I am depressed staying home due to COVID
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Hi! How are you doing?
assistant
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I am dong good. You?
user
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I am okay thanks but it is a worrying year. Have you been worrying about anything?
assistant
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I have been staying home since last March due to COVID; getting very depressed.
user
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Ah I hear you, I have been self isolating too. Do you have an online support network?
assistant
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What do you mean by support netwrok?
user
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Well, friends you can talk to during this difficult time? I have a lot of friends on facebook and similar that I can talk to.
assistant
Self-disclosure
I have few friends and can talk to but not sure how would they help.
user
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Sometimes it does just make it easier to know that other people are in the same situation as you :)
assistant
Affirmation and Reassurance
You mean share experiences among the friends?
user
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Yes .. or at least share coping mechanisms perhaps? Do you have any hobbies that you can occupy yourself with right now?
assistant
Providing Suggestions,Providing Suggestions
Yes, I pay musical instruments but do to COVID could not play with the band
user
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Could you perhaps set up Zoom meetings where you could play together online?
assistant
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Any idea how would it work? Would there be any delay between the sounds from different instruments?
user
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No I don't think so :) I think that it is totally live so you could play just as you would if you were together in person.
assistant
Affirmation and Reassurance
Thanks for the idea. I will give it a try.
user
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I hope it goes well for you. It has been such an awful year, hasn't it?
assistant
Others
Yes, it was.. worst I ever seen..
user
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I wish you all the very best for 2021. I hope that you get to get together with your band again and rock!
assistant
Affirmation and Reassurance
I hope so. As they started the vaccination everything should come back to normal in few months.. Thanks for your time and support.
user
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Yes, all we need to do is be patient! Have a great New Year and thanks for talking.
assistant
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