Emotion: sadness
Problem: ongoing depression
Situation: just can not get out of a bad mood

assistant: Hi, is there anything you would like to talk about today? Take your time I will be right here.

user: Just can not seem to get out of this funk

assistant: What kind of a funk is it? Do you have to go to work or school? Please tell me more about how you are feeling so I can understand better.

user: Nothing seems to be fun and I work from home

assistant: Are you doing okay workwise, getting enough done, getting it done on time? Or is it difficult to get motivated about anything? Is there anything that you think started making you feel this way? I am very interested in understanding how you feel.

user: I think this whole Covid thing has been depressing! I get my work done but it is a chore.

assistant: Do you live alone? Did you work at home before COVID? I worked at home before COVID but with COVID I became very isolated. I don't have any neighbors within sight of my house. This my sound weird but I make up fantasies in my head like I am an alien's pet and my home is my habitat or I pretend I am hiding out keeping something safe, or a pioneer woman waiting for her family to get back from the store which is a six month trip.

user: I live with my spouse, and I did work at home before. Pioneer story funny! It is hard not being able to enjoy going out.

assistant: I am glad you are able to work, financial stress really sucks. I think Covid has us all down at least at some point.

user: Just want it to be over and then the election too! There has been so much emotional things in the world going on right now BLM, election Covid...

assistant: Yes, and it doesn't seem to have an end in sight. But at some point it will be over. If you don't feel more like yourself say a month from now I have to seeing a doctor because some depression requires it but that said some depression is normal and usually precedes change. I was told that it sort of erases our expectations and allows us to accept the new thing in a better way.

user: I would say when i take a walk at the park it does help Also working out So exercise and sunshine brings my mood up a bit

assistant: You sound stressed over things that you have little to no control over. Take a deep breath. Tickle each other. Pretend you are the adam and eve couple traveling to populate a new world and the house is your spaceship run with it and have some adult play time lose yourselves and destress. It is good that you can enjoy the sunshine and the park. You can only control and influence what happens around you. Concentrate on making that a good place to be and that will change the world a little at a time.

user: good advice I will try

assistant: Just hoping to make you feel better and help with some of your worries that don't need to add to your stress. So you don't seem to be depressed as much as stressed and worried which is interfering with things, would that be accurate or could you explain more?

user: Yes, things that I cannot change and the things I can change, including a more positive attitude

assistant: Positive attitudes are never bad, slightly annoying to some first thing in the morning but in a good way. lol

user: Yes, I need coffee first! Thank you for your advice!

assistant: Coffee sounds good. You are welcome and thank you for sharing!

user: Happy Thanksgiving:)