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by tommy
Last post
 March 29th
...See more Welcome to the NEW Addiction Support Taglist This thread is an auto-updating list. The list is regularly updated by forum leaders and can be found below. Having issues? Reply below and someone will help you! Why should I join the taglist? ✔ Never miss out on sub-community check-ins, discussions or events ✔ Get tagged and notified by community leaders whenever a new relevant thread has been posted ✔ Become a more active member of the community. What do I need to do? ✅ To add yourself to this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please add me. ❌ To remove yourself from this taglist, press the Post to Thread button below and write the exact words Please remove me. ------------------------- Current taglist as of 1st July (updated by @tommy)
nail biting
by 0ceanw4ves
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more I don’t know if this can be counted as an addiction, but to me it is. i’ve been struggling with it since I could remember, and I want to stop. It’s changed my life, and I could hardly go without doing it. I temporarily stopped, using a nail polish that smelt and tasted bad. But I continued doing it after one day when my nails were flimsy and I couldn’t stop the temptation.
My partner is using meth
by maryjanis
Last post
 20 hours ago
...See more I’m not sure if he’ll be able to quit. I offered to pay for rehab and bought him insurance to help pay for therapy and rehab and he agreed then backed out last minute. He also has gotten syphillis and isn’t taking care of it and has a broken shoulder and not going to the doctor and doesn’t have hot water at his house where he lives with his dad who also uses meth. I offered for him to move in with my several times and he always goes back to his dads and uses meth. He’s failing his community college and doesn’t have a job. It’s all really overwhelming. I am a sober person and do tech work in my own business and I’ve been trying to so hard to help but I’ve decided there is nothing I can do since he also has been emotionally and physically abusive as well. I want to believe he can get better so I hope and pray but I also have just let him not contact me for weeks at a time and I don’t bother reaching out because I don’t want to interfere in his recovery since my help didn’t seem to help.
9th days Sober of Meth Addiction
by helloTortoise5594
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Hi, i was heavy meth user and i decided to stop using but i am feeling weid symptoms i cant choice which one is for stop using which one is not can i talk if there is someone feeling same with me?
Checkin in
by charmingSky5972
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more i told my Dr that I'm addicted to my one medication and now I am going to be weaned off. I've been on it 2 years straight with only 3 weeks at most of quitting. I'm gonna quit for real this time and I'm scared. i misuse it for anxiety.
Check in
by compassionateCar7091
Last post
 2 days ago
...See more I'm so happy that I'm beating my addiction one day at a time
anyone else that’s hypersexual?
by femboy39
Last post
 Sunday
...See more Hi i’m m17 new to 7cups but i noticed hypersexual stuff and other sexual health doesn’t get talked about a lot here, id love to hear some of your guys experience with being hypersexual and some of your coping skills as well as just make some friends that have experiences in this area of things, id love to chat with some people and learn more about people and how it works for them as well as just have a place to chat about it, feel free to reply to this with any stories or experiences you have as well if you would like to chat more, i have a lot of experiences with being hypersexual!
Check in
by compassionateCar7091
Last post
 Saturday
...See more I'm feeling good today ☺️
Check in
by compassionateCar7091
Last post
 Saturday
...See more I wanted a drink today but I didn't I've been sober for almost 2 years and this is the longest I've gone
New here
by gentleBlueberry8721
Last post
 Thursday
...See more Gambling started within my family. Then I worked at a casino and finally developed an addiction to cope after my ex left me ten years ago. I have been doing counselling and support groups but just feel I hit my bottom again with in the last few days. Grateful for only a bit of debt and hopeful to quit and start dealing with my emotions more healthily.
1 week clean
by whydoesausernamematter
Last post
 April 17th
...See more I guess I won’t go into too much detail right away. For the sake of context though, when I was in highschool i developed a thing for pain killers. This stemmed from an athletic injury like most of the stories I’ve heard unfortunately. But anyway it got pretty bad eventually I got into other stuff to counteract effects. Like doing coke to wake up from a muscle relaxer things like that. Since then I’ve thrown myself into the deep end of combat sports to help me cope and stay clean. On Tuesday of last week my nose was broken during sparring and when I went to the ER the doctors told me they were gonna give me “something small and simple for the pain” Unfortunately I was in so much pain and frustration from the 9 hour lobby wait that I forgot to request that they don’t give me any opioids. About another hour later a nurse comes in and hands me a small pill and a water and I took the pill before he could tell me that it was a very strong opioid. I immediately felt myself sink into the ground, for lack of a better description. Before that I had been clean for 2 years and 6 months. The body aches since the pill the ER gave me have been horrendous. I can’t tell my girl how bad it hurts right now because she knows how bad I was and I don’t want her thinking I’m gonna fall back into it. She never saw it first hand but she knows mostly everything that I put myself through. Anyway I didn’t mean to make this so long I just wanted to tell anyone other than my girl that I made it to a week again. It hurts to start over but everything happens for a reason. If you read this far thank you I really really appreciate it.
Sex sex sex
by ariellmt
Last post
 April 17th
...See more Oh sweet beautiful sex. It's always and I mean ALWAYS on my mind. Generally speaking this isn't too much of an issue for me personally. I make sex jokes, think about sex, masterbate alot. Alot. Doesn't bother me. So long as I'm getting some. But I'm in a relationship where we have no sex. We haven't in over a month. It's affecting everything in my life. I'm over eating, I'm depressed, my self esteem is down, I'm masterbating 2x as much, I can't concentrate on most things, at least without significant effort to clear my head and focus. And I'm being a massive C*NT to everyone. I've had people tell me my attitude has gotten really bad. My mom literally tells me I need to go get laid so I'll calm tf down. I'm literally laying in bed with my boyfriend right now and before I opened this app I was looking at vibrators so I can go do curbside pickup on my way home. I can't think about shit else. It physically hurts when I'm turned on. I'm getting very bored with my toys and honestly I'm worried I'm gonna end up hurting myself in order to keep it interesting. Last week I actually passed out from choking myself during masterbation. (This isn't something I'd normally do during masterbation but I'm just so bored) I'm not sure what to do. I'm not a cheater, I've left relationships before because we didn't have enough sex and I'm trying really hard not to keep doing that. Not to leave, not to cheat and every day it just gets harder. What do you do in this situation?
Check in
by compassionateCar7091
Last post
 April 16th
...See more It feels good being sober almost 2 years

