and I don't find this the easiest app in the world to navigate. (It took me so long to replyvtge first time bexause I lost this thread for a while!) But it's totally worth it! I'll pm you as soon as I figure out how! (I'm usually on my phone, but it might be easier from a computer.)
Hey people,
My name is Natalie, I am 20 years young and come from Austria. For the past couple of years I have battled depression, social anxiety and an eating disorder. Last year I was in hospital for a month, but I didn't help much and since then I am just a mess with bad and worse days. The most support I get from my cats, I don't have friends and my family isn't much of a help too. So I only have myself.
I love reading, writing, learning Finnish and nature, but sadly I never have the energy to do these things.
Much love, Natalie
@Windwandler
You not only have yourself, you have EVERYONE here at 7Cups now, too.
huskyPOWER HUG!!!
@Windwandler Hello, and welcome to a community of people who can relate to you! Send me a message if you want to talk.
@Ktynille, @Aramina, @decisiveThinker1670, @pinkMoon235, @EgPedro29, @Windwandler, @huskyPOWER - it's really nice to meet you all ^^
I'm Celaeno and I'm part of the Depression Support Team. I hope your experience with 7 Cups is mostly positive and that it aids in your battles with depression, just like it helps with my daily struggle. How are you all doing today?
Hope to see more of you in forums and other corners in our community. Sending you hugs for the end of the week!
@Celaeno Thank you :-)
