rules.yaml

   1 - pattern: ?X hello ?Y
   2   responses:
   3   - how do you do.  please state your problem
   4
   5 - pattern: ?X computer ?Y
   6   responses:
   7   - do computers worry you
   8   - what do you think about machines
   9   - why do you mention computers
  10   - what do you think machines have to do with your problem
  11
  12 - pattern: ?X name ?Y
  13   responses:
  14   - i am not interested in names
  15
  16 - pattern: ?X sorry ?Y
  17   responses:
  18   - please don't apologize
  19   - apologies are not necessary
  20   - what feelings do you have when you apologize
  21
  22 - pattern: ?X i remember ?Y
  23   responses:
  24   - do you often think of ?Y
  25   - does thinking of ?Y bring anything else to mind
  26   - what else do you remember?
  27   - why do you recall ?Y right now
  28   - what in this present situation reminds you of ?Y
  29   - what is the connection between me and ?Y
  30
  31 - pattern: ?X do you remember ?Y
  32   responses:
  33   - did you think i would forget ?Y
  34   - why do you think i should recall ?Y
  35   - what about ?Y
  36   - you mentioned ?Y
  37
  38 - pattern: ?X if ?Y
  39   responses:
  40   - do you really think it is likely that ?Y
  41   - do you wish that ?Y
  42   - what do you think about ?Y
  43   - really -- if ?Y
  44
  45 - pattern: ?X i dreamt ?Y
  46   responses:
  47   - really -- ?Y
  48   - have you ever fantasized ?Y while you were awake
  49   - have you dreamt ?Y before
  50
  51 - pattern: ?X i dreamed ?Y
  52   responses:
  53   - really -- ?Y
  54   - have you ever fantasized ?Y while you were awake
  55   - have you dreamed ?Y before
  56
  57 - pattern: ?X dream ?Y
  58   responses:
  59   - what does this dream suggest to you
  60   - do you dream often
  61   - what persons appear in your dreams
  62   - don't you believe that dream has to do with your problem
  63
  64 - pattern: ?X my mother ?Y
  65   responses:
  66   - who else is in your family ?Y
  67   - tell me more about your family
  68
  69 - pattern: ?X my father ?Y
  70   responses:
  71   - your father
  72   - does he influence you strongly
  73   - what else comes to mind when you think of your father
  74
  75 - pattern: ?X i want ?Y
  76   responses:
  77   - what would it mean if you got ?Y
  78   - why do you want ?Y
  79   - suppose you got ?Y soon
  80
  81 - pattern: ?X i am glad ?Y
  82   responses:
  83   - how have i helped you to be ?Y
  84   - what makes you happy just now
  85   - can you explain why you are suddenly ?Y
  86
  87 - pattern: ?X i am happy ?Y
  88   responses:
  89   - how have i helped you to be ?Y
  90   - what makes you glad just now
  91   - can you explain why you are suddenly ?Y
  92
  93 - pattern: ?X i am sad ?Y
  94   responses:
  95   - i am sorry to hear you are depressed
  96   - i'm sure it's not pleasant to be sad
  97
  98 - pattern: ?X i am unhappy ?Y
  99   responses:
 100   - i am sorry to hear you are depressed
 101   - i'm sure it's not pleasant to be unhappy
 102
 103 - pattern: ?X are like ?Y
 104   responses:
 105   - what resemblance do you see between ?X and ?Y
 106
 107 - pattern: ?X is like ?Y
 108   responses:
 109   - in what way is it that ?X is like ?Y
 110   - what resemblence do you see
 111   - could there really be some connection
 112   - how
 113
 114 - pattern: ?X alike ?Y
 115   responses:
 116   - in what way
 117   - what similarities are there
 118
 119 - pattern: ?X same ?Y
 120   responses:
 121   - what other connections do you see
 122
 123 - pattern: ?X i was ?Y
 124   responses:
 125   - were you really
 126   - perhaps i already knew you were ?Y
 127   - why do you tell me you were ?Y now
 128
 129 - pattern: ?X was i ?Y
 130   responses:
 131   - what if you were ?Y
 132   - do you think you were ?Y
 133   - what would it mean if you were ?Y
 134
 135 - pattern: ?X i am ?Y
 136   responses:
 137   - in what way are you ?Y
 138   - do you want to be ?Y
 139
 140 - pattern: ?X am i ?Y
 141   responses:
 142   - do you believe you are ?Y
 143   - would you want to be ?Y
 144   - you wish i would tell you you are ?Y
 145   - what would it mean if you were ?Y
 146
 147 - pattern: ?X am ?Y
 148   responses:
 149   - why do you say "am"
 150   - i don't understand that
 151
 152 - pattern: ?X are you ?Y
 153   responses:
 154   - why are you interested in whether i am ?Y or not
 155   - would you prefer it if i weren't ?Y
 156   - perhaps i am ?Y in your fantasies
 157
 158 - pattern: ?X you are ?Y
 159   responses:
 160   - what makes you think i am ?Y
 161
 162 - pattern: ?X because ?Y
 163   responses:
 164   - is that the real reason
 165   - what other reason might there be
 166   - does that reason seem to explain anything else
 167
 168 - pattern: ?X were you ?Y
 169   responses:
 170   - perhaps i was ?Y
 171   - what do you think
 172   - what if i had been ?Y
 173
 174 - pattern: ?X i can't ?Y
 175   responses:
 176   - maybe you could ?Y now
 177   - what if you could ?Y
 178
 179 - pattern: ?X i feel ?Y
 180   responses:
 181   - do you often feel ?Y
 182
 183 - pattern: ?X i felt ?Y
 184   responses:
 185   - what other feelings do you have
 186
 187 - pattern: ?X i ?Y you ?Z
 188   responses:
 189   - perhaps in your fantasies we ?Y each other
 190
 191 - pattern: ?X why don't you ?Y
 192   responses:
 193   - should you ?Y yourself
 194   - do you believe i don't ?Y
 195   - perhaps i will ?Y in good time
 196
 197 - pattern: ?X yes ?Y
 198   responses:
 199   - you seem quite positive
 200   - you are sure
 201   - i understand
 202
 203 - pattern: ?X no ?Y
 204   responses:
 205   - why not
 206   - you are being a bit negative
 207   - are you saying "no" just to be negative
 208
 209 - pattern: ?X someone ?Y
 210   responses:
 211   - can you be more specific
 212
 213 - pattern: ?X everyone ?Y
 214   responses:
 215   - surely not everyone
 216   - can you think of anyone in particular
 217   - who for example
 218   - you are thinking of a special person
 219
 220 - pattern: ?X always ?Y
 221   responses:
 222   - can you think of a specific example
 223   - when
 224   - what incident are you thinking of
 225   - really -- always
 226
 227 - pattern: ?X what ?Y
 228   responses:
 229   - why do you ask
 230   - does that question interest you
 231   - what is it you really want to know
 232   - what do you think
 233   - what comes to your mind when you ask that
 234
 235 - pattern: ?X perhaps ?Y
 236   responses:
 237   - you do not seem quite certain
 238
 239 - pattern: ?X are ?Y
 240   responses:
 241   - do you think they might not be ?Y
 242   - possibly they are ?Y
 243
 244 - pattern: ?X
 245   responses:
 246   - very interesting
 247   - i am not sure i understand you fully
 248   - what does that suggest to you
 249   - please continue
 250   - go on
 251   - do you feel strongly about discussing such things
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