May on 7 Cups: Mental Health Awareness Month (Challenging Stigmas!)
April's theme was The Gift of Caring: Honoring Volunteers. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the creation of great content and earned the Event Enthusiast badge!
@AiluraTheCat @YourCaringConfidant @AReineRose @TovaCares76 @Jenna
Be sure to click this link to last month's thread to read their inspiring works!
images credit to @YourCaringConfidant
Now, we head into May. This is a monumental month for our community as we observe Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM), alongside Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month and Maternal Mental Health Month.
Your voices drive this community. This month, we are inviting you to lead the conversation to help us challenge stigmas and share real experiences.
👇 How You Can Join the May Campaign:
Challenge 1: The "You Are Not Alone" Chain: Tag someone who has supported your mental health. Share one positive self-care tip you use on tough days. Then, they have to do the same!
Challenge 2: The "Hidden Strengths" Showcase: We all have mental health, and navigating life's ups and downs builds resilience. Reply in the thread with one unexpected strength your journey has given you.
Challenge 3: Create Your Own Content! (Community Takeover) We want you to write a post or host a discussion focused on our May themes. Here are some suggestions!
- For MHAM: Write a short post about "My Mental Health Experience," or host a group chat discussion on building a self-care toolkit.
- For BPD Awareness: Write a post debunking BPD stereotypes, or share a guide on how to empathetically support a loved one with BPD.
- For Maternal Mental Health: Share a post about the realities of navigating mental health as a parent, or host a supportive listening circle for mothers.
If you want to tackle Challenge 3:
- Make your post, share the link here in the replies, and I will feature it here in this masterpost!
- If you’d like to host an event in the rooms, send a PM to @Suryansh, our Groups Ambassador!
- For listener-related/support events, you can PM me (Heather225) and I’ll help ya set it up!
Reward: If you participate in Challenge 3 by writing an original post or hosting an event, you will earn the MH Awareness Month badge!
We challenge stigmas best when we stand together. Thank you for being here, for raising your voices, and for driving our shared mission: ensuring no one has to face their struggles alone. Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!
Smiling Outside, Storm Inside — A Quiet Mental Battle - by @AiluraTheCat
- Seek help for BPD in our Personality Disorders Support Forum
- For Maternal Mental Health resources, visit the Pregnancy & Parenting Forum
@AiluraTheCat @AReineRose @TovaCares76 @Jenna
Congratulations! 👏 Thank y'all for all your contributions! Awesome work. 💙💛
@Heather225 I just made a post to share about my BPD. 🙂 It can be read here.
@YourCaringConfidant
Thank you n congratulations 🤗!! You're amazing ❤️
@YourCaringConfidant
Oh gosh this is so nice thank you!! I saved it :)
@TovaCares76 I'm glad you like it! 💫
@YourCaringConfidant
BPD is so extremely misunderstood. Thank you for your bravery and candidness in telling your story, and with such positivity!! 💜🫵
@Heather225 🤗 Ty!
@YourCaringConfidant thank youu i like the medal 🥇
@Heather225
Aww <3 thank you so much Heather 😊!! N congratulations everyone who had contributed ❤️
@Heather225
I’ve completed all 3 challenges for this month 😊 from appreciating those who support us, to recognizing hidden strengths, to sharing a personal reflection for Mental Health Awareness Month <3
This experience honestly made me pause n reflect on things I usually don’t put into words ;) thank youu Heather once again 😊❤️
Here’s my contribution for Challenge 3 🌼
Grateful for this initiative, it really helps us open up, connect, n remind each other that we’re not alone 😊
@AiluraTheCat
I'm so glad these initiatives are inspiring such amazing stories and insights. I especially love your posts. I can see their influence in helping others open up too. Such strength in vulnerability. Thank you for contributing every month. <3
@Heather225
Thank you so much, Heather (つ≧▽≦)つ
That really means a lot to me 😊, I’m just trying to express things I usually keep inside, and I’m glad it can help others feel a little less alone too <3
Grateful for these initiatives - they make it easier for all of us to open up and connect 🤗
And Awww!! Cute gif (*˘︶˘*).｡*♡
@Heather225
I posted Challenge 1 :)
Challenge 2 is about my treatment-resistant journey towards hope
https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/MyTreatmentResistantDepressionJourney_380968/
Challenge 3, I am going to ask Suryansh about hosting a self-care group chat. It's one of my favorite subjects! Self care matters! :)
Okay so I got this a bit backwards :P I posted in both challenges, challenge 3 I posted here :P I'm still asking to do the self-care toolkit chat though! :)
@TovaCares76 I'm happy to have read your post about sharing your journey. You're inspiring! Bravo. 👏
Thank you so much, and thank you for reading it!
Can listeners participate in this too?
@SmoothOpertor55 I'm a listener and I participated sharing my story, so listeners can definitely take part in this. 😀 Pick from the challenges above that you feel comfortable with and just go with it. 😀 Challenge #3 participation earns you a new badge. Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! ⭐️
Thanks a lot @YourCaringConfident.
It's just that one time I posted a poetry about my life and the community declined it saying that listeners can post about themselves that's why I was a bit confused.
@SmoothOpertor55 Ohhhhh, that makes sense why you asked then. There's definitely a boundary when it comes to what we as listeners can share on our listener account. For like super deep stuff, sharing and posting from a member account is best. Perhaps that's why your poem was declined. I don't know. I am just a regular listener here and being Desiree is all I know how to be. I personally am very transparent and open about my mental health struggles but I wouldn't go posting all my deep stuff from my listener account. Just use discretion. Listeners and members both should definitely feel like this is a safe place to share. If you want to participate, just ask yourself do you think it's ok to do so from this account or would it be best you do so from your member account. 😀 Hope this helps. ❤️
Challenge #1: ✔️
Challenge #2: ✔️
Challenge #3: ✔️
@Heather225
I have participated in challenge 3 where I shared about my experience. You can read it from here. https://www.7cups.com/forum/projectsandevents/General_2421/MyMentalHealthExperience_381129/
Also thanks to @YourCaringConfident for helping me out.
Have a nice day everyone!!!
@SmoothOpertor55 👏 Bravo! I'm proud of you! Way to go!
PS: YourCaringConfidant (a, not e). 😆
@YourCaringConfidant
Ohhh I will keep that in my mind. Have a nice dayyyy.
@YourCaringConfidant
Desiree thanks for your guidance!!!
@SmoothOpertor55
yay thank you so much for sharing your story!
@SmoothOpertor55
Thank you for ur contribution 🤗! You are amazing (/^-^(^ ^*)/
