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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Helped to bring hope to guests with experiences i also have had. Love yourself guys as i always promote its the best way to find peace and happiness in life. 
@chthomas1999 Awesome! Completely agree; learning how to love yourself is key.
I believe strongly in the power of encouragement and love being able to help others discover their strengths.
-OF
@chthomas1999 congrats, I'm proud of you!
Have a good day and try to make someone's day better 😊
Spread the word cause people need to know us!
Helping someone to overcome loneliness! The best cure is to cure others.
Supported someone to come out as homosexual!
I am over the moon: On my first chat I helped a student to ease up on anxyety issues. I was rate d5 stars by this member. it was humbling and very fullfilling!
@courageousBreeze48 You rock! Thank you for sharing the positivity.
This app helped me a lot!
It's good to be here
Cigarette smokers, don't smoke;
@KratZ
I like this!
Im currently stopping smoking too!
Keep going, your doing amazing!
@SammiieSmiles
LOL,, You think this is cool, Will cool your lung, bronchioles, will make you more cool boi
@KratZ
agree!
@KratZ
agree!
I helped a couple of people today. I'm kinda struggling with how to deal with difficult members and how to "not sound like a robot". I sound like a robot anyways - I have little to no personality, whichever way you slice it. But oh well, I'll keep learning.
@AnonymousAnna373 Do you think the ppl you listened to felt heard? If so, you're doing something good.
@sereneartist
I think so, yesterday was just difficult. Thanks for asking
@AnonymousAnna373 I bet you're doing an amazing job! If you think you sound like a "robot" I bet it's only because you are being very respectful and wanting to be mindful of boundaries. I think it is hard, finding that delicate balance between sounding empathetic and at the same time, keeping boundaries in tact.
If you need a listener, I am here for you. Message me
:)
@sereneartist
Wow, thank you so much! I wasn't expecting that and it really helped me feel better about listening :)
@AnonymousAnna373 That's what were all here for- to support each other. Truly, if you want to talk,and just be listened to, truly message me.
And that you are taking the time to listen to others means you are already a pretty awesome person! :)
@AnonymousAnna373
I would disagree. We are all here to grow and learn, not only from ourselves, but through sharing with others. You may want to spend some time in the Listener Support Group.
@peacefulthoughts71
Sorry, I think I misunderstand what you're saying. What do you disagree with? I'm trying to learn how to better deal with difficult people and how to sound more like an actual human instead of a robot.
Personally, I'd consider posting here in the forums "sharing with others". Perhaps I will take a look at the Listener Support Group later though, thanks for the suggestion!
@AnonymousAnna373 Maybe you aren't showing enough sympathy! Sympathy always gives a more human-like appearance.
@Colo
I do think that would help! Maybe I just need more practice - sometimes I feel really awkward when I try to show sympathy/empathy