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Hi... I'm new to the site and hope to find some help. Past few years, I've lost the passion in things I used to love to do, there are many days where I have problems falling sleep or I'll oversleep, and I lost the modivation to do everyday things. It's really affecting my relationship, and he's at the point were he doesn't know what to do anymore and I can't blame him. I've gotten so used to hiding how I'm truly from people, and finally came out and told some of my friends and my boyfriend how I was really feeling, but I still feel like they don't really understand what I'm going though.
Hi. I have a lot of trouble socially and when I meet people they leave me after a while and ignore me. I cant seem to keep friends and I dont understand why.. I dont do anything that would upset them or scare them away. I have a few friends now but they seem to be keeping their distance and the pattern is repeating itself. I used to isolate myself a couple years ago but was forced to go into society by my parents. I feel like Im going to be abandoned again and ive been depressed.. my grades are suffering and I might not graduate. I tried to tell them how I feel but it seems to have made it worse...
Hi I'm not new at all but I've not been active in a long time, I'm Beth. I use 7 cups as I don't have anybody in my life I can talk to and sometimes talking is just what I need.
@cyanMaple657 Hey Beth, good for you for reaching out here. Keep coming back whenever you need a pick-me-up...there are a lot of supportive people here and we're all in this together!
Have a great day! :)
Hi, I'm Ariel.. I'm not sure if I have depression or not to be honest, but maybe I do. I have lost almost all motivation to do things, and pretty much every night ends with me hating myself. I honestly try to like myself but I just can't. I get disgusted when I think about myself. I wish things made me feel better, but they don't anymore. I know these feelings have gotten worse over the past couple years. I can't really talk to anyone, especially my parents about this, because I've tried talking to them about a few things and they just didn't really care. I wish things helped me, but nothing does anymore, and I just never feel like doing anything. Anyways, hopefully this community will help me figure out what to do or something...
@ariel828 Hey Ariel, welcome to 7cups! It's really good that you can see that where you are isn't where you want to be. Come on in and talk whenever you need to, and start finding some ways to take care of yourself. :)
Hi. I am new here. I have a lot of trouble with emotions and the only way I can feel better is by talking about my feelings or through listening to music. It is really hard for me to talk to my family because I am afraid that they will judge me. Whenever I try to talk to my mom she yells at me. To deal with everyone yelling at me, I have to listen to music. I cry a lot of times because I cannot even understand myself. I have not been doing very well in classes lately and my parents keep blaming it on the music and yelling at me. But because they yell at me, my self esteem drops lower and lower and I have to listen to more music to make myself feel better. I feel like I have no talents. All of my friends are super smart, can sing, and can dance. I cannot do anything I wish I could. I just feel like nothing and I have no control over my life.
Hi! Sorry to hear what you've been going through. It seems to me that your problem stems from the fact that your family members, particularly your mom, yells at you too often. Can you be more descriptive? What exactly is the yelling all about?
@rabbit2017
She yells at me to talk to her. She always says if we have a problem, go to her. But when I do, she yells at me for not working hard enough or not focusing on school. She also yells at me when we are cleaning our house. She always tells me that I am not working and making her do all the work, even though I am cleaning. My dad has to live somewhere else because of his job, which does put a lot of stress on my mom. Another my mom bothers me about is music. She always tells me I need to listen to something else or to take off the headphones and talk to her. But when I do try to talk to her, she acts like she does not care. The more she acts like she does not care and yells at me, the more pressure I feel. When I feel a lot of pressure on me or feel sad about something, I listen to music. But my mom really does not like it. My mom makes me feel like I cannot do anything right. It makes me feel sad and alone.
@Cherryblossoms0188
Hey...... i know how you feel my family does the same but i not juged you at all cuz i do the same just listening to music like mostly everyday and telling myself that i can proof them but things gets reallly hard here in the Rez compare than out there but i understand what it feels.
@Cherryblossoms0188
You need to say something to your parents. You need some help before your depression goes deeper and believe me it will
@onemoretime2
I did try to tell my mom that everytime I try to answer a question she has about school or something that I am passionate about she usually yells at me but she told me she never remembers doing it. I am sort of scared to tell her again that she does this because I am scared she is going to yell at me again.
@Cherryblossoms0188 Hi Cherry! I hope that today has you feeling a little bit better and more positive. If you would like to chat 1-1 just PM me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. -Take Care.
@Cherryblossoms0188
I'm really sorry to hear that you're having such a rough time. I'm new too. Sometimes it seems that parents just yell because they feel helpless and don't know what else to do. That doesn't excuse the yelling, but it's a reason. Just stay focused and know that many people are in your corner. Everything will be cool.
@Cherryblossoms0188 thank you for reaching out to get help, can you try and tell your parents that there hurting your self esteem? Sometimes people don't know things until you tell them! Try getting into things to listen to music less to see if that would help! Keep me posted!
