Real conversations with your students.
"I turned in the test today, wish me luck."
"I like that, I think that’s a good point, thank you for your input"
"How do I deal with stress?"
"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."
"How do I get rid of a friend that is mean and is taking all of my friends"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"My boyfriend broke up with me"
"That's really comforting, thank you!"
"0 - I’m super sad. What do you do if nobody likes you?"
"That's a good idea thanks"
"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.”"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"Thank you so much for listening, sometimes I just feel like nobody is listening or understands."
"I totally agree thanks!"
"I feel constantly disappointed about myself because I know I can do better, but I don't seem to be able to."
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."
"Wowwww thats so cool!"
"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"
"this is actually helping me a lot😂 so thank you !"
"you're so right !! i'm kind of doubting the relationship because it has a lot to do w/ me trusting him!"
"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)"
"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"
"You're welcome! 😉 But thanks to you too 😁"
"How do I make and keep friends?"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"I'm dealing with the suicide of a family member- how do I cope?"
"That’s a great idea thank you, honestly, I really appreciate it.”"
"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 don't feel an intimate connection to anyone in my life and being in the general vicinity of people gives me extreme anxiety."
"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 😅"