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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This is an amazing idea!!!
So happy to be helping people through their problems. I love this website so much! You are all really amazing people! :D <3
@Brightheart993
Are you interested in joining one or more of the teams? We have one for Twitter, Tumblr, and Reddit. Here's the form if you'd like to apply: Social Soldiers Application!
I would like to be reappointed as a twitter social soldier
@gentleCandy97
Great! Glad you want to join/rejoin!! Please fill out the Social Soldiers Application and we'll get the process rolling :)
7 cups is a great place for us listeners to help people in their time of need, and even maybe when they don't need it :)
good luck social soldier <3
Probably a bit of a stupid question but did my social soldiers application for the twitter team actaully go through? Sorry just seconding guessing if it did or not due to technical issues.
@Casscass
Yeppers! And now you're up and rolling :)
It's important to listen
The duty of a listener is to be there for the ones in need, to listen actively to what the other person wants to tell us and to encourage her to open up more about the topic that bothers her. A listener should not judge or interfere with another person's beliefs and actions, but rather support her to overcome a difficult moment in her life.
It is in their darkest hours that they need somebody the most, and that is the priviledge and responsibility of a listener, to guide them, if possible, towards the light.
From my experience, I've found that most troubled people later become great listeners, because, in the end, suffering makes us all united.
I am glad that I've become a listener on 7cups, it's one of the most fulfilling things I've ever done!
@blueisnice
Would you like to spread the word via social media by signing up for Social Soldiers? If so, 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 :).
@RocketsMom Thank you for this opportunity! I would gladly join, but sadly my work schedule cannot allow me to have this extra responsibility. :)
I messaged Jaelin about making a tumblr for my profile:D but I have shared it on facebook and on different recovery pages on facebook :D
@Patience
Want to join the Twitter or Reddit team also? If so, please click on the link above for the application :).
hi. how can i shared link on other social media?
@Shiva2help
If you go to your progress path page, on the bottom left it shows your referral link and you can copy+paste it.
@Shiva2help
I replied to your post on the previous page with some information and a link :).