Real conversations with your students.
"My boyfriend broke up with me"
"I'm dealing with the suicide of a family member- how do I cope?"
"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"
"Why are boys so mean 😭😭Are all boys mean 😢"
"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"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"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 😅"
"I don't really have any hobbies. I just work a lot. I work at a mexican restaurant i've climbed before but i don't do it often. I don’t really have motivation to do anything lately."
"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"
"I’m stressed, I’m taking the ACT in 6 days"
"Your advice really helped! Now I feel that my friends want to be around me more. 🙂"
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"it's all good!! just been thinking ab school & life in general. it's all stressful"
"I don't feel an intimate connection to anyone in my life and being in the general vicinity of people gives me extreme anxiety."
"“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”"
"Sounds awesome!"
"Okay, thank you🤎"
"this is actually helping me a lot😂 so thank you !"
"hey thanks im sorry im just being bullied at school and i told the counselor and he's been helping me but it's only getting worse"
"You too, have a great rest of the day😁"
"The end of the quarter is kinda sucky rn"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"I am very sad and don't feel like attending class."
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"Thank you so much. This program really is amazing!"
"My sister has depression, what can I do to help her?"
"My best friend texted me saying she is fed up with me hurting her feelings and being mean, I don't know what I've done and apologized if I've ever done anything not on purpose. She said apparently I did something on purpose and I should know what it is. Now she won't talk to me and I'm still confused. Any advice???"
"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"
"How do I deal with friends that keep fighting and get me in the middle of their drama?"
"These tips will probably help a lot for now - I'd love to stay in touch, and I'll reach out if I'm struggling again (probably sooner rather than later 😅) thank you so so much"