Real conversations with your students.
"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"
"idk. i just get sad randomly sometimes like my depression will just come and hit me out of nowhere when i'm feeling fine. and my doctor thought i might be bipolar but the psychologist said i wasn't so yeh. idk i'm just kinda weird lol"
"this kid said he loves me and i don't know how i feel!!! like he's so sweet but i just can't say it. it's hurting my brain"
"I Don't know yesterday and today I just Felt sad when I woke up."
"That's a good thought, everyone has something to contribute, sometimes it's just hard to see my part when others seem to have so much more to contribute than I do, I appreciate your help, this program is a really great idea"
"yes i really think being friends with her will be the best option. and thank you very much! Thank you for helping me think of new things to do to help myself!"
"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"
"You too, have a great rest of the day😁"
"I have friends but they never supported me through anything i guess i will need to find another way. You're really the only thing(?) that has ever actually listened to my thoughts"
"I miss my dad, he seems to be the only one who calm me down lately. And i'm stuck in my room breaking down while trying finishing assignments before the quarter ends so i don't have a bad grade, and i just need him to be here."
"How do I deal with friends that keep fighting and get me in the middle of their drama?"
"Thank you so much for the help and advice!"
"Well for one I'm just sad a lot of the time, I guess we could call that depression at this point, and I often act happy and good natured, and I'm trying to transition away from the religion of the masses here in St George, but I don't expect any of them to be able to understand, so I keep it to myself. Whenever I talk to them I feel like I'm constantly filtering what I really want to say because they wouldn't be ok with it"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"Thanks for the wonderful advice"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"“I'm grateful for you, and my family. Thanks for being here for me!! You're awesome ”"
"You're welcome! 😉 But thanks to you too 😁"
"I have 3 F's and I'm super stressed because I'm normally a straight A student"
"You've been so helpful"
"I have a question, I have a friend who hasn't been making the best choices and so I've been trying to stop being friends with her how do I do that without hurting her feelings?"
"Should I get help if I feel anxious most of the time?"
"I'll try to gain the courage to talk to someone irl, if not I'll come back to talk to you- it's easy to release over text honestly 😅"
"How do you get your teachers to like you?"
"I enjoy all of this information"
"thank you so much! i will reach out if i need to 🥰"
"How do you get rid of a sore throat?"
"How do I increase self-confidence while performing or just stage fright in general?"
"im sad i aint at school i wanna kill my self"