Real conversations with your students.
"I’m having major body image issues, and I can't focus on school because all I think about is how ugly I am"
"i don't know i just missed two weeks of school due to COVID and my grades are suffering and i can't find the motivation to work. I lose my 4.0 this year already to one A- and now i kinda feel like a failure"
"I get bullied a lot"
"I want girls to like me"
"I think you're a genius, you just helped me sooooo much, thank you."
"I’m feeling nervous"
"this is actually helping me a lot😂 so thank you !"
"“Thats a good idea! Ive never tried that. Usually each day I just get a 1-2 hour nap...Alright i will definitely have to! Thank you so much”"
"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"
"I turned in the test today, wish me luck."
"I don’t enjoy my life anymore.I mess everything up. I dont like it. My life is painful and since then I've had 2 suicide attempts. Been like this since mid 2019"
"I like that, I think that’s a good point, thank you for your input"
"I just dont rlly have anyone i can talk or relate to. Idk just feeling lonely and a little overwhelmed."
"How do I get rid of a friend that is mean and is taking all of my friends"
"I’m doing better now, thank you!"
"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"
"thank you so much! i will reach out if i need to 🥰"
"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 can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"I feel bad talking to my parents, because I know they will still love me if I let my grades drop and they'll always support me, but it does feel like to much pressure sometimes, especially since my older brother was so good when it came to grades and academic performance. And I'm not close enough with any of my teachers to share this kind of stuff with them...that's a good way to look at it, thank you.”"
"I totally agree thanks!"
"How do I deal with stress?"
"“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”"
"im sad i aint at school i wanna kill my self"
"How do I increase self-confidence while performing or just stage fright in general?"
"Will do😀👍"
"thank you, you too!!"
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"Thank you so much for listening, sometimes I just feel like nobody is listening or understands."
"I'm dealing with the suicide of a family member- how do I cope?"