If you joined 7Cups in August 2018, Introduce Yourself to the 7 Cups Community!!
Greetings from 7Cups Community!! 
If you joined 7Cups in August 2018? Introduce yourself and get to know others who joined this month too. We are excited you are here & want to get to know you.
Do not feel shy, say "Hello!!" and what is your story? Please use this space to introduce yourself to our community.
Let me introduce myself-
Hello, my name is Obs. I joined 7Cups in July 2017 as a listener. I got to know about this platform from my friend and I loved the idea of listening and supporting others. I think all emotions are valid. Everyone has own struggles and how it makes one feel, only the person who experiencing can understand it. But you are not alone. If you need some support and a compassionate ear to hear you. You can count us.
Now it is your turn!! 
Hello, I'm a 26 year old woman, I'm french
I have depression of +10 years now, I think my family know it but I never talk to them about it, so I do not have support from them.
I do not even know what being happy means, nor that I am really without the disease.
Sorry my English is bad :(
Hello, newbie here...very thankful to have found this site
Hello. I am a newbie. I am battling GAD and family stress currently. I suffer my caretaker overload and have isolated myself from a lot of people. I am working towards better health goals for my family and myself.
Hi there! You can call me Ann!
Im from Denmark studying to be a doctor. I had depression last summer. Met a guy that became my happiness, and then he broke up after a year. Now Im questioning who I am, what my hobbies are and what is it that truly makes me happy. Im glad to have joined this community, it seems super nice. But Im still learning how to use the different things on this webpage. To give you an example, I have no clue how to upload a profile picture. If anybody knows, please dont hesitate to tell me.
i wish everybody the best!
:)
@Ocicat hey there, I'm sorry to hear about what happened, but you are strong and beautiful and I'm always here for ya :)
Hello,
I am feeling very anxious posting here. You see, I have recently been banned from another mental health focused forum after speaking out too much about the harm done to me by one of the psychologists in that service. The whole muddle is now in the hands of the Health Complaints Commissioner. 
I feel very very frightened about creeping into a new community so I will most likely do a lot more lurking than contributing. I feel so scared about trying again, but I also feel very alone so I am trying to be superly duperly brave.
I live in Sydney, Australia. You can call me Little Turtle (or LT for short). I self-identify as a sea turtle and I spend a lot of time watching the world from within the safety of my shell. I am 41 years old and have been dealing with trauma-related mental health issues since 1996. I am too weary to share my whole muddle here. Suffice to say, it is a super sized muddle. However, I try to live by the wisdom of Dory, and just keep swimming.
I superly duperly hope this is a safe ocean that I have landed in.
From
Little Turtle 
@LittleTurtle77
hi little turtle I like your name! Dont worry I am new here too!
Seems you and I are close in age! I am here to listen and talk if you want. I am still trying to figure out how this site works too.
Hope to hear back soon! Nice to meet you turtle!
Hello everyone joined the 7cups forum not to help others but to heal myself because I feel when you heal others eventually it will also help you to bring out from the trauma.
Hello,
I'm new to this site, and I am definitely curious about the things I can find out about myself here. I never really talk to anyone about the way things affect me, and I hope to change that by building up the courage to trust others. Thank you all for having such large hearts.
Hi, Xandri here. Yet another new person. Not sure what I'm after exactly or how I'll find it but I'm trying. Anything else you'd like to know - ask mw
Hi. I'm Eugenia. I've been having depression and anxiety problems here and there. I feel better after I watch a really funny movie but I want to talk to someone too.
Hi everyone, I'm new to 7 Cups community. I've always felt the need to help others, and active listening is a skill I'm still practicing, one I think we should all have. I think we all deserve to be listened to; in a place free of judgment. I admit that I still struggle with remembering I'm not supposed to give any sort of advice, simply listen to others and guide them through finding their own solution. If anyone more experienced would like to mentor me, I'd be very open to that.
