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NAMI Oath
by Kate
Last post
 Saturday
...See more Any new member of the NAMI Community who introduces themselves and takes the NAMI Oath will receive the NAMI Oath Badge. Please copy, paste, sign and date the following NAMI Oath within this thread: NAMI Oath I pledge a moral oath before my fellow active listeners, 7 Cups members and NAMI supporters. I pledge to help support NAMI's mission and to dedicate myself to building better lives for anyone affected by mental illness. I pledge to always try my best to be a positive influence and make a difference in the lives of others. I pledge to be #stigmafree and respectful of anyone who may be experiencing a mental health challenge. I will educate, advocate and listen to others' experiences without judgment or bias. I will encourage acceptance and understanding. When I see that someone needs more than the peer support I can provide, I will refer them to professional help and appropriate resources. I pledge to make my own self-care a priority and recognize when I need to take extra time to take care of my own mental health. I will keep these promises and I will do everything in my power to promote mental health, healing, and wellness within myself, my fellow members and my world. I believe that no one should face mental illness alone and I pledge to provide peer support to anyone who reaches out to the NAMI Community for help. Signed: Date:
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[Listeners] Farewell/Taking a Break/Returning Thread: Send Your Regards
by MonBon
Last post
 September 7th
...See more This is the public support counterpart of this thread [https://www.7cups.com/forum/ListenersOnlyForums_38/ListenerSelfCare_95/FarewellTakingaBreakReturningThreadSendYourRegards_4132/1/] [L] so that listeners can let the whole community know if they are leaving or if they have come back. Below excerpt taken and modified from the original thread: Some Listeners decide, at one point or another, to take a break or in special cases to leave the site as a Listener. During their time here they may have made connections with others in the community and sometimes people aren't aware that they have left or are misinformed and thus never get the opportunity to sent their warm wishes. Thus, this thread is meant for Listeners to inform the community that they are leaving or taking a break and leave their appropriate comments for others to read. Moreover, returning Listeners can post here as well to inform the community that they are active again. Returning to 7 Cups after a break? We have a welcome Back Committee now, you can find information here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/ListenerLearningJourney_149/WelcomeZone_2385/WelcomeBackCommittee_295611/] (clickable), and reach out. Your peers and mentors are here for you. <3 Lastly, others in the community can send their regards to these Listeners. [L] indicates a Listeners Only thread [Welcome back committee information added by Sunisshiningandsoareyou, 02/10/23]
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Listener Classifieds (September 2026) Listeners Post Here and Members, Check Out Our Listeners Accepting New Chats!
by Heather225
Last post
 September 6th
...See more Happy September! This space is for Listeners currently accepting chats to introduce themselves to the member community! Members, if any listeners pique your interest, you can then check out their bios and see if they might be a good fit for you! Here are some things you can consider sharing (only share what's comfortable): * Are you an adult, teen, or ATL? * Gender: * Languages you speak: * How long you've been a listener: * Topics you'll support: * Topics you don’t support: * Lived experience: * Are you open to taking on members for long-term listening support? * Your availability (in EST time) and day(s), if applicable Do you support DID? Follow the link to this post. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/generalsupport/Classifieds_360/ListenerClassifiedsDissociativeIdentityDisorderDID_339333] Thank you for being a valued volunteer in our community and a vital part of this life-changing work! ------------------------- If you're getting value out of 7 Cups, please consider donating to keep our community going. Back us here. [https://www.7cups.com/back-us/] 💙
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Anyone need an emergency hug??😀
by Derekfan7695
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 18 minutes ago
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Transformative phase - Will I make it out of this?
by gwen03
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 1 day ago
...See more Dear all,  I have been facing betrayals, jealousy and a bunch of other vile things from a bunch of friends. So what I decided to do was cut them off one by one. Turns out I am left with probably only one friend now. I have been through much worse before. This phase is transformative. Like I have been vulnerable with a bunch of people who were not good for me and maybe God decided to show me their true colours. But i wish he did that slowly. My mind is relaxed. In fact I am glad this happened. Maybe I have always known this won't last and maybe validation seeking got the best of me. But my heart is heavy as I write this.  I hope at the end of this transformative phase I see light. I am posting these thoughts here with the hopes that those who read this will share their thoughts. Maybe that will soothe me in this difficult lonely time.
