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so I struggled with depressin for almost two years now. i am in a better place now but i still feel lonely the whole time. i can't open up or let anyone close to me. everyone around say that i am too conservative. i really wish i could have someone close to me whome i can be my real self with. i don't have anyone to go to in my bad days which caused me to engage in unhealthy ways of coping. i always feel distanced, left out and lonely. i don't have a secure base to go to, i am also very distanced from my family although we live together but i just can't act like my normal self here. i always feel like a guest in this house
Hi, I'm here because I don't know where else to go. I've had depression for 8 years now and it has wrecked my academic life. I was a smart and studious. Now I have failed two years of college, consecutively and my parents are furious. I have another exam coming up and I fear I may fail again. I have zero interest, I simply can't focus or remember anything I've read.
@calmCranberry3086 Hi there. I've had similar experiences to yours. I dropped my courses barely my first semester in, but I got back the next year. I repeated that semester, but I just stopped attending classes just a month before it was about to end. I'm now on my third try as a twenty-year-old. The thing is, I ranked eighth on the entrance exam for this university. I just lost all my motivation, and my depression hit me hard maybe due to adjusting. I don't know. If you want to talk more, just send a message. :)
Hello everyone how do you doing
@noone8477 doing great how are you
@noone8477
I'm feeling great, thanks! How are you?
Hello everyone who is new to 7 cups! I'm sure you all are excited about helping others but also a bit nervous. Take a deep breath, let yourself make mistakes, and remember that being vulnerable with others makes you strong. I believe in all of you!
@9276SummerSun
Thanks for the warm welcome and support! I was nervous to talk to people on here at first but quickly gained confidence and am now truly enjoying it!
Hi,
I am very new to this, in the sense of I never talk about how i feel, not even to myself. In the last couple of years, I have had anxiety and depression. But especially the last few months in qurintine, its gotten worse, and I feel like I can't talk to anybody about it, because they are enjoying themselves and I dont want to be the one to ruin it with my moods, so I have isolated myself from those closest to me including my family. So i just want to try and find people i can talk to about it without them knowing me.
So I would love to talk to anybody, even if it is a random conversation, and meet new friends I can relate with.
@exuberantbanana1928 hey there! I can totally relate to the isolation from family and not wanting to "burden" anyone with how I'm feeling. I guess I have reasoned within myself that if I can't hide my depressed mood, then I'll just hide myself...the quarantine has made that more convenient to do! But I'm realizing all of this isolation from not interacting with people (some days I've gone without even speaking out loud to myself)--has caused my life to atrophy like a muscle that hasn't been used. So I'm relearning how to interact with people and that's why I'm here. Welcome
@RadiantFac
Exactly how I feel, especially now I can easily say that I spent the day studying, and I would be so unproductive in my room not knowing what to do with myslef, but the worst thing is even when I am with my family, its like i have become an expert in hiding how i feel that I seem so happy all the time.
Thank you so much, its not nice what we are going through but its comforting knowing you arent the only one, if that makes sense
@exuberantbanana1928 you make a lot of sense because you expressed what I could not articulate about hiding how you really feel when around your family...
I think what makes me sad is that I deceive my family & friends by pretending to be happy and they don't even know the real me and I hide because I'm afraid of them rejecting the real me.
@RadiantFace, yes i feel the same way, its like they think they know me so well and that they could basicallly read my mind and my emotions, but in reality my thoughts are completly different and its like having a secret identity that you cant really explain, to anyone including yourself.
This is just a silly thought, but @exuberantbanana1928 do you think this is how actors feel when they get caught up in a character?
@exuberantbanana1928 Sorry to hear you feel isolated. Please remember that quarantine is temporary, it won't be forever. This too shall pass.
@goodRaspberries844 thank you, I feel like i needed to hear that today
hi all, i just joined yesterday and am hoping this site will be an outlet for me to give and receive support.
@RadiantFace
I joined yesterday too. How's it going for you?
@friendlyEars8792 still feeling my way around the app, but I found the web version of 7 cups to be a little easier to navigate. It's actually been helpful to get out of my own head by replying to folks and receive responses. How you doin?
@RadiantFace
oh I agree that the web version is better than the app!
im feeling good about this. A little nervous though.
Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a great day. I just joined the Listener Community and I'm happy to be here and do my best to listen to those who need it! :)
Hello, everybody! My name is Jenny, and I am a new listener here at 7 Cups. I am currently working towards my Bachelors of Social Work and am hoping to become a mental health counselor following grad school. I am here to help all that I can and get some experience related to my chosen career field on the way. :) I wish everyone happy days ahead of them, and I am here to chat for anyone that wants to. I look foward to working with you all!
Hello everyone! I'm Em, just joined 7Cups this month. Great to see such an active community. Take good care and don't hesitate to message me if you want to chat!
@Em9291
Hello Em! Thanks and I hope you have a great day!
Hi, you can call me Cloude [Not my real name], i'm new here. I joined this website because i wanted to be able to meet other people and listen to whatever they have to say, maybe even talk about what's bugging me as well.
I've been anxious lately and i stayed away from any form of socializing for months now. I found that it was affecting my life greatly and i wanted to step up and put an end to it. I really hope this site can help, it's nice to meet you!
@CloudySkiesd
Hi and welcome to the community! This is a safe and non-judgemental space that listens and supports everyone! I hope you enjoy it!
