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Reflecting on Zero Discrimination Day (March 1st): A Call for Compassion and Inclusion
by CheeryMango
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 1 day ago
...See more Hey everyone, March 1st was Zero Discrimination Day, a day to reflect on how harmful discrimination can be and how important it is to treat everyone with kindness and respect, no matter their background or differences. Even though the day has passed, the message is something we can all carry with us every single day. At 7 Cups, we know that a little compassion can go a long way. Whether it's offering a listening ear or standing up for someone who feels overlooked, small acts of kindness can help create a more inclusive world. Today, let’s remember: * The power of empathy: Sometimes, just listening without judgment can make all the difference. * The impact of inclusion: Even simple gestures—like offering support or standing in solidarity—can change someone’s day, or even their life. * Our shared responsibility: We all play a part in creating spaces where everyone feels safe and valued. Zero Discrimination Day might have been on March 1st, but the goal is to live out its message every day. How do you carry the spirit of inclusion with you in your everyday life? Have you witnessed or experienced a moment of kindness that made you feel seen?
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[Members]Farewell/Taking a Break/Returning Thread: Send Your Regards
by MonBon
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 Wednesday
...See more We often time come to 7 cups in search of something: -Someone who understands -Someone to talk to -Someone who will listen -Someone to keep us company Many of us find that - which is awesome! However, there may come a time when as a member, you are ready to leave. And that is okay. It doesn't have to be forever or even an awfully long time. Maybe you are leaving to go out to eat with friends for the first time in weeks or months. Let us know so we can send you off with warm regards!
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Listener Classifieds (March 2025) Members, Check Out Our Listeners Accepting New Chats!
by Heather225
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 Wednesday
...See more Hello, March! This space is for Listeners currently accepting chats to introduce themselves to the member community! Members, if any listeners pique your interest, you can then check out their bios and see if they might be a good fit for you! Here are some things you can consider sharing (only share what's comfortable): Are you an adult, teen or ATL? Gender: Languages you speak: Topics you'll support: Topics you don’t support: Lived experience: Are you open to taking on members for long-term listening support? Your availability (in EST time) and day(s) if applicable: - Do you support DID? Follow the link to this post. [https://www.7cups.com/forum/generalsupport/Classifieds_360/ListenerClassifiedsDissociativeIdentityDisorderDID_339333]
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How do you overcome setbacks?
by bunniewerm
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 2 days ago
...See more Ever planned something so carefully and put your heart into it, but it didn't go your way?  How did you push through such a setback and come out stronger? What did it feel like when you were going through it all and how does that compare to now? Share your experience I'm eager to know! 
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My experience in 7 cups
by Trustyourheart
Last post
 3 days ago
...See more Hello all, I've been a listener here for more than 9 years now. It's been such an enriching experience making some really close friends. I've had some chats which I'll cherish forever.  The platform has helped so many and there are such amazing listeners who're all here to hear you out. More power to each and every one out there ❤️ 
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The open book of Danny: ask me anything
by DRHerrington
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 February 28th
...See more Hello. I'm Danny. Feel free to ask me anything, or respond to my personal journal here.
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Why is it so hard to make friends?
by fairmindedApricot4117
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 February 26th
...See more I find it so hard to make friends. I made friends through school and university wouldn't say easily but somehow managed to make friends and they all turned into long term friendships. I moved to a different country for university and I guess my social skills have just suddenly dropped and I couldn't make any friends. Its not even about the culture I can't make friends in my same culture. I find it very hard to maintain long distance friendships over phone calls and over time even my long term friendships turned obsolete and our friendship has also changed over time. Now I hardly speak with anyone. I don't know how and where to meet new people and make friends. I wish it were easy why is it so hard to make friends as you grow older? And why can't people just be open to friendships in general? I always try to turn every interaction I have people into a potential friendship but l don't get the same energy from them.
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Trigger Warning My family member protected an abuser and got a huge pay
by ApurvaSingh123
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 February 24th
...See more My relative is a public prosecutor and a part time lawyer for a political party and its top leader. Recently he defended and quashed a case against a party where  5 girls were harmed.  He got a case dismissed on the basis of lack of evidence. Certainly he had upper hand for his client as his dad I worked in various law enforcement agencies. I know his client actually did it because my relative knows he actually did it and poor farmers couldn't do anything. I don't know what to feel about this. My relative got $173,000 USD as a pay. He also got $50,000 USD pay when his client's son crushed two homeless people under his Toyota Land cruiser in 2021. Now my relative says that he'll fund half the tuition cost of my university with this money because his son is already 24 and he always thought of me as his another son
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A last conversation with ex friend
by WatchingThemorningBirds
Last post
 February 22nd
...See more So recently I cut friendship with a a girl, did it in person. At the time she didnt receive it well and yesterday she sent me a message with some thoughts she wanted to get out.  I didnt take it well, the massage itself wasnt bad intentioned but still it really stressed me for several reasons. So I admit that I was a bit impulsive and there was a little chain of hurt messages from one another. But we could give it a conclusion and in decently respectful ways blocked each other. End to that. Now, I think I will do fine. I can come to terms with it. It was difficult for me that I gave recognition to her hurt and feelings and apologized for making her feel bad. But she wasnt willing to apologize for nothing. So I became a bit flustered. But I can accept this. I think. After all, her words that hurt me so much came out because she was in fact also so hurt. And same for me. Basically, we both hurting. So I can forgive it and forgive myself too. A pace. That I guess is enough that I do it with myself at least.  Of course, I still need some time to get better. But im satisfied and im glad. Hope for a better future. Love 
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"The feeling of shame, guilt, and fear of failure."
