Real conversations with your students.
"I don't feel an intimate connection to anyone in my life and being in the general vicinity of people gives me extreme anxiety."
"hey, so i have this friend who i don't want to be friends with anymore but i don't know what to do?"
"I totally agree thanks!"
"You're welcome! 😉 But thanks to you too 😁"
"Your advice really helped! Now I feel that my friends want to be around me more. 🙂"
"I’m stressed, I’m taking the ACT in 6 days"
"I’m feeling nervous"
"I have funeral I'm going to, ACT stuff is being shoved in my head, I have 4 college classes to keep up on, skills USA is coming up and I've been nominated to participate, and I have two jobs"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"Bro a lot. Too much for a text i can barely speak what i need to say"
"I was home from school for two weeks because I was depressed because my parents divorced this summer and I moved and haven't been feeling belonged at school"
"i want to stay friends with the girl i just talked to. we work at the same place and she's the only one who's ever been very kind to me. i just feel like my friends are very manipulative of me so i feel like i should just tell them that i'm wanting to take a break and focus on my mental health and happiness"
"well, the overbearing feeling that everyone around is making you feel like you aren't good enough, like you're not deserving of the same kind of love if you're different"
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"my older sister and i got into an argument and she moved out so i had to step up as older sister and then my dad kicked my mom out so i feel like i have a lot of pressure on me"
"Guess what? I aced my test, 100/100!"
"How do I feel better"
"I've been feeling a bit stressed, I work full time. And also have been struggling to take out a motor I've bought from the junk yard."
"Okay sweet! there’s kind of a back story to it all to explain, as well as this being the first time I’ve gotten into this subject with anyone, so I’ll do that first if that's all good."
"How do I make a paper airplane?"
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."
"I have been feeling just really down"
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"Idk 😂 I am the oldest in my family and I am struggling with the idea of leaving for college. I kinda just try to not think about it but then I end up not doing the things that I need to do like apply for scholarships. When I do think about it I cry though😅 I love my family and I don't want to loose what we have but I also want to continue to grow and got to college ya know?"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"Do you think I have depression?"
"That's really comforting, thank you!"
"Thank you for being here for the students, it's great to have a person to talk to. Here's a little expression of my gratitude in video form (the audio is a little quiet so turn up the volume a little)"
"How do I deal with stress?"