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In trouble
by Ocelot1628
Last post
 Monday
...See more I was with my friend and I’m not supposed to drive her but I drove her because I had needed to talk to someone, and my dad tracked the car and watched us drive around - I’m not sure what to do
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Financial Stress and Isolation
by lightNest1022
Last post
 September 10th
...See more Hello everyone 👋 Does anyone have any advice on handling extreme financial stress and isolation? I (like a lot of people right now) am drowning in debt, and completely isolated because it costs so much money to go anywhere these days. I deeply regret not learning the art of joining online communities in my youth, as during the day I can at least text my friends and escape the echo chamber of anxiety I spend my days in, but during the night it is silent, and I live alone. My job is extremely isolated as well. Usually remote, sometimes in an office with one other person. I am also chronically ill, so I often have to isolate due to that as well. Does anyone have any advice on managing these emotions while fighting isolation?
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My past two threads are taken down idk why
by blissfulSoul2956
Last post
 September 10th
...See more Just of now , it was about my break up , and Tommorow is my exam wish me well , and i didn't expect the post to be taken down , sorry for the people's message i didn't read 
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The Parts of Life We Can Gently Guide: Post about Managing Emotions
by NavyValley
Last post
 August 28th
...See more Sometimes life feels like it’s spinning faster than we can keep up. When things feel overwhelming or out of control, it can help to pause and come back to the small, steady places where we do have control in. Even on the hardest days, there are pieces of our world we can gently guide. Visual image further below in post! The way we speak to ourselves, the boundaries we set, the energy we give, the coping tools we reach for, and the moments when we choose to ask for support. They’re about choosing kindness toward ourselves, choosing rest when we’re tired and choosing safer ways to cope. Choosing to step back from things that drain us and choosing to respond rather than react. We can’t control everything happening around us, but we can nurture the things that help us feel grounded, supported, and safe. If you’re feeling out of control lately, you’re not alone. You’re allowed to take things one small, manageable piece at a time. Illustration Credit: Blessthemessy
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How do I stop myself from being scared of height?
by hopefulencounter
Last post
 August 16th
...See more It's getting more ridiculous because, lately, I'm not even brave enough to step onto an escalator that's for going down.  I have this anxious feeling of, what if I fall, lose my balance? There's one scary experience for me. The escalator that I was on suddenly stopped moving 😢I nearly fell. It's since that day my fear of height becomes real Is there a way to stop this anxious feeling every time I need to use an escalator (that's for going down)? 
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Blurp
by AGirlWithAWeirdName
Last post
 August 4th
...See more You know that feeling of being so confused and unwilling to either take a left turn or a right turn so you just sit at the middle? That's me right now. I hate the fact that i have to be dependent on anyone for emotional support. I hate that i am not strong enough and cannot exist on my own. Its why i keep enduring different maltratments and emotional toture. One part of me is saying "walk out of this" and another part is asking "how are you going to cope if you walk out of this?" The latter appears to be scarier for me right now. I don't know how i would be able to exist on my own if i walked out of this.  Somewhere in my head, i feel like i am overthinking it and maybe the situation is not as bad as i think it is. I mean i have been taken care of and not everyday is a bad day. But i have this crazy feeling in my gut that this is not okay but i am also worried that i am also being dramatic.
