{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "depression", "problem_type": "Alcohol Abuse", "situation": "I am separated from my wife and in the middle of a PhD program and am using alcohol to numb the pain.", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "4", "empathy": "5", "relevance": "5", "final_emotion_intensity": "3"}, "supporter": {"relevance": "5"}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hi there, how are things with you right now?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "Hi, well to be honest I'm struggling a bit right now. I keep turning to beer when I'm feeling really down.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Ah I hear you - I think that there is a lot of that going around during this pandemic. Did you ever have a problem before?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "No, this all actually started about 3-6 months after the pandemic really hit and things shut down.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It has been horrendous hasn't it? Have you been able to at least speak to your doctor, even if you could not see them in person?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "Yes! So horrible! And yeah, I have a therapist I see once every two weeks. Although that only helps so much.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It might be time to get some more help? Do you think it is bad enough that you might need inpatient treatment?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "No, I'm not quite that bad off. It's sort of a mix of too many rough things. My wife and I are separating right now, I'm in the middle of a PhD program and living far from home, and covid really made it more challenging. I think it's a bit more circumstantial.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It sounds like you have had a really hard time the last eighteen months. As the lockdown is easing, are there any new pastimes you could get involved in that might distract you?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "Well, I am starting to hang out with friends more and establish weekly traditions like poker night. So that's definitely helping. The more I can be around others the easier it is for sure. I'm wondering how bad it is to turn to alcohol when I'm in pain.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Poker night does sound like something that might involve a lot of alcohol though :(", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Information"}, {"text": "Haha, yeah maybe I should have specified that this is typically booze free. Sometimes we split a 12-pack among the 6 of us, but that's the wildest of nights. Engineers make for good sober poker night buddies :)", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "LOL well I am glad to hear that at least. Splitting a twelve pack between six does not seem like a problem to me", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "Yeah, I figure 2 beers over 4 hours is not a big deal every once in a while. I just really hope we start opening back up and people get vaccinated. Although, maybe that is just masking some underlying problem, huh?", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "That is possible as well and it is definitely worth talking to someone, I think, just in case", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "Yeah, that's a good idea. What do you turn to when you are struggling in life?", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Well beer, to be perfectly honest :D", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "Anyway I hope that I can have been of assistance :)", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}, {"text": "Hahaha, good so I'm not the only one! I think if it's not over the top and getting in the way of the functioning of my life then that's a good sign.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Yes, thank you. This has been helpful!", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Just remember that it can get worse pretty quickly so it's best to talk to someone :) can you press quit first and take the survey? I can't at this end", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}], "seeker_question1": "This is a lot of messages for little pay.", "seeker_question2": "Better hourly pay.", "supporter_question1": "", "supporter_question2": ""}