{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "depression", "problem_type": "ongoing depression", "situation": "overall daily stresses", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "4", "empathy": "5", "relevance": "5", "final_emotion_intensity": "3"}, "supporter": {"relevance": "5"}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hello I am here to talk about my overall daily stresses", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Hi! Tell me what's going on.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "yeah I guess different factors, just self isolation for months due to the pandemic, and nearing the end of my studies and experiencing that final last-minute crunch with studying and assignments.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I am more stressed and anxious than anything, and not really depression.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Understood. You have a lot on your plate, especially with the \"new normal\".", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "yes that's right. The plate issue is more to do with my studies now than the pandemic.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Though the pandemic is adding to my anxiety and fear of the outside world", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "especially when I have to go out everytime for errands and personal admin.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Are you doing online schooling? And yes, going anywhere can be a bit nerve-wracking", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "yes I am. I preferred the old-school way. I've completed university before and it's much better to do things in-person. My online studies have been in place even before the pandemic.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Just finishing up with courses and catching up with last minute stuff", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I feel like so little time when in fact I had loads of time for the last few months.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I just seem to think and do things slower and more distracted", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I understand; sometimes I have moments like that, too.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "like time is moving on so quickly and there's so little hours in the day but I feel that I don't do enough in a day with my school, kind of distracted or wasted time and then when I do something, I look at the time and am sometimes surprised at how much time had actually elapsed when it felt like I didn't do much.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "What kind of things are you doing for yourself? Do you have a place to or a thing to do to...decompress?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "I think this has to do with the pandemic at the start of the year and that changed my momentum and rhythm in life and coupled with social isolation, which puts a damper on my studying mentality, I think.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I spend tons of time at home nowadays. I try to surf the net and read up on stuff, and that takes a lot of my time, and kind of aimless, and what I would say is procrastination. I work out from time to time, but not as much as I used to before the pandemic.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Sure, it sometimes feels like time is different right now. Like your typical life patterns just did a complete circle.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "I wanted to set aside hobbies and things to develop, like writing during the pandemic, and improve on that skill, but I never got to do that. And now so many months have gone by, and all that's on my mind and plate now are my studies, because it's like I do things slower and leave it till the last minute, even though I know I can pass, but just not as good a mark as I would have liked and not my usual work and study ethics from before.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "yeah not only a complete circle but to me, it's like an aimless road to nowhere, and it goes on and on and repeats day after day", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "that's how it felt for the last few months", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "and everyday is the same and at home, and only two months ago I started working in a new part-time position and that got some normalcy back and less stress and alleviated unpredictability with the economy for me.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Understood! I'm not in the exact same situation, but I feel you. There's the thought there would be so much to do things and...there's not. And you feel stuck a bit.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "stuck for sure. It still amazes me that it's november and not march, because it still feels like that.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "and nowhere as festive, fun, and alive as last november. It's a huge change", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Definitely a massive change!", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "it feels nothing special, and not normal, and not even like a real november, you know? It's like even if it's christmas, I wouldn't ackowledge it's christmas even though it is, because of the changes and we can't do the things w e used to do.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "hopefully, scientists can study all these phenomena and our physiological, social, and mental responses to the pandemic. There will be so much that can be learned from all this, I feel.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Of course. We can'r celebrate the way we used to, we might not be able to visit family. Oh yes, this is a learning opportunity about anxiety and isolation", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "And it's worse because I live by myself so don't have someone here. But I do talk on the phone with my friend daily about things and that does help a lot.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "yeah like for me, I am not able to fly back to visit my folks this year, and this is the first time", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "And I feel bad about it but nothing I can do", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "That's good that you have people to reach out to.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "yeah anyways, thanks for listening and understanding. I appreciate your input very much.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It does help for me to vent I guess and for someone to listen", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I am good to go now", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "thanks a lot for your help", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "You're welcome! Venting can be great! Take care of yourself and stay in touch with your friends", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "will do. And best of luck to you. Stay well and stay safe. Thanks again.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Thank you. Have a good day and take care.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}], "seeker_question1": "I like the interactivity of support", "seeker_question2": "None", "supporter_question1": "", "supporter_question2": ""}