This first student opened up about his feelings of anxiety. Here's his advice below:

• lay in bed 

• turn on music

• map out what is going on in your head

  • • problems

    • possible solutions

• prayer/fellowship with others in your faith

• be sure to have a trusted buddy hold you accountable

• trust the process 

This student talked about her struggles with school stress and perfectionism. Here's her advice below:

• break down noises into smaller blocks

• practice good study methods

  • • active recall

• staying calm under academic pressure

• work with teachers to understand material better

• be less hard on yourself

• don't overwork yourself

• be sure to use your full capacity of work

• you don't need to be the best ever and don't stress over one bad grade

• grades don't define you

This student talked about her insecurity of how other people saw her. Here's her advice below:

• use grounding techniques

• think more logically

  • • feelings that you may have might be coming from anxiousness and not from things that have actually happened

• reach out for more reassurance and support

• communicate how your feeling sooner rather than later

• your feelings of anxiousness are still valid

• people who care about you will not judge you as harshly as you think they will

TRIGGER WARNING: Self Harm

This student shared her personal story about self harm. Here's her advice below:

• prevent yourself from getting into situations that would provoke it

  • • not staying up late

    • not listening to sad music

    • not going into a negative mind space 

• remove the people in your life who encourage/create negative thoughts

This student talked about her struggles of not being able to be completely honest with her friends. Here's her advice below: 

• when your around trusted friends, they will have your back no matter what

• be sure to know who is trustworthy in your circle

• surround yourself with people who you know will love and support you

This student shared their struggles with perfectionism and their journey to better themselves. Here's her advice below:

• don't be so hard on yourself

• if you were to be perfect, you would be a robot and not human

• care a lot, but not to the extent of your happiness

• no one remember the tiny imperfections

This student shared her story about dissociating and struggling to reach out to others. Here's her advice below:

• grounding techniques

• identify your emotions and why you feel them

• make yourself reach out to your friends 

• do what it takes to fight for yourself

• you deserve a happy future even if it doesn't seem like it right now

• things will get better

TRIGGER WARNING: Self Harm

This student shared their personal story about self harm. Here's their advice below:

• seek help through your friends, parents, and trusted adults

• put more thought into your actions instead of rushing into the moment

• try reaching out to resources like 988 and betterhelp