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Weekly Prompt #35: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. Last week we discussed:  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt33Haveyoueverstoppedtoponderthecomplexitiesofyourownmind_325966/]What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts and questions for discussion. They were thought-provoking questions and thoughts. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] This week's prompt: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships? Setting boundaries in relationships can be a challenging task, and when you are also depressed, it can become even more daunting. The struggle to prioritize your own needs and well-being while navigating the complexities of interpersonal connections can feel overwhelming. So please share the challenges and difficulties that you encounter in your relationships while navigating depression.  Note: I invite all to help me with creating these weekly prompt discussions so that we all can come together and discuss something related to depression every week. If you any interested in helping me out, please share your interest through this form and  I will reach out to you to guide and support you in creating the next discussion.  [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjDBwy85YFxWpfrqrdXbdMORBC-pvJA4xhd10R9lMq66fIw/viewform] Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php] -------------------------
Your Poem...
by EmmaE
Last post
 April 12th
...See more Hi everyone, I came across this poem prompt and thought I'd share it here if anyone would like to try! ------------------------- My Poem (Title) My name is (name). Today I feel like a/an (adjective) (noun) (verb)ing in the (noun). Sometimes I am a/an (noun) Sometimes I am a/an (noun) But always I am (adjective). I ask the world, "(question)?" And the answer is a/an (repeat your words from line 2). ------------------------- If you’d like to join the depression support team, please check out THIS POST [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7CupsLeadership_188/SubcommunityHelpWanted_2306/HelpWantedDepressionSupport2023_295219/] for more information. To join our tag list and receive notifications, click HERE [https://www.7cups.com/forum/DepressionSupportCommunity_52/DepressionSupportLeadershipTeam_404/NEWautomateddepressionsupporttaglist_274831/].
You can keep going 💙
by LoveMyMoonflowers
Last post
 December 7th, 2023
...See more Hey everyone (: I hope your all doing okie 💙 and if your not (': we *do* care about you and we would really love to be there for you whenever you need us. 💜 I really hope you know that you don’t have to do this alone, buddy.  i don’t know what your going through right now, exactly. i don’t know how you feel (': but i’d like to remind you that it *is* okay to *feel* 💙 and it’s okay to take your time when figuring things out. it may be hard to explain how your feeling as well and i get that. 💜 (it’s important to take some time for yourself also 🥰 please do try being kind to yourself 🥺)  and some days… it just feels like too much, doesn’t it? we feel like we can’t take it anymore, we can’t go on anymore. Things just get too overwhelming, life just gets too hard… and hope seems like a distant dream. i know i’ve felt this way many times (': i think many of you might be able to relate 💙 but honestly, i need to remind you that there *is* hope, and you really can keep going. your never ever alone 💜 and you’ve never been truly alone.  And even though you might have never seen it, you are strong. stronger than you think you are. You’ve come *this* far and I am so so proud of you. i know it hasn’t been easy. i’m so proud of you. 💙 i’m sending so so so much love your way 💜 you deserve it, you really do 🥺 we love you, we care about you *always* and yes, there *is* hope for you. 💙 i promise.  🌙 Ni 🌸 @HealingTalk 
Failure
by ImpudentIncognito
Last post
 58 minutes ago
...See more I didn't want to really come back to 7cups with my problems but.... I don't have anywhere else to really turn to, and kind of trying to find others who can relate. I was attempting to improve my life, but it feels more like 1 step forward and 2 steps back... I feel like just laying down and never getting back up again. However, I can't do that when the little one relies on me heavily... My post was initially WAY longer, but I guess it had trigger words, that the cr1sis pop-up kept showing and I had to edit multiple times, though couldn't figure out WHAT triggered it that I'm starting over fresh, albeit with a shorter, less passionate post as I feel exhausted... I'm just tired of the chronic pain. I'm tired of the PTSD, depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia. I'm tired that I don't have support in real life and feel alone. I'm tired that when I finally find the courage to leave my house, I get harassed by strangers. I'm tired that when I decided to be open on the purple "Disgust" instant messaging app, that I get back stabbed. Never was a fan of social media, so planning on deleting that along with the red app "Cora".  I don't know if I want to try as hard anymore with building bonds outside of 7cups, I'm OK with being anonymous here...I'm not OK anymore with opening up heavily to people I know or meet now. I need a lot of time to recuperate... I'm tired of pretending to be OK when I haven't been for ages. I just want to vent out these bottled feelings, but can't fully do that due to it being censored on here...sadly...Although, it's better than having nowhere else to throw these feelings. I've tried to rebuild my life and improve. I quit alcohol, weed for over 100+ days. I've gone to the hospital to improve both my mental and physical health. I try to eat better and no longer eat take up. I've attempted to go outside, even though I have extreme agoraphobia due to someone I trusted attempting to delete me from the world and causing permanent physical damage and possible brain damage. I'm trying to do online classes for a license I want, even though I really can't work anymore due to the dizziness, nauseous, pain, lightheadedness, etc that I experience nearly daily... I just...sometimes feel like nothing is really working... I'll leave it at that for now, the more I write it might get censored again.
