Practice Round
Taylor skips school whenever she knows she has a test to take in one of her classes.
"I will fail"
Michaela avoids looking in the mirror when she goes into the bathroom.
"I am ugly"
"I'm not good enough"
Natalie does not do her homework and doesn't apply herself in school. She also doesn't raise her hand to answer questions in class, even if she thinks she might know the right answer.
"I'm stupid"
"I'm not smart enough"
When a nice guy asks Marissa out on a date, she turns him down even though she likes him.
"I don't deserve love"
"I am not lovable"
"I deserve only bad things"
"Nothing ever works out for me"
Amanda is ashamed of crying, and only ever cries when she is alone.
"It's not okay to show my emotions"
"I cannot let it out"
Robbie tries to get all A's in school, and punishes himself if he doesn't.
"I have to be perfect"
Kenny has a habit of comparing himself and his life to other people on Instagram, and he feels like he does not measure up to others.
"I'm not good enough"
"I'm worthless"
Justin's dream is to be a professional football player. But he is afraid to try out for his high school football team, so he never does it.
"I am not good enough"
"I cannot succeed"
"I am inadequate"
"I cannot get what I want"
"Nothing ever works out for me"
Brandon does not make friends easily and doesn't let people get close to him.
"I cannot trust anyone"
"I don't belong"
David will fight anybody who he thinks is looking at him wrong.
"I am weak"
Gabe will spend money on clothes and shoes that he can't actually afford because he wants people to like him.
"I have to be perfect"
"I have to please people"
"I'm not good enough"
Angelica studied hard for her geometry test the night before, and she got a C-. She was disappointed at first, but she didn't beat herself up, and decided to study a week in advance next time.
"I did the best I could"
"I can learn from it"
"I have to please everyone"
"I cannot stand up for myself"
Nick gets high or drunk whenever he feels upset/angry/depressed/anxious.
"I cannot stand it"
"It's not okay to feel my emotions"
"I cannot let it out"
Julio never speaks his mind because he doesn't think that anything he says matters or will make an impact.
"I am insignificant"
Ryan sits alone at lunch in school everyday and never talks to anyone or tries to make friends.
"I am different"
"I don't belong"
"I cannot trust anyone"
When Gabby's partner cheats on her and calls her names (stupid, ugly, etc.), she feels worthless, but she accepts it.
"I am worthless"
"I deserve to be miserable"
"I am stupid"
"I am not lovable"
"I don't deserve love"
Kelly ignores it when a girl in her neighborhood makes a negative comment about her hair.
"I am okay just the way I am"
"I don't need people's approval"
Alex is having trouble with his English class. He starts going to after school tutoring to learn more and improve his grades.
"I can learn"
"I can succeed"
Jasper likes a girl in his class, but hasn't told her because he's convinced he'll be rejected.
"I don't deserve love"
"I'm not good enough"
"I'm not lovable"