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🌹 Welcome to August: Celebrating Resilience & Hope! 🌹
by Angelanj
Last post
 July 12th
...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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A Belated Welcome to May: Mental Health Awareness Month 💚
by Angelanj
Last post
 July 7th
...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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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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My 7 Cups Dream Journal
by integrityblues
Last post
 2 days 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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I’m having a very hard time.
by generousKitten6660
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more Ever since I tried to change jobs my entire life has gone into a downwards spiral. My last job was perfect and then I left to try and make more money only for the next job to screw me over by lying to me about the opportunities. I quit after three months. Unable to return to my other job, I’ve been depressed and fighting “dark thoughts” every day since mid June.  I have ADHD and ASD, so finding comfortable work for me is difficult. Even with an associate’s degree in Computer information Systems it’s difficult to find anything. So I’ve been staying home, trying to find anything for me to take and now I’m reaching the point of burnout where I just want to crawl under the rug. I don’t know what to do. 
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Lonely
by Iluvanimals
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I'm not sure why but I just always feel a bit lonely all the time. I know I have friends and I'm face timing them right now but I still feel lonely and sad. It's like something is missing or am I just overthinking. All the quaratine stuff has really messed everything up. My family relationships have gotten so tense and I feel so far away from my friends. Being alone really gets to me sometimes because all I do is overthink. Sorry for going on forever and ever about my problems but it feels nice to get some of this out.
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Movement for depression
by nicepeople22
Last post
 Monday
...See more You don't need a workout. You need a twitch. Stand up. Open a window. Walk to your gate and back. The goal isn't fitness. The goal is proving your body still listens to you.
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No support network at all
by generousKitten6660
Last post
 July 18th
...See more When I told my mother of my depression, she told me that I was choosing to be this way. That hurts. Now I know not to bother her with any of it. So what now?
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Monday Again
by TJItalia
Last post
 July 12th
...See more   Yes it is Monday again, what are your three must for Mondays?
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Mental Health Coping and Finding Community
by toughWillow934
Last post
 July 9th
...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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I’m going to be making daily updates here until I’ve reached my goals
by helloHemlock9370
Last post
 July 3rd
...See more I’m going to be making daily updates here until I’ve reached my goals. As someone with depression, I realised that I’m the only one who can get myself out of this ditch. So, from now on, I will be making daily updates of the little milestones I’ve achieved throughout the day and challenges I’ve faced essentially a diary log until I’ve made a healthy routine for myself which sets me on track to achieving my dreams. Until I have, I’ll be making updates everyday. If you want to support me, please do send me encouraging comments. I’ll appreciate it a lot. That’ll be all. XOXO
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You can rant here
by wonderousSigns7
Last post
 June 28th
...See more I know how it feels sometimes when you just want to rant, but don't know who to talk too or even if they will care. Well I care. You're not alone! Please feel free to say whats been on your mind lately, if you want someone to talk too or just want to rant away. I will listen.
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Emotionally Immature Parents
by babybluerose
Last post
 June 19th
...See more Dear 7Cups Friends, I am happy to be here.  I am 39, bipolar and disabled living with my parents.  I live in California where a one-bedroom is $3,000 a month.  I am blessed to not need to pay any rent because the house is paid off.  But a therapist said my "rent" is my emotional burden. I never want to move out.  I want to be there for my parents.  They have no friends and they act emotionally divorced from each other.   My heart breaks every day seeing my mom and dad say nothing to each other.  They only talk when it's necessary.  And my mom mentally abuses my dad saying she would like him to die.  I am not here asking for advice on moving out.  I would like someone to tell  me of a similar emotionally immature parents story so I can feel better.    I have this book:  Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson  I will look through this community postings and support you guys too. Best Wishes, Baby Blue Rose
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misuse of money? suicidal/homocidal patients released
by Elinxs27
Last post
 June 4th
...See more So i recently just watched a 60 minute episode on how people admitted into hospitals are released without appropriate permission because insurance companies are attempting to save money by releasing patients who immediately go back to their unhealthy lifestyles (many committed suicide) rather than pay for their fees. Now I'd understand if they were low on income, but they showed this one case where the guy had a computer sign the approval forms twice without looking at the patients actual background (turns out he's pretty wealthy and making plenty of money per month how convenient for him). If someone has a say on this please feel free to comment or if perhaps you can provide insight to why they are allowing patients to go home knowing their mental state and high suicidal tendencies, then also please share, thanks.
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Cycle restart
by Moontherapy0077
Last post
 June 3rd
...See more I don't think this would trigger anyone? Just wanted to put a warning in case since this is mostly a journal/vent post. Also let me know please if this kind of post isn't allowed on the form thanks I'm still new. . . Usually I can kind of feel when things are going to get bad again but this time I think was genuinely just a surprise. I thought things were fine but before I knew it didn't want to get up, wasn't sleeping or eating right, my room was a mess and I felt like I wasn't even myself or fully "checked in". I think things are getting better now. I'm aware of what's happening, I'm cleaning my room as I type this, but I think I'm just so tired of this cycle. I'm hoping things get better in the future but for now, I sit at the "things are okay" part of it. Thanks for hearing me out and if you relate hope things will get better for you too.

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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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