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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Sent a private message recommending the site to friends who are hurting.
I am telling friends to join us! Iam happy they like the website
Just got addicted to this site
Forgot my lunch and dinner while surfing on this site
Really awesome n very helpful to needy
Thanks
Still not a Social Soldier, but this doesn't mean I don't get to wish you a Merry Newtonmas <3
Great project and I'm so excited to be part of this....
Spreading the word on Tumblr
I just applied, this is so great!
@Kellie
Yay! Will be contacting people soon :)
I have been posting my link to Tumblr. I make sure that everyone knows that it is a very safe place, free of judgement, and that it is where they can come if they need help. I want as many people to know that it's here for them if they need it. I only have Tumblr but I have 400+ followers on one blog and close to 1000 on another and hope that I can give more people an outlet when they need it!
@CatieCatWhispers
That's great that you're spreading the word!! Are you interested in signing up for Social Soldiers? If so, here is the LINK to the application--just indicate which team(s) you are interested in.
@RocketsMom
I looked into it before but I am only on Tumblr so it is the only outlet that I have to spread awareness.
That would be fine :). We have a tumblr team :) @CatieCatWhispers