Real conversations with your students.
"Why do I feel the need to hide who I really am from my friends? I end up resenting them because they're talking to the person I pretend to be, and it feels fake because I'm fake around them"
"thanks, that's really nice to hear honestly. I hope you have a great day"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"I have 3 F's and I'm super stressed because I'm normally a straight A student"
"I'm dealing with the suicide of a family member- how do I cope?"
"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)"
"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"
"You too, have a great rest of the day😁"
"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 just got rejected by a girl 😂"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"I think you're a genius, you just helped me sooooo much, thank you."
"i have another question. how do you feel good about yourself and things you are good at without seeming self centered?"
"“Thank you so much for your support!”"
"Well thank you amazing human too! It's so awesome that you take time to talk to strangers and brighten their day through this program. Keep it up! Have a great day"
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"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"
"Okay so uh I've been thinking a lot about suicide recently, about how there isn't really any point to doing anything because you're just surviving to be ruled by someone else - I made a suicide poem and like know how I would do it and where and what I would dress in but I know I won't do it if that makes any sense? Idk what to feel"
"The bullying has been happening for a few weeks and I honestly don't know why. Me and another girl got a note directed towards me called me a f---ing retard and behind my back this kid called me an ugly a--hole. i try not to let it bother me though it's not super important cos (this sounds weird and far fetched ik) likeeeeeee why would he call me ugly unless he thought i have a higher opinion of myself then that, so he prolly knows i couldn't care less about his words like they hurt but i know he's verbally abused at home and i don't put up with it and he can't handle not having the right reactions from me."
"Thanks for the wonderful advice"
"I also want your opinion on something real quick: Which one should I get. Two lockets. One is a heart and the other’s an oval. They’re both the same amount. Which one should I get? The heart is the most popular, but oval is more sentimental to some?"
"Ok thanks for your help 😀"
"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?"
"I’m having major body image issues, and I can't focus on school because all I think about is how ugly I am"
"What do you do if nobody likes you"
"Do you think I have depression?"
"How do I deal with stress?"
"I enjoy all of this information"