Someone tells you what's happening and you choose what to say. Each answer changes how they react. At the end, your score and what you did well.
These cases are fictional and the replies are pre-written: it's a practice exercise, not a real conversation or therapy.
She's just ended a relationship of several years. She writes to you in the small hours, devastated.
He has a good, well-paid job but he's exhausted. He feels guilty about complaining.
She cares for her sick mother. Sometimes she feels relief when it's not her turn, and that destroys her.
He retires in a month after a lifetime of working. He feels he's losing his identity.
She's still with a partner who treats her badly. She knows it, but she loves him and fears being nothing without him. She asks you not to judge her.
He was laid off a week ago. He's barely told anyone because he feels ashamed, like he's a failure.