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7 Cups Private Journal Feature: Your Personal Safe Space
by SoulfullyAButterfly
Last post
August 4th
...See more Having a safe space to reflect and document your thoughts and feelings can be a valuable tool in your wellness toolbox. A lot of us at 7 Cups have been journaling and self-reflecting, and I wanted to highlight the private journal feature which currently lives on our profiles as well as under the path steps we can take:  With the Private Journal feature, you can: 📝 Create Personal Entries: Document your thoughts, emotions, and experiences in a completely private setting. It's your space to express yourself freely, without judgment. 📆 View on Your Timeline: Your journal entries are organized on a timeline, alongside other site activity like messages, hearts, path steps taken, and assessment score data. This timeline provides a holistic view of your progress and self-care journey. Have you tried out this feature yet? Feel welcome to share feedback and any ideas on how you would want this feature updated to meet your journalling needs.
Join the One Line A Day Journaling Challenge
by SoulfullyAButterfly
Last post
July 7th
...See more It might not seem like much, but putting pen to paper and writing down our thoughts and feelings can do wonders for our well-being. When we journal, we create a safe and private space where we can express ourselves freely and without judgment. This can be especially helpful if we find it hard to share our feelings with others. Journaling also helps us gain clarity and perspective on our thoughts and emotions. We can identify patterns in our thinking and behavior, which can help us recognize triggers and make positive changes in our lives. It can also be a powerful tool to manage stress, anxiety, and other mental health challenges. By writing down our worries and concerns, we can release some of the tension we're carrying around and feel more at ease. 7 Cups has recently launched a Journals & Diaries community and we’re kicking off the launch with a fun challenge you can join! To start and maintain a journaling practice, we are launching a One Line A Day Challenge, where you are invited to journal only one line a day, for 1 month (or more!). Here’s how to join in: * Subscribe to the Journals & Diaries subcommunity at 7 Cups by clicking “Join”. * Consider taking the Flourishing Assessment [https://www.7cups.com/assessment/Flourishing] before you begin the challenge to get a sense of how well you are thriving. This free assessment helps you get insight on your strengths too! * Click the “One Line A Day” topic on the right-hand side of the Journals & Diaries community homepage. Create a thread for your journaling journey. An example thread is “SoulfullyAButterfly’s One Line A Day Thread [https://www.7cups.com/forum/JournalsDiaries_219/OneLineADay_2524/SoulfullyAButterflysOneLineADayThread_301755/]”. You can mention your starting date and any other requests you would like (such as whether you prefer people only read or are ok to get supportive replies) in your first post. * Feeling stuck? We will also create daily journaling prompt threads under the “One Line A Day” topic/section to help you reflect on different things. While this is optional, you can use the prompts for inspiration and can respond under those threads (feel welcome to copy the prompt/response) onto your own thread if you feel like having everything in one place! An additional feature 7 Cups offers is your private journal and timeline. To view it, feel welcome to click here [https://www.7cups.com/path/]. Will you be joining the One Line A Day Challenge? Let us know below and tag other users you think may enjoy this!
in the wonders of my mind💗.
