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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Ive told a lot of people who struggle with different aspects to try this website out to talk to people.
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But what if one of the members I have been talking to for a while now wants to talk to me outside of 7cups... is that not allowed?
@ScatterGeek you can connect to other listener, they are always ready to share with you.
@ScatterGeek I personally would just keep talking in 7 Cups. Unfortunately, you aren't sure if they really are who they say they are. Unless your completely sure! I just want you to be safe!
@trippyhippie17 thank you I appreciate that. The ones that genuinely want to continue talking I give a Instagram account I only use for texting. But one I would like to get to know better as a friend and was just curious if it was against the rules to do it
@ScatterGeek good Monday morning I am a brand new member listening member and I read the rules and regulations. But as much as it feels wonderful to want to be close to these individuals we have an oath to follow and that is to be as professional as we can possibly be even though we are just normal everyday human beans our whole purpose is to help others or struggling with problems in life and it's great and it's beautiful to know that you are reaching out to so many wonderful people who definitely need a friend and you are doing an excellent job keep yourself humble and continue to help others and continue to let the person know that you are there for them but unfortunately you have an oath that you cannot break went seven Cups of Tea. If you strongly feel that you want to socialize with his individual I would recommend that you talk to an administrator and let them know how you feel about the Outlook of wanting to bond closer to the person that you are helping. They are the best people to give you the much broader advice than I ever could.
I definitely hope that I have shed a little light to the question that you are seeking answers to. You have a wonderful day and keep up the great work reaching out to those who need to be heard.
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Its always a dilemma. But be sure of things before u want to proceed forward with them.
@ScatterGeek That is your choice. If you feel comfortable, then you can give them your email or other ways to connect with you.
@ScatterGeek as others said just be safe!
@ScatterGeek It's gret that this person feels fconnected to you but it is important that you put your safety first and just keep your friendship online!
This is a wonderful idea people who consider theirselves normal bash people who may have a disability or a mental illness on social media intentionally and unintentionally. This is really positive.
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Hi
I agree-I shared the love on fb and Indra because I'm so passionate about mental health and this website is a great place to spread the love
Whatever happens, just try and find the good in that.
@Starky20 I like this. It hasn't really been a good month for me but I'm going to try and see the good in it all!
Being a listener has helped me be a better version of myself and have given me an insight on what would I say to myself if I were on the same place as the member.
Thank you 7cups.
