Anyone can be a Social Soldier! Find out more here!~ (OLD THREAD)
Welcome to the official forum thread for the Social Soldiers! Im glad youre here; youre amazing, and Im glad youre part of the community.
Introduction
The Social Soldiers project was created with the intent on eliminating the stigma that comes along with mental illness on social media, guiding those who are depressed/having a hard time/need someone to talk to right here to 7CupsOfTea. As Laura explained in her lovely thread right here, we need to be here for people who may feel as though they have no other place to turn.
What are Social Soldiers?
Social Soldiers are people that use 7Cups-designated social media to guide people in the right direction, hopefully leading them to the site where they can talk to someone who truly cares. They use the handles Twitter, Reddit and/or Tumblr, and check the tags for depression, or self harm, or anything along those lines.
Who can be a Social Soldier?
Anyone! Thats the beauty of this project; literally anyone can get involved with it.
What isnt a Social Soldier?
Sharing your own personal social media with other members/listeners.
Someone that shares their personal social media in this thread.
Just to debunk a question that may be asked, you can totally share your referral link on your personal social media handles, however we do ask that you dont share your personal social media handle here. If you have a big following on Twitter, and youd rather use your personal account to spread the word, thats totally okay, just do not share with other members/listeners your personal account. If you have any questions on this, feel free to PM me.
How to get involved?
Read through our post on the new team, to understand the changes a little more as well as to find the links to apply.
Project Leadership
@ArwaS - Project Leader
@Erato - Twitter Team Leader
@Yendi - Tumblr Team Leader
Find 7 Cups on social media here - Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest
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Listening and helping the people at 7 cups brought a great deal of joy to me. Im really happy that i found 7 cups. Not only its helps others but listening to other people helped me alot as well.
I know just how helpful the resource 7 cups can be to someone who can be lost or stuck or alone. I hope to spread the word both here and in everyday life on the Internet and in the outside world.
Keep popping those bubbles guys and gals!
Helping people and seeing them improve in their situations brings me joy
Hello 🤗❣My name is Joy. I am a 46 year old wife and mom who is also a trained listener. I have dealt with depression, suicidal ideation, ADD, BPD and moodiness for over the last 24 years. During that time I have tried 18 💊💊💊pharmaceuticals. I've done Dialectical Behavior Therapy myself several times so I can help you ease those feelings of anguish. I will always come from a place of 💖love and acceptance. If ever you do not feel that I am then we can talk about cognitive distortion 😉❤
Being listener makes my day and help me to see more wide around me as well see smaller my own problems!
I can be a listener and a bestfriend if you ever needed one.
I like making a difference in people's lives.
Being a listener helped me learn more about compassion and empathy.
@owllistentoyou wow
I love this idea! Hope that it goes from an idea to a reality. It would be amazing and an honor to be a Social Soildier!
I believe that as listeners, our goal is to not only bring inner harmony and new perspective to members who reach out to us, but to enlighten ourselves to the struggles of others and gain new understanding and growth to our own personal lifes as well.