by iloveyouxx
Last post
39 minutes ago
...See more hey there :D hm. last time I checked you didn’t look like me🧐makes sense doesn’t it😛since there can only be one *me*✨one of a kind now arent I😁/sar. one out of 8118835999✨🌷can you imagine :0 o right- you can- becoss you’re also one of a kind💖 sorrysorry haha :P🤍im just messing around xD💞also it’s 2am- but shush no snitching🤫I’ll sleep in a while😁when I’m feeling a bit more sane :>😛🩷 wanted to have my own space.💜 for thoughts feelings vents or just anything on my mind.💙 to whoever's coming across :'3💜please dont lurk here.🩷 I know anyone can have access to this forum :')💙but please be respectful🩷.(but honestly..I know someone will either way :P💛 y’all get crazy nosy haha- it’s alright.💛nothing too interesting will be here anyway💛if you would like to come in and be supportive it’s completely okie💛but please don’t make it a regular or "normal" thing if that makes sense. just have a sort of limit💛because I’d still like this to be just my space ^-^💛)
my journal: various subjects, opinionating, CW at times
by slowdecline48
Last post
1 hour ago
...See more The title explains itself. If you're interested in the ramblings of a middle-aged man with chronic conditions who, at times, sees things a little too clearly for his own good, then read on. Sometimes I get political, but it won't be all the time. I don't mind comments in general but if you're going to differ with what I write, that's fine--as long as you can explain your position clearly & reasonably. Rants, shouting & general incoherence will be ignored or flagged, depending on the situation. Try to remember that not everyone else in this world holds your beliefs. Every so often I may post art or snapshots of projects I'm working on. If you're still interested after reading all the above, great. (I do wonder at how much time you have on your hands, though)
Journals and Diaries
by faithfulJet7216
Last post
4 hours ago
...See more I love journals and diaries. I enjoy writing. This looks like a cool place to do this. Even though I use an actual journal app for my private thoughts. Anything interesting, uplifting or worth sharing I might just add here’s I enjoy looking at other peoples threads too. It’s one of those things I find fun to do. So if you don’t mind me scrolling through every now and again, no matter how late it is, I will always be checking this space out. Have a good day.
My Void of Venting
by inventiveKitten4821
Last post
4 hours ago
...See more I’ve always wanted to start a journal. I was always worried that it had to be perfect. What if future generations read it? What would they think? Thats why I created this thread. Because now I can vent into the void so to speak and I don’t have to worry about it being perfect or it even having to make sense. The void doesn’t judge. I’m not currently wanting anyone to leave comments. Feel free to read my venting if you want but please don’t leaves comments. Thanks! 🤍
moonspace. (my lonely corner)
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
5 hours ago
...See more TW just in case. hi,  this is just my new diary thread. :') …i was going to write an introduction and then a paragraph or two about why im making this new space until i realised i’m not a person worth knowing anyways, and nothing i say would actually matter. now that i think about it most of what i'd write would be pathetic. *i’m doing it again - being pathetic. ugh.* anyways… there is just one note i’d like to add here… please, no replies 💜 unless i have tagged you somewhere in this space. i probably won’t be tagging anyone right now though.  this is just my new corner. my lonely space.  thanks for reading :')  - ni.
Ni's Little Solace
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
5 hours ago
...See more Not sure why I am creating this thread exactly, and I'm doing this so late at night as well :') I just felt... like I should do this haha. I do have a one line a day thread although I... don't think I have felt so free over there to write as much as I wished. So I thought maybe... I should just make another thread, a diary perhaps.. where I can really be myself.. and maybe post pictures and quotes, literary quotes maybe... and poems.. specifically haiku hehe. Also vents.. thoughts and maybe letters :') Replies are welcome as well <3 although please remember to stay respectful and kind. *sending lots of love and hugs because why not*
Modal0154
by Modal0154
Last post
9 hours ago
...See more Easter days 2k24+ Previously https://www.7cups.com/forum/journal/General_2520/2252k24_324465/?p=4 ___ Uggh you try to escape here and something drags you back here. The need or impulse to alleviate something sore. Put your pride aside but you find no content in producing content in how you find yourself yet again in this spot to reside. This is why it's important to learn to not to take it all so seriously, preferably not via indifference or an ignorant sort of humour. Humour that understated key to wisdom, difficult to entertain whereas too many think vice-versa a course to take. __ I don't like how Psychforum's journal section is moderated and I'm fairly surprised by how neither Wrongplanet nor Reddit (as far as I know) have sections for journalling. Ditching this place would be easier if the prospect of immediate contact with listeners wasn't justified by my experiences.
