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 want to welcome all our new members to 7cups!
I am definitely going to share the word on my blog! Everyone has to know that they are not alone!
I have been through a lot and I have met a lot of people on here that need help. This site has taught me the true meaning of love. Everyone that I've ever talked to on here as a listener has left an imprint on me. You never know what is going on in your neighbor's head and I'm so blessed to be apart of this helpful and caring community. Being involved in this community has taught me patience and has made me a better person. I'm here for anyone who needs it whether you are a listener yourself or not. :)
Just about to share my link on my tumblr :)
@disenchantedxx Well done for spreading the word =D
Talking therapy is the best <3
@Cadence How can I know if im already a social soldier? I mean im already a member in this team?:)
I think this us awesome!
@Cadence
Thank you for all of this! I am a big fan of 7 Cups. Although I am a newer member, I have gotten so much out of this already! I would love to share, but as stated here, I am not sure sharing on my personal social media is the best way, cosidering the privacy of our own accounts. I don't mind people coming here to talk to me, but it is also a safety issue. Are you suggesting creating an account solely for sharing tips like these and inviting people to 7Cups?
@MovingForward23
You're right, we can't use our personal social media accounts for this project.
However, it's easy to create a new media account to use solely for 7Cups. For example, my twitter for the social soldiers is here. You'll see that it's purely 7Cups because of the name, and the fact that it gives out no personal information. This is just a good way to reach out to people who perhaps don't use 7Cups, and encourage them to join if they need someone to speak with.
While it's always weird starting a new social media account, there are several lovelies who are more than willing to come and help, and there are many people to follow/be followed by.
I just created a new tumblr blog dedicated to being positive and helping people find 7cups!
@empatheticStar
You can read about Social Soldiers on this first post here: Anyone Can be a Social Soldier. Then, to sign up for one (or more) of the teams, you can fill out this form: Social Soldiers Signup.