Real conversations with your students.
"I miss my dad, he seems to be the only one who calm me down lately. And i'm stuck in my room breaking down while trying finishing assignments before the quarter ends so i don't have a bad grade, and i just need him to be here."
"thank you so much! i will reach out if i need to 🥰"
"I get bullied a lot"
"I can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"Kind of because I don't know where J belong"
"I have 3 F's and I'm super stressed because I'm normally a straight A student"
"I have been feeling just really down"
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"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."
"I'm dealing with the suicide of a family member- how do I cope?"
"Should I get help if I feel anxious most of the time?"
"How do I get rid of a friend that is mean and is taking all of my friends"
"“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”"
"How do I deal with very opinionated friends?"
"yeah he's this guy i met thru my friends family. & we almost dated but then he ghosted me & i think he's still on & off w his ex. he plays w my feelings bc i saw him yesterday for the first time in over a month & he acted like we were still talking & everything & it was weird. so i'm not sure if o should move on or keep hoping he'll choose me"
"I feel constantly disappointed about myself because I know I can do better, but I don't seem to be able to."
"Man are u a real person? Also I am burnt out. But answer both questions plez"
"I listened to your most recent podcast about confidence, and I thought it was epic.🤙 I had a question that's related to it about something I've been dealing with recently. I already typed it up to explain the situation, and it is very long haha. Is that alright...?"
"Do you think I have depression?"
"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"
"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’m feeling nervous"
"All my friends watch tiktoks instead of doing hw and brag about it, it's like, high school culture to just procrastinate and brag about having bad grades and no sleep and everything and it doesn't click to me. But yeah I love my friends but I wish I could meet some that are more like me."
"I have a math test tomorrow and that's the only class holding me back from my 4.0 and if I don't do good I'll lose it"
"I’ll give that a try, I appreciate the words of advice, they’re quite comforting."
"How do I make and keep friends?"
"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"
"Thanks for the wonderful advice"
"I’m doing better now, thank you!"