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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I absolutley love this site, My husband says he sees a night and day difference in me since I started here on 7 cups. I deffinitaly plan to stay :)
@optimisticDreamer97 That's great! We are happy to have you here with us 
I shared my efforts by describing and linking 7 Cups in my signature on Crazymeds.com. I contributed too, asking advice. I think I irritated some people. Don't see why. So that was a touch upsetting...
@MrAleczander
Sorry you had that experience!! You can help promote 7 Cups through one of the Social Soldiers teams if you're interested. If you're interested, here is the LINK to the application--just indicate which team(s) you are interested in. If you want to be part of the Twitter team, I'll PM you soon :).
I would love to join the Reddit team, but I am sticking on a listener to put in the reference box on the form, I'm just back from an extended break and I tend to spend more time in chats with members rather than on the forums or in the listener rooms (must make a better effort on that one, listeners are amazing people to virtually hang out with)!
P.s does anyone one want to be my friend, get to know me and then let me use them as a reference?! :p
@MajesticSeal--Hi! I'll PM you and we can brainstorm 
This is perfect! I'm just getting back into blogging and want to make sure I impact people as positively as possible. This will make that easier if anyone is serious about or checks it out.
http://www.7cups.com/12705391 I liked & shared the page on facebook. <3 Tweeted on twitter,
@healingCloud23
That is your referal link.
After you are accepted in one of the Tumblr/Reddit/Twitter Team you are officially a Social Solider and you can share here you account (your 7cups account I mean) if you wish to.
Joined 7cups about a week ago and honestly it is one of the most rewarding things you can do. Knowing that you are making an effort to help people is one of the best feelings ever!
@Emma265
Hey Emma. You can introduce yourself & connect with other listeners in this section.
Hey! I haven't heard back from the Tumblr or Reddit Team yet even tho I applied at the beginning of September. So I would like to say here that I no longer wish to be in them.
I will remain part of Twitter Team only. :)
I;ve told people about this and they like it
So glad I found this! I just googled depression group support chats about a week ago, and this site popped up! I'm so happy to help and talk to all of you:)