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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@Cadence Trying to spread the word on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/power2dogood. Not having much success yet though...
I love to help people. I'm very open minded and I'm really good at getting people to open up. I can listen about things that often make others uncomfortable. I realize not all problems are simple and easily expressed, but if you talk to me, you can truly talk to me.
@Savannah147258
Yeah, people thinks What's the necessity to talk about open things/talk Cuz people want sympathy, caretaker, They don't want to see/enjoy/live life. They just pass and count days
@Savannah147258 Awesome!
While trying to deal with all the challenges of being a teenager, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) teens also have to deal with harassment, threats and violence directed at them on a daily basis. LGBT youth are nearly twice as likely to be called names, verbally harassed or physically assaulted at school compared to their non-LGBT peers.
Okay then. Here's this.
If you're reading this right now and you're in a bad place and you feel like giving up is the only option,
please hold out hope. things will get better.
Thanks @positiveXia63
@positiveXia63
Everyone needs to see this.
@SecretGoat27
thank you :)
Im glad Ive started to make a difference by listening
Smoking kills. It destroys families and has a negative impact on all those you surround yourself with. Besides, its a well known fact that passive smokers suffer the most.
@fruityWaves52
Weed smoking is fine
I'm against cigarettes, cheap sticks. .
College is a strugle to must college students, if your having difficultiesnwith your courses talk to your teachers, friends whoever; dont keep what your feeling in, its not good its not healthy it will stress you out and cause depression.
Love this great idea!
Try to help others, even if it doesnt help you, do your best to make those around you the best they can be
