Real conversations with your students.
"I feel constantly disappointed about myself because I know I can do better, but I don't seem to be able to."
"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 for listening, sometimes I just feel like nobody is listening or understands."
"I am very sad and don't feel like attending class."
"What do you do if nobody likes you"
"How do I increase self-confidence while performing or just stage fright in general?"
"Do you think I have depression?"
"this is actually helping me a lot😂 so thank you !"
"Sounds awesome!"
"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"
"yeah totally! thanks for your help (:"
"well, the overbearing feeling that everyone around is making you feel like you aren't good enough, like you're not deserving of the same kind of love if you're different"
"How do I get rid of a friend that is mean and is taking all of my friends"
"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'm failing all my classes"
"thank you! i'm kinda stuck right now & i don't know what to do about this boy! i really like him & we've dated in the past but needed to break up to work on ourselves. we just recently decided to try again because obviously we still like & care for each other! but last night, i found out while we were broken up he did some bad things that he shouldn't have! he regrets it & says he was forced into it. at the end of the day you are responsible for the decision you make & no one can 'force' you🤷🏽♀️ i've been thinking about this all day & it makes me sick:( i know it shouldn't affect me this bad because we were broken up but i don't know if i can move past this! he's told me he is sorry SOO many times but it just hurts me:("
"That's really comforting, thank you!"
"Why do I feel like isolating all the time? I tend to hate people a lot, they just annoy me, though I strive for connection I hate connecting then I hate myself for not being able to just be normal, it's kinda twisted🤷🏻♂️"
"Why are boys so mean 😭😭Are all boys mean 😢"
"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"
"That's a good idea thanks"
"i have another question. how do you feel good about yourself and things you are good at without seeming self centered?"
"That is true. I'm just happy that I'm able to help him"
"thank you, you too!!"
"You're welcome! 😉 But thanks to you too 😁"
"I actually just got my grade up from a C to an A-"
"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 can't help in my classroom, we are online"
"I have a lot of family problems. My parents are getting a divorce."
"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."