Life is struggle
by secretHemlock5401
Last post
 2 hours ago
...See more You have to work hard for happiness
Never being seen
by Meii21
Last post
 2 hours ago
...See more Is it that hard to be truly seen? Is it imposible to have people around you that truly care about what you're feeling and check on you? I so hard. It has been so hard. I'm tired of taking care of everyone and no-one taking even the slightest interest on me. 
Coping
by Tripleplay
Last post
 3 hours ago
...See more Anyone have any tips for coping with depression or chronic illness?
Weekly Prompt #35: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships?
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more Hello all, I hope you are all being easy on yourself this week. Last week we discussed:  [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt33Haveyoueverstoppedtoponderthecomplexitiesofyourownmind_325966/]What is one difficult life situation you are facing right now? [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] Thank you to all who participated and shared their thoughts and questions for discussion. They were thought-provoking questions and thoughts. I hope you all did too. If you didn't share yours, please share them here and I look forward to reading and discussing them with you [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/General_2427/WeeklyPrompt34Whatisonedifficultlifesituationyouarefacingrightnow_326788/] This week's prompt: How hard is it for you to set boundaries in your relationships? Setting boundaries in relationships can be a challenging task, and when you are also depressed, it can become even more daunting. The struggle to prioritize your own needs and well-being while navigating the complexities of interpersonal connections can feel overwhelming. So please share the challenges and difficulties that you encounter in your relationships while navigating depression.  Note: I invite all to help me with creating these weekly prompt discussions so that we all can come together and discuss something related to depression every week. If you any interested in helping me out, please share your interest through this form and  I will reach out to you to guide and support you in creating the next discussion.  [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefjDBwy85YFxWpfrqrdXbdMORBC-pvJA4xhd10R9lMq66fIw/viewform] Join us in the 24/7 Depression Support Group Chat [https://www.7cups.com/connect/groupChatrooms.php] -------------------------
Sending Letters
by Tripleplay
Last post
 6 hours ago
...See more I find that sending letters help.
bestVase7265
by SweetPea321
Last post
 8 hours ago
...See more If you are still out there... Hello, my friend 🤗 Life has been busy, but I've not forgotten about you. I hope you're doing well. My life has been busy with my daughter and her friends. I just threw a Beetlejuice themed party for them. We had cake, watched the movie, played 5 Nights At Freddy's and I even dressed up as Beetlejuice. These kids are keeping my depression away, and I'm enjoying cosplaying various different characters for my ***. Anyway... I still think of you from time to time. You were always so thoughtful and supportive of not only me, but everyone. Sending peace, love, and happiness 🤗
Check in
by compassionateCar7091
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more I put the kids to bed and now it's self care time ❤️
He
by secretHemlock5401
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more She
If I could make your pain understandable to others...🍊🧡
by Enolakh
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more If I could make your pain understandable to others...  What pain did you want to tell me about?
My 7 Cups Dream Journal
by integrityblues
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more Entry 1: The Boxes of Cats It was a little strange but what I remember most is visiting a house that was in my old neighborhood that I’d recently moved from (it really wasn’t, so dream logic) but I came back to collect something I left or my mother left. It was very sad and the people who were there now were sort of okay with me wandering around and looking. I kept noticing the signs that I’d once lived there (painted over places that still revealed chipped paint and stuff I recognized from my apartment). Then I looked beneath a couch or table and found boxes full of kittens. Two boxes were full of meowing kittens in water that the new home owners had no idea were there, and one more box held a very dead cat that was an older one from a previous litter. All of the kittens were starving without their mother and I knew that it was the reason why the older one passed. The new owners suddenly smelled the dead cat and I took it upon myself to get rid of it. When I came back an hour later all of the kittens were gone, and when I was walking past another house I could see all the kittens. They’d all grown up into adult cats!
Roaming
by Tripleplay
Last post
 9 hours ago
...See more Today, I feel like a roaming spirit. I feel dead. That is all.

We hope that you can find some respite here from what you're going through. We all help each other through the darkness. Welcome, friends, to the Depression Support Community at 7 Cups. We're so happy you're here <3

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Community Resources

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- 9 Types of Depression and How To Recognize Them 

- You don't have to understand, you just have to be present by @MarianaFilipaSouza6

A beautiful testament to the nature of depression

- Rethink Mental Illness: Depression

Basic information and facts

- Resource Masterpost by @Sealiously

A plethora of amazing links

- Depression Self Help Guide

Discover some ways to help manage what you're going through

- Safety Plan

Here's a safety plan for those who are passively suicidal. Your life is important

- Resources to Help Manage Depression

A collection of helpful links for more information and support

- Depression Community Path

A path that helps guide you through dealing with depression on a day to day basis


(Think that more resources should be here? Send a message to @EmmaE)