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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Throwback Thursday: remembering a time when sadness was all I knew.
Im here because I love to help people!
I'm here because I want everyone to feel that they have someone to talk to and open up to.
I'm here so that people aren't feeling isolated and they can have their voices heard
I want people to realize they're not alone, and that the people here actually do care about them.
I've been through dark times and i managed to drag my self out. I dont want anyone who is at rock bottom/falling have to do that alone, I want them to know that there are still people outthere who cares about them and believe that they'll achieve greatness in life
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