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No energy
by amicableField8118
Last post
 July 31st
...See more Hi everyone. Thank you for your time. I'm sorry, my words might confuse you as they confuse me too. I don't know what's going on anymore. Imagination, feeling, real or just a phase. I'm running low on energy both mentally and physically. Being lazy all day, lost even 10 min focus for work.  From, I don't know, 2 years? I've been going through episodes of feeling down and energetic. I'm overthinking, or imagining don't know. My energy levels mentally suddenly go high and suddenly go very down. I've been not able to complete a single work before last minute from a couple of months. I'm unable to read, exercise, or just live. My mind is heavy but feels empty too.  Today I woke up at 7:30am, been awake till 11:50am, didn't even brush my teeth in between. Slept again at 12:00pm, and woke up at 02:40pm.. I feel really tired even after sleeping, I had to push myself so hard to clean my room, brush my teeth and to even have something to eat.  I want to read, I want to ace my classes, I want to atleast be able to study for an hour.. I've been trying, trying, from a very long time... I sleep every night with regret. Wake up feeling really tired.  There's no one I can talk to about this... My parents, they've been scolding me very badly for my grades, calling me worthless, disgust, and what not.. Not a single friend with whom I can talk to. Im trying, i'm trying to make my life better honestly.. I even tried taking small steps first without trying to do everything at once, it also failed, I keep trying, still... I want to end everything for good. I'm even useless at this point. But I want to continue... Atleast with a hope that I can do something about me... 
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The DRAGON We Feed
by Beauty2323
Last post
 July 14th
...See more Not every monster is real..Sometimes, its only a tiny wound....dressed in the shadows of our thoughts.. A small pain enters quietly, but overthinking feeds it until it grows in to a dragon. We stare at it for so long that we begin to belive it is unstoppable. Fear becomws louder than reality. Panic paints disasters that never arrive. Anxiety whispers stories our hearts never asked to hear. Yet the mind is only one part of us-it is not our master.... Our braincan warm us,protect us,and imagine. But when we surrender all control to fearful thoughts,we forget the strength that has always lived within us. We become prisoners of our own imagination instead of authors of our own story. Think about the worries that once stile your sleep. Months later, you often smile🤭 and ask yourself, "Why was I so affraid???... The mountain was never as tall as your mind had painted it. Tge dragon was never as powerful as the fear that fed it. Your thoughts are not your identity. Your emotions are real, but they are nit permanent.Stroms visit every life heartbreaks, anxiety, disppointment, failure -but no strom stays forever. Every sunrise quietly proves that darkness has an ending. You are unique. Your worth was never meant to be measured against someone else's success. Respect yourself, offer kindness to others,and tge world becomes gentle in return. What you give to the world has a way of finding its way back to you. If you make a mistake, learn from it. Donot build a home in your past. Regret cannot rewrite yesterday,but courage can transform tomorrow. The future is waitinggg with open skies🙈🙈🙈. Today is a gift 💝💝. Donot let yesterday's shadows steal today's light. Master your mind before it masters you... Because the greatest peace the world will ever know begins with the quite victory inside a single heart🌸🌸❤️❤️❤️🌸🌸 
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The situation of not being able to express how you feel
by cheerfulKiwi1776
Last post
 June 11th
...See more Let's not lie: Many of us (if not all) has struggled at least once in their life with expressing how we feel. Others live it on an everyday basis. Even if we have never felt something like this we definitely know someone who was or still is unable to express how they feel. Not being able to express how you feel is truly frustrating and overwhelming. People don't take you seriously and most of them won't stay with you and try to help you. But, fortunately, dor you who is struggling with how you express your feelings this post is for you. If you are a person who struggles to express how you feel write in the comments: * Your experience with the topic * If you want to participate in a one week program I will launch soon. In this program we'll try to learn why we can't express our feelings and try to overcome this. I ll tag you there at the post if you want to participate and let me know in the comments. Write in the comments. Thank you for reading.✨️🩵
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How can I stop the pain?
by Frost52
Last post
 May 19th
...See more My wife of 11 years left me taking the Kids with her. While I was out of town two states away at a church conference. They will not talk to me, no texting, email, or any communication at all, and the kids have their own phones . They are in high school yet they even wont talk to me.  I do not even know why she left.  They took all their clothes, beds, half the food, half all our money. All out the back door so I would not see from our ring cam.  This pain is something I have never felt before. It actually hurts physically. Constant anxiety, heaviness on my chest that wont go away. 

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