{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "sadness", "problem_type": "problems with friends", "situation": "I have no close friends who live locally, they are all in other cities", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "3", "empathy": "4", "relevance": "4", "final_emotion_intensity": "2"}, "supporter": {"relevance": "5"}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hello! How are you tonight?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "Hey. It's the middle of the day where I am located and I'm well thanks. I have the day off work today.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Oh! I live in KY and it's 8 pm at night! lol Well, good afternoon to you! A pleasure to meet you, how can I encourage you today?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "I have no local close friends, they all live overseas. With the holiday season it gets lonely as there's no one in my city to celebrate Christmas with", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I'm sorry to hear that. I am in the same boat! We have no close friends and family near us, we moved here to a very rural area in KY some years ago, so I understand.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "Do you live alone?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "Yeah I do", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "One thing I started doing was calling a few people I met online on the phone to just chat. I started that about 2 months ago and it REALLY helped with my lonliness. I had to step out of my comfort zone as normally, I'm not a phone person.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "How did you meet them online?", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "On FB in groups. I got to chatting with the same people, then began to inbox and then asked them if I could call. If you are in a group, you could even ask if anyone else would like to connect as friends. I am a woman, so I just picked women.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "I feel like I would struggle to establish a connection with someone over the phone. There are no restrictions in my city at the moment so I would really like to meet some people face to face", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I was just thinking of ideas for me to make local friends too. Perhaps you could invite people to your home for Christmas, then when they say they have something occurring, perhaps they will realize you are alone and then invite you?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "Are there any churches feeding people on Christmas? Sometimes that is a great way to meet others and help too.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Information"}, {"text": "Sadly most people here spend Christmas with their families and are quite private about not inviting outsiders. Last year I spent it with a friend but he is going to his family this year", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I can find out about churches, I have no idea", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I know it can be very difficult to be alone, why not input your town name in the FB search ad, maybe join local groups to see if there are any civic activities too.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Yeah I'll give that a go", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "There always seems to be people in the same boat I am in, it is just a matter of thinking outside the box and perhaps even calling friends and asking for suggestions.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "I will definitely say a prayer that you find some people to share a meal with.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "Thanks for listening and for your suggestions", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "You are welcome. Don't give up, keep trying. It is hard. I've been alone a few times in my life and while I like to be alone, sometimes I really want some people in my life! :D", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "Yeah I do enjoy my alone time, just not around the holidays haha", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I totally get it.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "Thanks and have a good night!", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "You are welcome! You have a blessed afternoon and evening!", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "I believe you have to end the conversation and then we are done! :D", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}], "seeker_question1": "No", "seeker_question2": "No", "supporter_question1": "I liked how we were in similar situations.", "supporter_question2": "The chat breaks words in awkward places."}