Real conversations with your students.
"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"
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"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"
"Sounds awesome!"
"this is actually helping me a lot😂 so thank you !"
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"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 feel constantly disappointed about myself because I know I can do better, but I don't seem to be able to."
"0 - I’m super sad. What do you do if nobody likes you?"
"Most definitely, I'm happy to hear whatever you've got to say"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"I can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"That's really comforting, thank you!"
"Wowwww thats so cool!"
"What can I do to improve my mood?"
"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 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."
"thank you so much! i will reach out if i need to 🥰"
"“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”"
"you're so right !! i'm kind of doubting the relationship because it has a lot to do w/ me trusting him!"
"Idk 😂 I am the oldest in my family and I am struggling with the idea of leaving for college. I kinda just try to not think about it but then I end up not doing the things that I need to do like apply for scholarships. When I do think about it I cry though😅 I love my family and I don't want to loose what we have but I also want to continue to grow and got to college ya know?"
"I'm stressed with my grades still. Normally I have all A's but I have a C in math that I've been trying to get up but I don't get the unit I missed"
"“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”"
"What do you do if nobody likes you"
"I am very sad and don't feel like attending class."
"How do I deal with stress?"
"The end of the quarter is kinda sucky rn"
"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)"
"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!"