I miss my friends.
nothing it was great
Hi
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Hi, how are you?
user
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I'm good, How are you?
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With COVID-19, I am worried I am not getitng to see my friends enough.
user
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I'm sorry to hear that. Is that causing stress for you?
assistant
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A little. I'm pretty introverted so I didn't think it was bothering me but I am starting to get impatient and short with my family. It also might be remote learning and that stress.
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Times are very tough right now. It's pretty crazy how covid has impacted everything. Do you interact with your friends at all now?
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I do a little bit. Mostly by text and we zoom about once a week. How do you handle this?
user
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I've been struggling too, not being able to see my friends. I've been forcing myself to text them more or do phone calls or meet in person. I spend so much time on my computer with work now that I try to avoid video calls. have you met them in person since covid started?
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That's what I have been doing too. I tried to get together with my friends but we have little kids and that is tough. We don't want to get sick. I worry that we are drifting apart too. We have a few times, outside and socially distanced. It has been nice but I want more time with them.
user
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That makes it hard. Have you talked to your friends about how they are feeling? Is there maybe some compromises you can make to see them more but keep distancing?
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I haven't talked with them. They are busy and we haven't talked in a while. I need to call them.
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You should give them a call. Just out of the blue, nothing commuting. Just a casual chat and see if they want to do something. If finding something to do doesn't work out during the call, at least you contacted them and maybe will feel a bit better because you talked to them.
assistant
Providing Suggestions
That sounds like a good plan. I will call someone tonight.
user
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It doesn't have to be much but even just a little conversation can go a long way
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Thanks for your help. I appreciate you.
user
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No problem. I hope you feel better.
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