Student: “I’ve been extremely anxious lately. I have diffic…
Student: “I’ve been extremely anxious lately. I have difficulty focusing in class and my grades are going down. My house got broken into recently and I haven’t been sleeping well at night. I am afraid it is going to happen again. I feel like everything is spinning out of control. I am scared and constantly afraid. This is the worst feeling in the world. I want to feel secure again. I want to do better in school, but I can’t seem to concentrate.’ Even though this is challenging, it sounds like you are taking steps to heal and move forward in a positive direction. What is your reaction to this? This is an example of:
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Student: ‘I am so embarrassed. The girls in my class are so mean to me. Every day they make fun of my appearance, my clothes, my hair, my body shape, and my name. They call me very mean names and whisper about me in the cafeteria after I get my lunch. I haven’t told my teacher because I don’t want the teasing to get worse. I feel so badly about myself. I want to love myself and be less critical, but it’s so hard when I hear all of these negative comments. I want to have friends and feel supported; it is important to me to feel included. I feel so hurt.’ It sounds like you value feeling supported by your peers. Is that right? This is an example of:
Read DetailsStudent: “I’ve been extremely anxious lately. I have diffic…
Student: “I’ve been extremely anxious lately. I have difficulty focusing in class and my grades are going down. My house got broken into recently and I haven’t been sleeping well at night. I am afraid it is going to happen again. I feel like everything is spinning out of control. I am scared and constantly afraid. This is the worst feeling in the world. I want to feel secure again. I want to do better in school, but I can’t seem to concentrate.’ If a miracle occurred, and this challenge went away, and you were better able to focus, what would be different? This is an example of:
Read DetailsStudent: “I’ve been extremely anxious lately. I have diffic…
Student: “I’ve been extremely anxious lately. I have difficulty focusing in class and my grades are going down. My house got broken into recently and I haven’t been sleeping well at night. I am afraid it is going to happen again. I feel like everything is spinning out of control. I am scared and constantly afraid. This is the worst feeling in the world. I want to feel secure again. I want to do better in school, but I can’t seem to concentrate.’ On a scale from one to five (1 being low and 5 being high) rate your degree of stress. What needs to happen to reduce this number? This is an example of:
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