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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I love helping people and being there to support
Being a listener makes me happy and not alone
Sometimes all everyone wants is someone to really listen to.
Just helped a guy with severe depression. He's doing fine now. Thank God! :)
people are amazing, but knowing someone came with severe problems, found the site, talked to you and felt better is amazing. i like trains.
I am happy to help and I'm always looking for opportunities to do so. 7 Cups has made it possible for me to assist those in need anytime. Feel free to say hello!
It just gives me such a nice feeling, knowing that I helped someone feel better, really nothing beats that
Being a listener has made me realize there are a lot of people out there with a lot of problems. It has been a blessing to me to try and listen to people. I have found some of the people are rude and seem to want more than a listener. I enjoy it anyways and I am glad I found this site!
I just became a listener yesterday, but it's already teaching me so much about how to be a good listener and how impactful it can be
Being a listener helps to learn and improve myself. Everytime I take up a member I prepare myself with a new wave of positivity and Ultimitaly I become more positive with every new person I talk to.