Out of The Corner/In The World
by unassumingEyes
Last post
22 hours ago
...See more Hi! Some of you might know of my other space here, In the corner. Or just, "the corner" in my head. This is the world! I.e this is me learning to "adult" (what?), get out of my comfort zone, accept my flaws, seek the positives in life, etc etc! My journey out of the comfort zone, basically. And it's going to be rocky, it's going to be real hard, and I'm going to end up in the corner venting about something more times than not, probably, but it's a step, I think.  Let's get out of the corner! (That was kinda cheesy!)
Tuesday, October the 22nd - Reflections on DBT Today
by StrawberryShaken
Last post
1 day ago
...See more I made some notes after therapy for what I wanted to practice until my next Tuesday session with the therapist. I wanted to practice the following DBT skills: opposite action for shame, mindfulness practice I can do every day or almost every day, figure out the best self soothing skill for me to avoid picking, STOP, check the facts, mastery, and nonjudgementalness. How can I practice each this week?? Well today so far I found it helpful to use my laptop to type rather than my phone where I only need one hand. Now both hands are being kept from picking at my skin. Covering frequently picked spots with clothing is also helpful. I have an exposure activity planned each day Wednesday through Sunday. I expect to use Check The Facts before going out. I can make a card/pic for that. While I'm out doing exposure, I can probably use STOP to regulate the anxiety I feel. But it would be good to also practice stop when I don't need it in the moment to improve mastery of it. So I guess that also counts for mastery. What time each day could I practice STOP? I'll set a reminder every day at 5pm. My mindfulness practice could also be using non judgemental observations. I can do this after, around 5:30pm. Through the week I'll need to find times where I'm likely to feel shame and making a cope ahead plan for that that includes opposite action for shame. I'll probably feel ashamed to go to the store Saturday like I have planned. The most basic expectations are just to be able to ride a bus or car, look decent, etc.. I have some shame around my weight. And the scars on my face from picking. I can hide the other ones with clothes but I don't have any makeup. I don't want to need makeup either. What is the opposite action to either of those?? Well I usually stay home, so just going out will be opposite of what I'd like to do. I also feel embarrassed to wear anything that might draw attention to myself so I can wear a shirt that I got compliments on before. I don't know how to track or measure this but having good, confident posture while I'm shopping is also opposite to what I usually do. I can walk beside or in front of my bf instead of behind him. Another opposite action is looking at something by myself because I usually stay behind and only look at what everyone else is. All of these would require some level of being nonjudgemental towards myself. Not judging myself if I get compliments on my shirt or not, not judging myself if I'm interested in something in a different aisle than what he wants to look at, not judging myself for leaving the house to shop because that's just a basic human thing I deserve/don't have to earn. TBD is how to practice self-soothing throughout the week. I'd like a new one each for 3-4 days to reduce overall stress and anxiety levels and then something very easy I can do multiple times a day as I feel the urge to pick arrive. I'm making good progress. I thought it was too slow but it's worth it.
Creating my own 2025 planner/ journal
by VioletteB82
Last post
2 days ago
...See more Hello community! I absolutely love journaling, and I have a few, all different topics. But right now, I'm putting together my own 2025 planner with a 3-ring binder. I know there are tons online, but I've looked and looked and couldn't find one exactly the way I wanted so I decided to make my own. So many great free printable calendars and inserts online you just have to search for them. Canva also has great ones. Anyone else ever make one?
Him…
by BibiLove
Last post
3 days ago
...See more I honestly didnt think i would ever find someone that makes me feel this way tbh. Like our humor is unmatched and hes such a sweet boyy aaahhh. And like talking with him for hours upon hours. Its different tho because I cant think of anything but him. I didnt want to say good night. I wanted to hear his voice. Ask me all these questions and accepts all my answers even the ones that make no sense. I told him about my anxiety and adhd, and i hope it wasnt too mich but he seemed so unfazed. This migh be good! 💛bibi💛
In The Gloaming TW *just in case*
by mytwistedsoul
Last post
Tuesday
...See more With the tragic loss of the feed and after much debate and discussion. It's been decided to create a new thread. Soul space so to speak. A journal of sorts. A place where I can dump some of the nonsense that goes on in my head. While replies are welcome - they aren't necessary.

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