🌸 Beneath The Surface 🌸
hi everyone 🤍
i just wanted to take a moment to gently welcome you here. if you’re new to 7 cups, or even if you’ve been around for a little while but are still finding your footing, i’m really glad you found your way to this space. starting something new especially something connected to mental health can feel a little intimidating, uncertain, or even vulnerable. you don’t have to have the “right” words or know exactly what to say here. just being here is already enough.
i’m a listener on 7 cups, and something that matters deeply to me is creating a space where you can feel safe, heard, and not judged. a space where you don’t have to filter yourself, minimize what you’re feeling, or pretend you’re okay just to make others comfortable. you deserve a place where you can exist as you are, in whatever state you’re in today.
mental health is something so many people carry quietly. on the outside, it can look like everything is fine going through daily routines, responding to messages, maybe even smiling or laughing but on the inside, there can be so much going on that others don’t see. anxiety that won’t turn off, thoughts that feel too loud, exhaustion that doesn’t go away with sleep, or that heavy feeling of being misunderstood or alone. sometimes it’s even harder when you can’t fully explain what you’re feeling, or when people assume things about you that don’t feel true.
it can be really isolating to feel like people only see part of you.
so i wanted to open up a gentle, supportive space for something a little deeper but still completely at your own pace:
what’s something you wish people understood about you?
maybe it’s something about your mental health.
maybe it’s something about how you cope, or why you react the way you do.
maybe it’s that you’re trying your best, even if it doesn’t always look like it from the outside.
or maybe it’s something you’ve never really had the chance to say out loud before.
whatever comes to mind, you’re welcome to share it here. and if you’re not ready to share, that’s completely okay too there’s no pressure at all. you can just read, sit with the question, or come back to it later.
i’ll be here, listening.
Much love
Lex 🌸💜
@LexListens2025
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@LexListens2025
I wish people understood that even though I'm down to earth, and upbeat and I like to be a supportive presence for people, I too have been through a significant amount in my life, and my days are challenging, exhausting and quite tough at times, so sometimes when you come on cups, a simple hello makes a difference 😊 💚
@Amanda84 💝
@Amanda84
@LexListens2025
Your kind words mean alot 🩷
@LexListens2025
Thank you for this forummmm i really needed it!
I wish people understood that I am not trying to get anyone's attention and that i am just naturally sensitive and very affectionate
It hurts when I always feel so weird or am treated as such because I tend to cry easily or want to give lots of love , I think it's a beautiful thing to feel emotions deeply and feeling weird for it is not niceee
Thank uuuuu
Lots of loveeeee 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💓💓💓💓💓💓
I wish people knew that I'm forever 32 on the inside and that's just the way it's gonna stay! Still rocking the glitter eyeshadow and dancing all night! ð¤©
@TovaCares76
Ahhhhhh!!! Love thattttt! Finally some magicccccc hehe teach meeeeeee💓💓💓💜💜💜✨✨✨✨
What you want to learn, dancing or eyeshadow?
@TovaCares76
All of it hehe!💓💓💓💓
How do you keep your own magic so bright in this world!! ✨💓
@TovaCares76
How do you embrace your own magic so brightly and awesomely! (つ≧▽≦)つ✨💜💜💜
Aww haha I guess I just never grew up and decided this is who I am! 💖
@TovaCares76
Love that lineeeeee ,thank uuuuu ,i hope I can find my own magic tooooo! *Throw glitter*
Have a lovely dayyy 💓✨
@TovaCares76 I so loved body glitter and learned to adore green glitter eye shadow that seemed peculiar at first, but made your eyes pop... Fun :)
Oooohh Green eyeshadow is a favorite of mine!!
@TovaCares76 like you I still wear the glittery eyes but I think it's more subtle now, not as glam as it was :)
@TovaCares76
Love this!
I'm kinda off/on, chatty/not chatty. It's not personal at all but I'm always dealing with a lot and I'm doing it by myself so talking about it, is not my preferred thing.
I can be there in the moment, but the next I might have vanished for a bit because my head is fried. My body has had it and I need comfort away from others, no matter how well-meaning they are, sorry sometimes it just doesn't help me, to be surrounded.
I can only really take a breather when I'm alone but when I'm here, I'll give my all freely :)
@ScrabbleBrain
@LexListens2025 Thanks for asking, we're all different and what works for one, doesn't for the next person :)
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