by sunny7997
Last post
 February 21st
...See more I recently realized that I was suffering from wrong thinking, especially since I was following some scientists. In energy, their content was somewhat misleading. After I discovered the truth, it was a shock that brought me back to my senses and reality, and I am slowly trying to correct my mistakes. Imagine that for two years I did not ask for a work certificate until recently. I am shocked. Is it a shock and a distortion of my thinking? And the people I was following and I thought they were guiding me to the right path could not help me, but once I stopped following their delusions and resorted to God and recovered properly, my vision became clear, but I still have some fears, but I am better than before because those things made me feel that I was in control of my reality, and thus I feel very guilty. They were conflicting beliefs. Recently, I discovered that my addiction to social media also distorted my perception of myself, so I immersed myself in those energy sciences and was drawn into anesthetizing my mother, and I thought I was curing her. 
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Please study on time, don't regret later
by NoobLife
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 February 19th
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Constant state of exhaustion
by humangreed
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 February 11th
...See more Hey everyone, I'm new here. I wanna preface this by saying I've "graduated" from therapy in 2023 and was in therapy for give or take 7 years before that. In December after tapering off my medication for months I was also officially taken off my antidepressants. In a lot of aspects I'm better than I used to be, but I still feel like I'm nowhere near a functional person and never will be. My room is a nightmare and I can never gather enough energy to clean up more than just a few pieces of garbage at a time. I can't work and live off financial aid, which I'm grateful for but doesn't fund a lot so I can't pay someone to help me clean. The last few days have been awful, my best friend and partner ended up in the hospital on the same day, while my best friend is recovering well my partner's health is getting worse in an alarming way. I can't do anything about it and I feel like I can't do anything to improve the situation I live in. I'm honestly just disappointed in myself that after all these years of therapy I still feel this useless. I'm so damn ashamed because I truly don't want to live this way, I'm just so damn tired. Being autistic doesn't help because so many tasks overwhelm me so bad I can't even hold my head up.
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tryingtosurvive2024 my user name explained
by tryingtosurvive2024
Last post
 February 3rd
...See more Yes I survived 2024!  💖 Anyways this username shows how dumb and human I can be.  Everyone makes mistakes, and I make my fair share of them!  The 2024 at the end of my user name is a mistake.  When I was joining 7Cups I was also thinking about my problems in life, and how I feel like I'm just trying to survive.  You know how on the internet, when you make up a username, putting a number at the end of it, makes it different from anyone else who might also use the same username.  Since the year was 2024 I just went with that number.  I wasn't thinking how funny it would sound once 2025 came around. This is not the first time, and it probably won't be the last time, I've done something stupid like this...  Back in 2013 I was trying to learn how to use Linux.  Linux is a computer operating system.  I joined a linux forum using a user name like:  trying to learn linux with add.  That probably wasn't my exact user name.  It upset people and I got attacked for it.  Cause they took it that I wanted them to go easy on me.  I guess I wasn't thinking clear enough then either.  What I remember was, I was on a social anxiety site, thinking about my mental problems.  I was thinking about how having ADHD/ADD has made my life difficult and in someways has defined me.  So taking that on the end of my user name felt like a good idea, that backfired.  Due to how I got treated on the linux forum I ended up leaving it.  I didn't stop trying to learn linux, but I stopped using that particular forum. Unfortunately user names can get you into trouble, even if your intentions are not bad.
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Ever feel alone?
by achris2831
Last post
 January 26th
...See more Hey everyone, I'm new here and giving this online support group a go. I live with my wife and 2 children, my 10 yo son who has autism and my 8 yo daughter. My wife has been experiencing intense health issues, including going from being able to hike 3 years ago to now being in a wheel chair. We are still trying to get a diagnosis for all her health stuff, having seen pain specialists, rheumatologist, a geneticist and others. I work full time to provide financially, handle the parenting duties, care for my wife, and take care of the household chores. I'm grateful for my wife and children, they're amazing. It's just at times the heaviness and stress gets to me and there's times I feel lonely - anyone else have that? What do you do?
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Roleplaying On Social Media Addiction
by hopefulencounter
Last post
 January 20th
...See more Hi guys, I'm new here. I want to share my story, I think I do have social media addiction especially it's an addiction of roleplaying as fictional character. So like, I write story, replies as this fictional character I really like from a game. I know it sounds silly, right? At first I had a lot of fun roleplaying with friends, I made some good online friends. But then this one friend who I really trusted betrayed me by taking my place. So they created a new account of the same character that I roleplayed as, without telling me. It really upset me because, they used to be my roleplay partner, but there they were, playing as the same character with no partner, freely interacting with their fans. On the other side, they told me they needed a break. I wasn't suspicious at all, of their sudden need of break. But then it became more frequent, they're rarely online on the account that was paired with me as their partner. I feel really mad, it still upset me until today. How they took my place like that, how they outshined my spot. This whole drama caused me to leave that roleplaying community, but even after months of break from roleplaying, I still feel sad until yesterday. Thinking how they gained a lot of popularity, how those people supported him without knowing they're a bad person. Roleplaying was so much fun.. I even think of returning again after what happened to me but then I realized it's better if I completely leave that hobby forever.  And what makes me feel so sad, is that everytime i look at that fictional character, I got reminded of them. I remember their betrayal again. But i still love that game character, I really love it. I'm having a really hard time to let go, to leave roleplaying , the thing that I used to love 😔. How do I move on completely? How can I love that character without constantly being reminded of what happened?? Thanks for hearing my story, I'm hoping for some advice on letting go ❤️ 

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