Emotion: depression
Problem: ongoing depression
Situation: Its really sad that with todays COVID crisis we are no longer able to enjoy daily normal life. We are not able to mingle and meet our family and friends. We are stuck in our homes during this unprecedented time.

user: Hey it is getting difficult day by day .

assistant: Hi! I am sorry to heard that. I would be very glad to help if you could please tell me what bothers you

user: We are unable to meet our friends and families especially during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

assistant: I can see why you are concerned. These are certainly difficult times and this pandemic doesn't seem to be stopping anytime now. I understand your frustation.

user: There should be some other ways to get out of this situation. Its so boring life.

assistant: Many apps offer videocalls that you can use to chat with your loved ones though. Zoom is a great one, fore example!

user: Yes that is one way to connect but meeting in person makes a difference.

assistant: It surely does. You can always travel, just make sure that you are maintaining social distancing and your mask at all times. If you and your family members follow the protocols, it is very unlikely that any of you is exposed to the virus.

user: Its too risky to travel. And with kids you it will be difficult. Besides you never know what will happen so don't want to take risk of travelling.

assistant: I understand. It's especially risky when kids are involved. Hey, you need to remind yourself that things will not be this way forever. A vaccine will be developed soon, and things will be just like they used to!

user: You can't just stay home all day as you cant go shopping to malls or watch a movie in theatre!! Its so frustrating. It feels like your life has come to a full stop.!!

assistant: When the pandemic first started, I felt like I was frozen in my life. Nothing was happening and any signs of progress had stopped. I can definetely relate. However, I found that exploring new hobbies and focusing on improving as a person were great ways to take good use of time.

user: Absolutely there could be other ways where you can focus you mind into like gardening was my hobby which I had started again during this pandemic.

assistant: That's great! I heard that some people are even deciding to grow their own food as much as possible. That greatly helps the environment and avoids pollution and global warming. Are you planning on applying that as part of your gardenning hobby?

user: Not really but I like watching the flowers bloom and see how my vegetables were growing each day. I loved watching the birds and butterflies around beautiful blooms. That gave me a bit of positivity in life.

assistant: It's great that you are doing an activity that you enjoy. I can just imagine how beautiful of a scenery that creates.

user: Yes of course and it helped me to teach my kids a bit about nature too. They seemed to be interested in gardening also.

assistant: Teaching your kids is a great idea! Not many kids nowadays enjoy a lot of outdoor activities. Being in connection with nature is important to maintain a balance and increase our happinness overall.

user: Yes that was the best way to connect with nature . They could just pluck out the fruits from plants and eat them right away which they had not done for quite long time. They surely had fun.