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New to 7 Cups in May 2019? Say Hello Here & Meet Others who Joined in May too!

User Profile: Tazzie
Tazzie May 1st, 2019

Welcome to 7 Cups of Tea! We are so glad you joined us.
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User Profile: AngelofDarkness70
AngelofDarkness70 May 22nd, 2019

Hi, I'm new to 7 Cups. I have had so many great listeners and I myself am a listener. Feel free to chat with me!!

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 23rd, 2019

Hello, @AngelofDarkness70

Welcome to 7cups, it's awesome to see you have joined and we hope you can have the best experience possible! I'm pleased to hear that after having positive experience with listeners yourself, you've decided to become one too - we appreciate all that you are doing for our community.
Take care!heart

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User Profile: LuluBelle67
LuluBelle67 May 22nd, 2019

Hello. I'm new here, and looking forward to having a space to talk with others.

I'm over 50 and have had mental health and wellness issues since I was 9, my first stay in a facility, and have struggled pretty much ever since. I am appreciative to have found this forum to connect with others.

Thank you for all being here, and I look forward to discussions and meeting others ♡

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 23rd, 2019

Hi there, @LuluBelle67

Welcome to 7cups, we're pleased to see you have joined and hope you can have an amazing experience! I'm sorry to hear that you have been dealing with mental health and your wellness from such a young age. I can understand how challenging that must be for you. It's great that you look forward to being here just like we look forward to having you. We wish you the very best.
Take care!heart

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User Profile: embergeist
embergeist May 23rd, 2019

I heard about this site on many social medias, and I never felt like I needed it until recently. (Trigger warnings ahead, maybe? Do we do that here?) I signed up a few days ago when I recieved heartbreaking news about my best friend on Friday. She had committed suicide, after years of battling her own mind, previous attempts and the trauma I can only assume comes with it. It still hit everyone like a ton of bricks when she was actually gone.

She was like a sister to me. She took care of everyone else before herself. I don't know what to do. I miss her.

I've never been good at talking to strangers. But I'm here and I'm hoping for the best.

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User Profile: Nottooshabby
Nottooshabby May 23rd, 2019

@embergeist

Having a friend like that take their life is never easy. Im so glad you took the time to come on and reach out for yourself.

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User Profile: embergeist
embergeist May 23rd, 2019

@Nottooshabby Yeah, and we'd lost another friend to their own struggle late last year. The year before that, my grandfather passed away. I feel like I'm losing people left and right.

What makes it worse is that she was helping me with my depression and anxiety crud, but she always hid how she was really doing. I want to get better but right now I just feel too sad and tired to do that.

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User Profile: Nottooshabby
Nottooshabby May 23rd, 2019

@embergeist

Completely understood. Thats quite a timeline you have going on. You hear that a lot about others, that they are so giving and willing to listen but dont share their own troubles. Im glad you are reaching out still. You say you are too tired to help yourself but to me, just coming on here to talk is a great start

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 23rd, 2019

Hello, @embergeist

Welcome to 7cups, we're pleased to see you have joined and hope you can have an amazing experience! I'm so sorry to hear that you had that news of your best friend recently. I hear you and can understand how difficult this must be for you all. It must be so hard, but you're really brave and I'm proud of you for coming here where I hope you can get the support you deserve. You're not alone during this time - we're all here for you as well. We wish you the very best.
Take care!heart

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User Profile: embergeist
embergeist May 24th, 2019

@Ottie Thank you. Having this news has made me realize I can get help, and not have to feel like I'm crazy or broken. The scary part is what comes after... I've struggled with depression for years, since I was in my early teens, and I don't know what it will be like, if I'll even be the same person.

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 24th, 2019

Of course. I'm really glad you were able to realise that there is help out there for you. You are not and never will be alone. I'm sorry you've struggled with depression for years - I can understand how challening that on it's own must be for you. I can get why you may be questioning how things will become but we're all here for you as I say and I really think you're doing an incredible job. Stay strong! @embergeist

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User Profile: exuberantMoon8622
exuberantMoon8622 May 23rd, 2019

Hello everyone! New here. Im just trying this out to see how it goes. I recently lost my job and I havent been feeling so great since. I want to feel better and get past this. Im hoping to meet new people who are understanding.

