{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "sadness", "problem_type": "ongoing depression", "situation": "My partner recently died due to cancer.  Shortly after that my 34 year old daughter was diagnosed with cancer of the brain stem.  Both of my sons and their families live overseas in Japan and South Korea.  I get sad just with a feeling of being overwhelmed and missing my family.", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "3", "empathy": "5", "relevance": "5", "final_emotion_intensity": "1"}, "supporter": {}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hi, how are you doing?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "I'm good, thank you. I hope you are as well.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "How can I help you today?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "How can I help you today?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "I was just seeking support regarding a feeling of loneliness and sadness. My two sons and their families both live overseas. My daughter lives nearby and has cancer. I feel overwhelmed and just sad.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Feeling sad is natural, you are going through a lot. I\u2019m glad you reached out so we can work together.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Feeling sad is natural, you are going through a lot. I\u2019m glad you reached out so we can work together.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Yes. That's the good part. I know feeling sad is natural...so I try and not let it get the best of me. I just try and stay busy doing things I enjoy, reading and journaling. I am also thinking of planning a trip to visit my sons next year if COVID is no longer an issue", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I can tell that you understand what you are going through. Keeping busy and planning for the future better times are great ways to help overcome some of your sadness.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "Yes. I agree. I keep trying to get my daughter to fly overseas with me, but she hates to fly. I totally understand that. I don't really like it either. Her tumor seems to be shrinking, which is a very good thing.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It\u2019s really tough but I know you can do it. You are really focused on the right things.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "It\u2019s really tough but I know you can do it. You are really focused on the right things.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Yes. I have always been a positive minded person.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "For sure you are, I can tell how upbeat and positive you are from our conversation.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "I am a work in progress.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "We are all working towards making ourselves better and I know that you will be successful.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "We are all working towards making ourselves better and I know that you will be successful.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "I appreciate your listening to me", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "We all need help from time to time. I feel privileged to be able to listen to what you are going through and know you will be successful.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "We all need help from time to time. I feel privileged to be able to listen to what you are going through and know you will be successful.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "We all need help from time to time. I feel privileged to be able to listen to what you are going through and know you will be successful.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "Thank you.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "You are a strong person and I hope that I have been helpful in listening and providing support. There are many people going through similar situations and you are stronger than all of them.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "You are a strong person and I hope that I have been helpful in listening and providing support. There are many people going through similar situations and you are stronger than all of them.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Well, I don't know about that....but thank you.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Trust me, I speak with a lot of people going through tough times. You are wonderful and I hope you have a good evening.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "Trust me, I speak with a lot of people going through tough times. You are wonderful and I hope you have a good evening.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "Thank you for your time. I hope you do as well. Bye.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Bye", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}], "seeker_question1": "no", "seeker_question2": "I kept getting three messages with each response.", "supporter_question1": "", "supporter_question2": ""}