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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Feels hapy and amzed to be a listener... The way I can be a lending ear for people is just awesome!
Everyone needs someone to listen, and everyone should be trained in proper listening techniques. Thank you for doing you thing everyone!
I sent links out today and posted to Facebook.
@Only_Black
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Im warmcandy62 i believe that was my account. I was a listener before. I love listening to people who I can help.
I encourage anyone considering becoming a listener to do so. Its really great to know that i've helped someone. And i'm sure that the people you'll chat with will appreiciate you as well. 
Being a listener on 7cups is an amazing experience.
It does require maturity from the listener, but it allows him to grow as a person and to help others, which is why we are here.
We could be considered as fellow soldiers serving their community of tiny little soldiers (members).
Being able to help is great, and to do it here is even greater!
It's great to listen. People need some listening ear at times.😊
I love listenig to you guys .
Being a listener helps me a lot. Knowing I can help them even a little bit brings me joy and fulfillment I didn't even know I need. Those simple "thank you" is such a treasure I will keep in my heart. :) <3 <3 <3
Being a listener helps both sides involved. It's a great feeling to offer help and get experience at the same time. Spread love!