Addiction Support

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Welcome to Addiction Support! We are so pleased that you have stumbled across our little corner of the internet. Our community is here to support you through any recovery and/or pathway from substances to gambling, internet, self-harm, porn addiction, sex addiction, and more. All are welcome to participate whether you are a family member watching a loved one struggling or if you are struggling yourself. Feel free to discuss anything and everything related to addictions.


What are the different forum topics for Addiction Support?

Community Space: A place for you to introduce yourself and take part in our community check-ins.

Games and Icebreakers: A place for you to get to know other community members by participating in fun games!

General Addiction Support: Do you have a question or want to share more about your addiction? Do it here!

Journals: Want to share your story or involve us on your journey to recovery? Do it here!

Loving Those With Addictions: Got a loved one with an addiction? Share your story here!

Sex and Porn Addiction Support: Struggling with a sex and/or porn addiction? Discuss it here!


How can I help?

You can help us by simply responding to threads and sharing your story (if you're comfortable to). Alternatively, you may wish to join us as a Forum Leader. Check out this thread for more information.


Helpful Threads

Taglist: Do you want to stay up to date with our community? Then join our taglist to be notified every time a new discussion or update is posted!


Addiction Support FAQ

Are there any sub-community specific guidelines that we need to adhere to?

All sub-community specific guidelines can be found below and should be followed in addition to the general forum guidelines.


Help... I still have a question! 

You can ask your questions in this thread and someone will respond to you as soon as possible.

Community Guidelines

Remain professional, kind, and respectful towards one another. 
Even if you do not get along with an individual listener, it is up to you to act appropriately. If you must, step away and do not engage.

Prevent hurtful rumor/gossip spreading. 
Rumor: a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth.
Gossip: idle talk especially about the personal or private affairs of others

Aim to grow and learn as a Listener & person. 
In this light, learning to accept feedback thankfully.

Be aware of how to use the forum correctly and what may happen when you do not do so. 
See more detailed forum guidelines below.

Refrain from sharing personal contact information
including, but not limited to, social media accounts, home addresses, phone numbers, messaging apps/sites, or any other medium of contact off-site. Learn more about internet safety in this forum. If you use the scheduling tool YouCanBookMe, you are required to remove the email submission step. Learn how to do this here.

Maintain a confidential atmosphere. 
Between you and member/guests and between you and other listeners. All conversations between you and members are confidential. Do not share any chat details with any other listeners or members. Additionally, do not write or blog about any issues you are supporting people on.

Engage in healthy problem solving. 
This means problem solving with the goal to continue to make the community better. Engage in healthy debates and conversations which lend themselves to problem solving and working together. Read more on the topic of healthy problem solving in this forum.

Use proper conflict resolution skills with every person on the site 
Proper conflict resolution means dealing with conflict in a supportive manner that benefits both you and the other person involved. Read more on conflict resolution in this forum.

Respect boundaries of other community members. 
This includes a total ban on stalking and harassment of any kind. 

Choose not to engage in sexting or flirting. 
We have a zero tolerance policy for these behaviors. Even if it is consensual, it is not allowed on 7 Cups. Read more about sexting and flirting in this forum.

Never create second accounts on the site. 
Each person is only allowed one listener and one member account. There are no exceptions.

Protect your log-in information to all accounts on 7 Cups and not allow anyone else to use it besides the person whose name is in our system. 
We expect that you will be the sole user of your listener/member account. If it comes to our attention that another person has accessed your account, we will need to immediately close your account for security reasons. This includes log-in details for 7 Cups Admin accounts.

Do not engage in hateful behaviors of any kind. 
Showing hate towards any gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, racial or cultural background or imposing your view point on any of these items on another user is forbidden.

We now have a behavior point system.
We ask each user to live by the guidelines outlined in this thread. Each behavior mentioned will be assigned a behavior point, once a certain number of points are accumulated within 6 months, consequences will be enacted.

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