My roommates for next semester do not respect COVID safety or social distancing.
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Hello, how are you today?
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Hi. How is life treating you at the moment? Would you like to talk about any problems?
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Thank you! And it is good except for one problem. I am in college and my roommates for next semester do not care about COVID -- they continue to go out and party. This upsets me and I have talked to them about it but they still do not care.
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So you feel that you are being put in danger by the actions of your room-mate?
assistant
Restatement or Paraphrasing
Yes, absolutely. I do not want to get covid and am worried about long term health effects. I have shared this with them but they still do not care.
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I can totally understand how you feel. I absolutely hate how some people are pretending that the pandemic is not real and they do not need to worry.
assistant
Self-disclosure
Also, I am in a triple room in my sorority house for clarification. I feel my risk getting it in the room is high if they continue to not respect guidelines.
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Do not worry, your fears are totally grounded. Some people really just need to grow up and get educated.
assistant
Affirmation and Reassurance
I agree and appreciate that I am not alone in thinking that! Many college students have been very irresponsible during the pandemic which is upsetting to me.
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Is there anyone at your college who could help you with this? Perhaps move you into a single room?
assistant
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No, there aren't any sorority rooms available at my sorority house and all of the dorms/apartments are full already but I've tried **single not sorority
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Yes they certainly have. They seem to think that it will never happen to them and do not realise that they are putting others at risk
assistant
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agreed
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Is it possible for you to take some time off school?
assistant
Providing Suggestions
I shouldn't do that -- I am applying to law school when I graduate so I feel like it'd be a bad look. it'd also be bad for my mental health to stay home, and I'd rather take the classes I need next semester
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So you feel as though you are trapped .. you can't leave school but at the same time you are being put at risk through no fault of your own
assistant
Reflection of feelings
right, it's very uncomfortable and no matter how many times I tell them how risky they are being to not only themselves but others they do not care also one of them is pre med which is even worse lmao
user
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Please be assured that you are being sensible and that they are the ones at fault
assistant
Affirmation and Reassurance
thank u :)
user
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Let's hope that this is over soon .. this has been an absolutely terrible year.
assistant
Others
Agreed! Hoping for that vaccine soon what challenges have you faced from the pandemic?
user
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Here in the UK they have started to roll it out.
assistant
Self-disclosure
I am so jealous! Things are so much better not in the USA!
user
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I have to agree ;) But we have a large infection and death rate here too, largely due to government irresponsibility
assistant
Others
haha yes we had the same issue with government mishandling everything ... so frustrating
user
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Do you feel it would be better to be somewhere like New Zealand then, where there have been very few cases? It is a lovely country.
assistant
Question
haha yes definitely! I would love to study abroad next year so I hope that will still be an option and COVID will be better then
user
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So, you feel frustrated both by your roommate and also the conditions in your country?
assistant
Reflection of feelings
yes for sure
user
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I can sincerely wish that the world is in a better place next year
assistant
Others
As do I... although I'm not sure if things will ever go back to the way they were before. But hopefully that is for the best
user
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Perhaps we can learn something from this year and improve ourselves
assistant
Others
I agree! It's definitely been a year of reflection for sure
user
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I hope I have been able to be of some help, just by allowing you to talk things out
assistant
Others
yes thank you you definitely have! enjoy the rest of your evening :)
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