Emotion: depression
Problem: ongoing depression
Situation: Every day it's very difficult for me to get started doing anything at all. A lot of times I struggle just to get up and go brush my teeth and I only shower maybe a few times a week.

user: Hello

assistant: hello,what is on your mind today

user: I feel bad putting this on your shoulders, maybe you can help

assistant: i have big shoulders! whats on your mind?

user: I'm just struggling a lot to find the motivation to do anything at all, even the most basic of things Sometimes I get very intense feelings of sadness and just want to drop everything I'm doing, like I can't do anything more

assistant: i think a lot of people are feeling that way these past few months. do you think it is covid related? not sickness, more depression

user: Yes that's very true, depression is probably hitting people the worst right now

assistant: its becoming a new normal lol

user: No I've been fighting depression since I was probably like 12 years old, it first really hit me when I moved from where I was living all my life and lost all my friends and I was terrified Now I'm 29 But covid definitely plays a factor

assistant: a few months ago i was feeling the same way. i dont have health insurance but googled and found some online docturs. i got to see a doc and get on antidepressants for less than a hundred covid plays a factor in EVERYTHING ugh

user: So you had the therapy session online with them via webcam or you found them online first then went to see them in person Yeah covid is doing damage in more ways than one

assistant: all online! :) meds shipped to my door. i love it!

user: Wow that's great

assistant: theres a free site called 7 cups that does free peer to peer couseling too. its good when i have a lot on my mind

user: I would have to do it in person, I don't want people I live with to hear about all my pathetic mental problems Oh 7 cups, I had an account there and met a really nice girl there that was helping me and she was living with an abusive family at the same time, its crazy but now I can't access that account anymore, I'm so sad about that I think it says the account doesn't exist when I try to login now

assistant: can you make a new one?

user: Sure I guess I'll have to do that but I really wanted to get back into that account, don't want to lose contact with that girl that was helping me

assistant: cerebral is that one site with the cheap docs

user: do you mean um....cheap med? cerebral seems to be an antidepressant when i googled

assistant: check the website q and a

user: oh wait nevermind i spoke too soon

assistant: for cups maybe thers a contact you can email to try to regain access

user: Yeah definitely, I should try contacting their support to try and restore my account

assistant: they are doing so much things now, you just gotta get on google and see whats out there! i think you are going to be okay, there are definately tough times but you seem to have a grip on knowing what you need. that is great

user: Yeah, I gotta do therapy thats a must and I think it has to be in person so I can try to let some of it out with someone face to face.......but that's going to be very hard, to trust someone and open up about everything because its not just depression Online is convenient but its just too much going on

assistant: i agree, just with all the covid crap i know it can be hard to get a face to face! :)

user: Right...

assistant: its great that you know what you need to do though adn that you know what helps is there anytihng else you want to talk about?

user: Ah I don't know it's too much, I don't want to make this hours long But thank you for talking a little bit about it with me and sharing those resources Hopefully I can find a 'natural' way to fix these things without taking meds that might change who I am for the worst or something Hope you have a nice night and stay healthy, you and your family

assistant: hang in there!

user: Thanks, you too, bye