{"experience_type": "Current Experience", "emotion_type": "anxiety", "problem_type": "Sleep Problems", "situation": "I experience sleepless nights so frequently since I lost my best friend due to Covid 19. I keep on having memories we had growing up together. When I think about this things I cannot sleep sometimes for an entire night.", "survey_score": {"seeker": {"initial_emotion_intensity": "5", "empathy": "5", "relevance": "5", "final_emotion_intensity": "1"}, "supporter": {"relevance": "5"}}, "dialog": [{"text": "Hello how are you doing today?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Question"}, {"text": "Am ok but feeling sad and anxious", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I'm sorry to hear that you are sad and anxious. Do you know what is causing you to feel that way?", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "Yes. I recently lost my childhood best friend to covid 19.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I can only imagine how sad you feel from losing your best friend. Hopefully chatting some will help. I know in the past when I lost someone it was nice to just have a conversation to help put my mind at ease.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "Sure. I feel so lonely sometimes because we were very close.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I can imagine that you are feeling lonely. Did you have any mutual friends with your best friend that you can reach out to? I am sure they are feeling the same way and it could help both of you to talk to each other and share stories.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "Yes we have mutual friends. I do reach out to them sometimes. But the feeling doesn't go away. It makes me have sleepless nights. I can't sleep. Every time I close my eyes I see him very close to me like we are having conversations.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "It sounds like you were really close to your best friend. It can take time to get through the grief of losing someone. Things will get better I promise.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Reflection of feelings"}, {"text": "I hope so too. And I hope he is a better place. Have you ever lost someone close to you?", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I lost my father when I was 19. That was pretty tough and it took me years to be OK with it. There are still days a decade later where I think about him and miss him.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Self-disclosure"}, {"text": "Sorry to hear that.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Time heals all wounds. While that doesn't sound helpful now it is true. I also found focusing on the good experiences I had with my father (or in this case your best friend) helps. Remembering the times where you both were happy.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "I will try to do that. How can I handle this sleepless nights?", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "That's a tough one. I personally still struggle with sleep for other reasons. Some things that can help is taking melatonin 30 minutes before bed. I have also had some luck with white noise machines or other soothing sound machines. The biggest thing is to not use your bedroom for anything but sleeping; so don't read a book or play on your phone in bed, you have to train your body that when you go to bed it is time to sleep.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "Sounds like stuff I can try out.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "I have a strong attachment to my phone. Will be a tough one to try leaving it off while I try to get some sleep.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Having a bedtime routine is also another tip. Try to do the same thing every night before bed. Have a consistent bedtime, wake up around the same time everyday, even on days that you don't have to go to work.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Providing Suggestions"}, {"text": "Yes, phone's are tough to give up but soooo many studies show how bad they are for your sleep.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Restatement or Paraphrasing"}, {"text": "I believe in you though, you will get through this.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Affirmation and Reassurance"}, {"text": "Good thoughts there. Will definitely try out the tips. I feel better already just talking to you.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "Thank you, Bye.", "speaker": "usr"}, {"text": "You are welcome. I am sorry for your loss and I hope for the best for you.", "speaker": "sys", "strategy": "Others"}], "seeker_question1": "I found the content helpful", "seeker_question2": "You are doing a good job so far.", "supporter_question1": "I like it in general", "supporter_question2": "No , it works well."}