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Anyone can be a Social Soldier! Find out more here!~ (OLD THREAD)

Cadence March 21st, 2015

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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connor00 September 13th, 2017

This site has helped so many people!

MaiaLeonhardt27 September 14th, 2017

I am honestly happy. I see that i am helping people:)

MaiaLeonhardt27 September 14th, 2017

Don't forget to smile

mysteriousOcean16 September 14th, 2017

I have learned so much on 7 Cups! Thank you!!

bouncySunshine55 September 14th, 2017

I love this site because not only do we listen to people but people listen to us when we need someone to be an ear. It's like a prayer chain. It's not a means to an end. In fact I highly recommend therapy but it certainly helps until you can see your therapist.

@bBouncySunshine55

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Celeina September 16th, 2017

@bouncySunshine55 that's such a beautiful way to think about it!

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Clarkguild September 15th, 2017

Remember that a lot of people love and care about you!

TinyTea September 15th, 2017

7 cups is such a great site! Helping others has always been a dream of mine, now it is a reality.

Chelsea3377 September 15th, 2017

I'm happy to be here at 7 cups!

JupiterXh September 15th, 2017

It's a pleasure to be able to reach out to people. I like how this site gives support for us, such as training programs and a specialized path for listeners.

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Harsvin September 15th, 2017

@JupiterXh

That's awesome :)

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Celeina September 16th, 2017

Such a wonderful idea! I told my counsellor about how much it helps me to be able to help others on here!