An Introduction to Depression Support!

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Hello there! And welcome to Depression Support Community at 7 Cups of Tea! We hope that you can find some respite here from what you're going through. We all help each other through the darkness. We also hope this post helps you understand the sub-community better. We are so glad to have you here with us and we hope that you get the support that you're looking for.

Leaders of the Community

@LexIris - Community Mentor/Teen Community Star

@fairyava - Welcoming Team Member

@Goldcherry2113 @LexIris @bestVase7265 - Forum Supporters

@CheerfulRose @RebekahRebel @VickyP @crystalclearnow @smolecho - Chatroom Mods

@AmberBird @IvyL @JoyIntoDarkness @blitheEmbrace27 @comfortableEyes5 @lyricalPillow74 @safeshoulder2CryOn - Room Supporters

Forum Categories

Daily Check-in Threads: Check in with the community and let us know how youre doing

Depression General Threads: A general place for member and listeners alike to talk about depression-related things

Depression Support Forum Activities & Discussions: A category for forum discussions and activities

Introduce yourself to the Depression Community!: Post to the monthly introduction thread to say hello to everyone and tell us about yourself and meet others who have joined this month

Icebreakers and getting to know one another!: This is the section for forum games and fun discussions

Depression Support Community Leadership Team: You can get to learn more about the DS team and leadership opportunities

AMA's Related To Depression & Living With Depression: For AMAs (Ask Me Anything) related to depression

Depression Support Sessions & Summaries: Summaries for the Depression Support Sessions

Depression Q&A: For any questions you might have about depression

Teen Depression Forum: A place for teens to connect with other teens who live with depression.

Depression Resources: Find resources (e.g. books or articles) about depression here

Therapist Corner: A place for tips, info and support from the therapist liaisons

Seasonal Affective Disorder: For those experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) to get support

Support Sessions

Monday - Adult Depression Support Session - [ 8:00 am - 9:00 am (EDT) ] - hosted by a Community Mod and @Skyy0

Saturday - Adult Depression Support Session - [ 8:00 am - 9:00 am (EDT) ] - hosted by a Community Mod

Saturday - Teen Depression Support Session in the Support Session Room - [ 8:00 am - 9:00 am (EDT) ] - hosted by @LexIris and @KaylaDances

Taglist

A taglist is a list or collection of tags (which is a reference to an account made by prefixing its name with an @-sign.)

The link to the taglist can be found here and to add or remove yourself from the taglist, you can go here.

If you think that youd like to help out in Depression Support or you know someone whod fit a role well, then feel free to nominate yourself (or the person) for a role here: tinyurl.com/s66xey7

Once again, welcome and we hope you have an awesome time here