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 know what it's like to be stressed about things, and I want to help others overcome that.
i've been in situations where i wished i had someone to talk to me through them and i want to be able to be that support system through others.
Smile every day and give hugs
I'm a listener in real life, so 7 cups gave me the chance to hear more people and connect with them
I know how it feels to be alone, I don't want others to go through the same.
I feel so good today, I've spoken to so many new people and I feel great for it
@shiningWhisper41 This is so awesome! :)
This is a great app, I feel amazing that I am able to help and listen to people share their problems and help them.
@crispSky28
Totally agree with you.. I too feel the same.. A place where we can openly speak without being judge. Always there for us. Thank you 7 cups
I shared the 7cups page on my facebook account. I have like 600 friends there. Hopefully people who need help will see it and come here. Just like i did :)
#proudOf7cups
I had multiple great chats today and I feel so much more comfortable chatting with guests and members than I did a few weeks ago. I would like to share 7 Cups on my Facebook page so that any friends or family members I have know that there is always someone here to talk to.
I've shared 7Cups with friends and family who were struggling, and they were so happy I did!
@MovingForward23
That's great! I love 7 Cups for exactly that reason, it can help anyone :)