@Cherryblossoms0188 thank you for reaching out to get help, can you try and tell your parents that there hurting your self esteem? Sometimes people don't know things until you tell them! Try getting into things to listen to music less to see if that would help! Keep me posted!
@Cherryblossoms0188 thank you for reaching out to get help, can you try and tell your parents that there hurting your self esteem? Sometimes people don't know things until you tell them! Try getting into things to listen to music less to see if that would help! Keep me posted!
@Cherryblossoms0188 thank you for reaching out to get help, can you try and tell your parents that there hurting your self esteem? Sometimes people don't know things until you tell them! Try getting into things to listen to music less to see if that would help! Keep me posted!
@Cherryblossoms0188
One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain - Bob Marley, I always think of it when im sad and music just soothes that pain, I hope that you can have an endless supply of good music whenever you are feeling sad, alone, stressed, anxious, depressed or just like you are going insane, it is okay to deal with things in your own way, and it is wonderful that you are using something so positive like music, I always say words carry meaning but music carries emotion, and sometimes its just what we need, stay strong
@Cherryblossoms0188
Thankyou for sharing your story, feel free to talk about it to listeners here, everyone is here to help you.
@Laura Hey my name is Cheyanna and i am from Teec Nos Pos anyways i am here cuz i feel like i need someone to talk about my feelings and things that have going on with me and with my family and my boyfriend and friends.
@CheyannaWilliams11142001 Welcome to the community! 
Hey i am really new about this website but i am kinda happy that i am on this and i just need to talk to someone about my feelings and things that have been going on with me and my familys and my boyfriend and friends too and things that have been happening to me, is that i have been in a bad life with my family that doesn't love and care about me and sometimes i think that i have no one to run and to talk to and i have been hurting myself and thinking about killing myself and i drink and smoke weed, why i do it its becase no one doesn't care what i do to myself but just to do it for the fun of and hurting myself while i do it, also that no one can see me and doing the things that i have been told but the meanly thing that is keeping here on earth is my boyfriend cuz everything that we have together is mosty about us than anything else in the world but some point we get to where we want to leave and kill our self without anybody knowing but i try to keep it to myself without telling him but its hard for me to keep things away from him but today is he worst day ever i have no one to talk to and i just need someone to talk to so i can get all my feelings out so that i not feel even worse.
Hello, I am new to this site. I might be older than a lot of you. I had a very abusive and dysfunctional childhood until I was 21 and finally left home. I was married to a man for 16 years who is narcissistic and psychotic, much like my parents. I went through a lot with my marriage until the day he threw me out. I have 2 children. I've made some wrong decisions in my life and I am still unhappy with where I am at in life. I would love to speak with someone who has some understanding of my Christian beliefs so they can understand the position I am at in life. I am a writer and am currently unemployed. I am happy to meet anyone who would love to talk.
@jennylynn36 There are plenty of us older-but-not-so-wise ones around here. ;) Welcome and take a look around, find a spot and start talking. :)
Hi I'm new. I'm a working mom of three. Two girls and a boy. I've been married for almost 13 years had my first kid at 22 got married at 22. I'm 34 and I feel like I haven't stopped. I feel overwhelmed with my life. I work with my husband but he is always on his phone talking with his friends and dealing with his hobbies. I feel like he is physically here but not emotionally here for me. I feel like it tunes me out like I do to him sometimes. I love my kids but there are days I can't stand them. They are always fight and making so much noise and I never knew how much I like peace and quiet. Because of having kids and getting married I never came around to finishing college so I feel like a failure when I see my hs friends and my sibling with these fancy high paying jobs when I can barely make ends meet. My husband likes to stash away money for his hobby but I can never save anything for me. I feel bad about our bills and use my stash for the family but can never do that. I resent him for that I think it's selfish. He is a good person and we mostly get along but I wish he would take some time to just ask if I was ok. My kids are demanding especially the tween. She is failing school and I feel like it's my fault for not giving her enough of my time but she gets on my fucking nerves. I sometimes can't stand being around her. She has annoying habits and ask stupid questions and say stupid things and I think she does it to spite me. My middle child is
How do I know if I have depression?
@ariel828
Hi there ❤
There are many symptoms for depression including low mood/feeling empty, no motivation, loss of appetite/eating excessively, difficulty getting out of bed or doing mundane tasks, irritability,etc
These feelings lasting for more than two weeks are linked to depression.
These vary from person to person.O suggest seeking a therapist for the same. This is just for information purpose.
Take care❤
@1AlwaysThere1 thank you so much!! Sadly I have most of these symptoms...
@ariel828
Okay,I see. Take care❤
Send me a personal message to discuss more.Visit a therapist for speedy recovery.
I hope you have a great day ahead.😘
@1AlwaysThere1 ah I can't since you only listen to adults :( ugh
@ariel82
Okay,wait! I'll try to change it.I can listen to both tho.I have attended teens before.