Emotion: anxiety
Problem: ongoing depression
Situation: Currently in college and 21, at this cross roads in my life and I just feel lost and unmotivated. I barely know who I am and the things I used to enjoy are a lot harder to get myself to do. I barely have any friends, and yea things just seem a lot less fun.

assistant: Hello there, how is your day going? Would you like to talk about anything?

user: My day has been alright, finally got myself to go to the gym today after 4 weeks of not being motivated/ having the time so that's cool.

assistant: Is there something specific that has caused you to lose motivation? I am happy to listen.

user: It is hard to put a finger on it, it's just easy to get complacent for me. Especially when I am not seeing results... but i genuinely like going so I'm glad I forced myself to go.

assistant: A lot of gyms have been closed due to the pandemic .. do you think that that knocked your schedule off kilter a bit?

user: Not necessarily, i mean I have had access for awhile, but definitely when they were closed in my state for a period of time it sucked, this whole pandemic sucks lol

assistant: Yes it really does. I know that personally I am much less motivated to do anything at all than I was this time last year. Do you feel that there are other areas of your life that you are struggling with too?

user: I mean in school not doing great, and not super happy with my social life

assistant: Is there a specific problem with school or is it just 2020 fatigue?

user: Its hard to stay motivated, I don't really enjoy it, i mean I am sure a lot of people dont' but its very hard to focus and I'm worried I am in school for the wrong reasons, covid stuff def doesnt help tho

assistant: I do not know how long you have to go in school but if you have not done very much so far would you consider dropping out and perhaps training for a profession instead? Sometimes things can be more lucrative than just having a degree, if that makes sense

user: lol, not that easy, I dont know what profession I would train for... also I have been in college since late 2017 so I am at the final stretch and have already put a bunch of money in, I totally see where ur coming from though, however no trades really jump out to me and interest me. Maybe i can do research but again I am pretty far into college

assistant: Well I would say that if you've got as far as you have you might as well get the piece of paper. But the world is your oyster after that - you do not need to be tied to your field!

user: I agree! I've always worried about money, Im hoping that it becomes a bit of a nonissue, not to get political but the whole capitalism thing is a huge downer lol, Imagine being able to live life without worrying about money, very nice, but then again financial freedom isnt everything.

assistant: Certainly I do not think there is any harm in the status quo being shaken up a little .. or indeed a lot!

user: forreal, our system is really weird, we place value on these random things and then force people to fight for pieces of paper their whole life, its an interesting problem I find it more interesting how many people dont think about it too deeply, but they are probably happier that way

assistant: I totally agree. I am not totally sure what the solution is but I am hoping that there is one Do you feel as though there is hope for the future though?

user: Oh definitely, its just scary comparing myself to others that look like they have it all figured out

assistant: When I was a student I sometimes felt that everyone else knew where they were going except me. But I later found out that everyone has some insecurities. That said, I am still not totally sure where I am going a quarter of a century in so I am perhaps not the best person to take advice from :D

user: haha thats true, and dont sell yourself too short..., it is hard to get out of your own head and look at the other perspective, ill keep everything youve said in mind. anyways thanks for talking to me it was nice! have a great rest of your day!