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 23rd, 2019

Hi there, @exuberantMoon8622

Welcome to 7cups, we're pleased to see you have joined and hope you can have an awesome experience! I'm sorry to hear that you've recently lost your job. I can understand how you may not be feeling that great since. I hope things get easier for you!
Take care.heart

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User Profile: lightSouth1521
lightSouth1521 May 24th, 2019

hi ummm im katie and i came to this because i just recently got out of an abusive relationship and its still hard to cope with it so my friend said i should come here

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 24th, 2019

Hey there, @lightSouth1521

Welcome to 7cups, it's lovely to meet you, Katie and we're pleased to see you have joined! I'm sorry to hear that you've recently came out of an abusive relationship. I can understand how challenging that must be for you but I'm also proud of you for removing yourself from that position. We're all here for you and hope you can have an incredible experience.
Take care!heart

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User Profile: pirateghostie
pirateghostie May 24th, 2019

Hi, I joined today. I have been struggling with mental help for 5 years and am glad to finally seek help.

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 24th, 2019

Hello, @pirateghostie

Welcome to 7cups, it's awesome to see you have joined and we hope you can have a great experience! I'm sorry to hear that you've been struggling with your mental health for such a long time, I can understand how difficult it must get for you. I'm proud of you for reaching out and joining here though, where I hope you can get the support you deserve. We wish you the very best.
Take care!heart

User Profile: here4ulistener
here4ulistener May 28th, 2019

@pirateghostie Major props for taking steps to care for your mental health! Welcome to the 7 Cups community! We're here to help support you through this journey. Feel free to chat whenever!

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User Profile: CwCollins80
CwCollins80 May 24th, 2019

Hello I'm new here. Obviously. Thats why I'm in this thread. I juat googled trying to find people to talk to about everything and ended up here. Im not really sure how this all works. I don't understand the terminology or what's going on. And so far haven't been able to get anyone to talk to me except myself. So, pretty much like every other attempt at socializing and interaction.

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 25th, 2019

Hi, @CwCollins80

Welcome to 7cups, it's awesome to see you have joined and we hope you can have an incredible experience! If you have any questions do feel free to ask - we're here to help! I'm sorry you have yet to talk to anybody. You can connect with a listener at any point, when you are ready of course. We wish you the very best.
Take care!laugh

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User Profile: AnxiousArtist403
AnxiousArtist403 May 25th, 2019

Hi um, I know its a little late in May but I guess this is just me testing how to post if that makes sense.

So basically, I guess i'm a bit of an anxious person if that sounds right, and get scared when i'm really on my own, which it feels like a lot, even in a house of 6 other people.

I just need communication sometimes, I dont know if this makes sense but I hope it does.

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 25th, 2019

Hello, @AnxiousArtist403

Welcome to 7cups, we're pleased to see you have joined and hope you can have the best experience possible! No worries about when you post here, take as much time as you need. It is awesome to see you around however and I'm proud of you for deciding to join here where I hope you can get the support you deserve. I'm sorry to hear you feel anxious quite often even in a house of 6 people. I can understand how challenging that must be for you. You do make sense hehe,and I totally get why it may feel that sometimes, all you need is to communicate. We're all here for you and wish you the very best.
Take care!heart

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User Profile: Bearsie
Bearsie May 26th, 2019

Hi everyone, i suffer from what will be life long depression and more recently my anxiety has been getting so bad i can barely leave the house, my fiancee is super supportive but im frustrated by his not quite understanding, i feel so alone sometimes and the anxiety makes the depression worse and vice versa... its just so hard sometimes and all you really want is to be understood. Which led me here 😀

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 26th, 2019

Hello, @Bearsie

Welcome to 7cups, we're pleased to see you have joined and hope you can have an incredible experience! I'm so sorry to hear that you've been dealing with depression for such a long time on top of your anxiety increasing on how bad it is. I can understand how you may feel alone through this but we're all here for you. I'm proud of you for deciding to join here where I hope you can get the support you deserve. I get how it really can be super challenging sometimes, but you're strong and I believe in you. I hope things get easier.
Take care!heart

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User Profile: Rodger96
Rodger96 May 26th, 2019

Warm Welcome to all! I am a newbie here, but I think this is a great support network and community. Hope you find what your looking for here :)

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User Profile: Ottie
Ottie May 26th, 2019

Hey there, @Rodger96

Thank you for this welcome to others! Welcome to you too, it's really awesome to see you have joined and all you'll do is greatly appreciated. We hope you can have the best experience possible.

Best wishes,

Take care!laugh

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