{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "shame", "problem_type": "academic pressure", "situation": "School's going badly. I really wish I had chosen a different major.", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "3", "empathy": "5", "relevance": "5", "final_emotion_intensity": "1"}, "supporter": {"relevance": "5"}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hi, how are you today?", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I am okay. What is going on with you?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "School's going badly. I really wish I had chosen a different major.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It sounds like it must be overwhelming to keep up with all of your school work.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "I\u2019m majoring in computer engineering. It\u2019s really #%$& hard! Everyone else is way smarter than I am.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "That does sound very difficult, but I think you can do it! Just getting into a program like that shows how smart you are!", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "It's kinda late to switch. I'm at the end of my third year. My parents keep bugging me about getting a job.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "To be honest with you, I switched majors a lot in college. I eventually let go of what my family thought and pursued a career I would truly enjoy for myself.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "I wish I were in your shoes! If I change majors now, I have to redo at least a year of school, maybe more. I don't think my parents want to pay for that.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Personally I took three years longer than it should to get my degree and accrued some debt because of it. Although I feel it is worth it now.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "That's good to know. Maybe I can convince my parents to let me borrow some money. I don't want to be a computer engineer.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I'm hearing its difficult for you knowing that you are on a path that you don't really want to be on.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "That's a good way to put it.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I've thought a lot about my options.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I've thought about take a leave of absence, switching majors, going to trade school, traveling abroad...", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "A lot of people I know benefited from talking to an advisor or counselor for some direction. Have you done that recently?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "I talked to the school counselor. They laid out some options. It's really about money and time. If those weren't concerns, I would switch in a heartbeat.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "What about meeting with the counselor with your parents, since it seems they would need to support you financially over any extra time it might take?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "That's a good point. Maybe we could have a Zoom meeting, even for just 15 minutes. I need to get my parents to understand my feelings.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "The counselor might help me with that.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It's been shown that healthy communication can help people listen and respond more considerately when things seem difficult at first.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Information"}, {"text": "I hadn't thought of it that way. I'm so worried about schoolwork that I hadn't stepped back from the whole situation of school itself.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I definitely can understand that, but it is important to think about your future happiness and security too!", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "Thanks again for all your help! Your words have been really insightful!", "speaker": "usr"}], "seeker_question1": "", "seeker_question2": "", "supporter_question1": "The seeker was kind and reasonably thankful", "supporter_question2": ""}