Real conversations with your students.
"How do I feel better"
"That is true. I'm just happy that I'm able to help him"
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."
"My friends mom passed away and I don't really know what to say to him. I don't want to sound insensitive but I don't what to sound pitiful, so any advice?"
"Ok I'm scared for my speech in leadership"
"The end of the quarter is kinda sucky rn"
"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!"
"You're welcome! 😉 But thanks to you too 😁"
"Your advice really helped! Now I feel that my friends want to be around me more. 🙂"
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"thank you! i'm kinda stuck right now & i don't know what to do about this boy! i really like him & we've dated in the past but needed to break up to work on ourselves. we just recently decided to try again because obviously we still like & care for each other! but last night, i found out while we were broken up he did some bad things that he shouldn't have! he regrets it & says he was forced into it. at the end of the day you are responsible for the decision you make & no one can 'force' you🤷🏽♀️ i've been thinking about this all day & it makes me sick:( i know it shouldn't affect me this bad because we were broken up but i don't know if i can move past this! he's told me he is sorry SOO many times but it just hurts me:("
"You too, have a great rest of the day😁"
"I don't feel an intimate connection to anyone in my life and being in the general vicinity of people gives me extreme anxiety."
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"I have been feeling just really down"
"Soo, the other day I got into a really heated argument with my best friend's mom, because they kinda make my friend feel down. I went to confront her, but it turned into an argument. I said some things I'm not too proud of, and wrote her an apology note, but um. I still feel sick from what I said."
"I’m stressed, I’m taking the ACT in 6 days"
"How do I make and keep friends?"
"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"
"it's all good!! just been thinking ab school & life in general. it's all stressful"
"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"
"How do I deal with friends that keep fighting and get me in the middle of their drama?"
"Guess what? I aced my test, 100/100!"
"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."
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"Wowwww thats so cool!"
"Thank you so much. This program really is amazing!"
"Why are boys so mean 😭😭Are all boys mean 😢"
"“I have tried to talk a little bit to my parents but I didnt like seeing them upset, plus they are already worried about me to much as it is, I dont want to add more weight on them anymore. And I dont trust the counselors anymore”"