Real conversations with your students.
"That's a very structured way of looking at it, I think that would be a great start"
"What do you do if nobody likes you"
"i want to stay friends with the girl i just talked to. we work at the same place and she's the only one who's ever been very kind to me. i just feel like my friends are very manipulative of me so i feel like i should just tell them that i'm wanting to take a break and focus on my mental health and happiness"
"I want girls to like me"
"Okay, thank you🤎"
"I can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"Yea I'm so relieved now, thank you!"
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."
"Your advice really helped! Now I feel that my friends want to be around me more. 🙂"
"That's really comforting, thank you!"
"this is actually helping me a lot😂 so thank you !"
"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 very opinionated friends?"
"Thank you so much. This program really is amazing!"
"i have another question. how do you feel good about yourself and things you are good at without seeming self centered?"
"Why are boys so mean 😭😭Are all boys mean 😢"
"it's all good!! just been thinking ab school & life in general. it's all stressful"
"I just dont rlly have anyone i can talk or relate to. Idk just feeling lonely and a little overwhelmed."
"That’s good, I’ll try to do that today with my friends."
"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 😁"
"“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”"
"Quite a bit, a lot has changed for my recently, I told my parents about wanting to disassociate myself from their religion, and that's been just difficult because I'm trying to figure out what to believe, I recently gave up pornography as well, and it's been such a struggle without it, I've had an addiction to it for a few years now, so everyday life just seems much harder than usual, and as the end of the quarter nears my schoolwork is just ridiculous, so it's been quite hard to feel happy these past couple weeks"
"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"
"thank you, you too!!"
"My friends say I talk too much, any tips on how to talk less?"
"Thanks for the wonderful advice"
"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"
"Bro a lot. Too much for a text i can barely speak what i need to say"
"No worries, monster texts are usually the best 😊 That is really helpful actually- I'm a visual learner, and that is a good image. Do you have any suggestions on how to get back to the inner circle? I get so caught up in the dregs I forget how to get out"