{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "depression", "problem_type": "ongoing depression", "situation": "I became a single mother last year and am battling with postpartum depression. I thought I would enjoy being a mother more. But I am unhappy.", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "4"}, "supporter": {}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hello", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Hello!", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "I am not feeling very good about myself lately", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Why are you not feeling very good about yourself, lately?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "I am a single mother, and I dont recieve any support from my childs father. I am struggling mentaly because I have no one to talk to. I have lost all of my friends since becoming a mom.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I understand how you feel. All will be well, you are going to be okay.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Thank you, but I feel like everyone says that.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "So, just from my understanding you are a single mom and your friends have distant from you because oh this?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "I think the main reason ive lost my friends is because I cant go out with them or hangout anymore because I have a baby. Im not fun anymore. I had my child young so I feel like I lost out on my youth", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It sounds like its been really tough for you and wish you had more support from your friends and even your child's father.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "Yes, thats right. But Im having trouble accepting the fact that I have to do this alone.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I myself am single mum so I understand how you feel. You will find also that there are many others dealing with this issue so you are not alone", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "Can I ask, as a single mother yourself, what was something that got you through those hard times? And was it hard financially?", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "What go me through those difficult times was seeking for counselling also I had family that were very supportive and helpful. The father of my child did not pay child support at first so I took him to court eventually and he was forced to start paying child support, so financially things got better.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Information"}, {"text": "My child's father has six other children and said hes at the max on child support. I guess I wont be getting anything from him. But Ive been making it work, its definitely been hard, but Im getting some money saved to give my daughter a better life.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Thank you so much for talking with me today", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "What about your family members are they able to help look after your child whilst you work?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "You are welcome", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}], "seeker_question1": "no", "seeker_question2": "the text in the chat bubbles sometimes breaks up words as the sentence is brought to the next line", "supporter_question1": "No", "supporter_question2": "No"}