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name: cbt-journaling-prompt
description: "Generate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) prompts to process emotions and anxiety. Use when the user wants help with CBT Journaling Prompt. Related topics: health, lifestyle, writing."
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# CBT Journaling Prompt

Generate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) prompts to process emotions and anxiety.

## How to use this skill

1. Ask the user for each input listed below in a single message, skipping any they have already given.
2. Where options are listed, offer them, but accept other answers too.
3. Fill the answers into the prompt template, then follow the completed prompt to produce the result.

## Inputs

- **What emotion are you feeling right now?** (choose one: Anxious, Sad, Angry, Overwhelmed, Unmotivated, Frustrated)
- **Briefly describe the situation triggering this** (longer free text)
- **Severity of the feeling (1-10)** (number from 1 to 10)
- **CBT Technique to apply** (choose one: Cognitive Restructuring, Fact vs. Opinion, Worst-Case Scenario Analysis, Gratitude)
- **Should the prompts be actionable or reflective?** (choose one: Actionable (Solve it), Reflective (Understand it))
- **Number of journaling questions to generate** (number from 1 to 5)

## Prompt template

## Introduction
Use structured journaling to process negative thoughts and emotions.

## Current State
- What emotion are you feeling right now?: {{What emotion are you feeling right now?}}
- Briefly describe the situation triggering this: {{Briefly describe the situation triggering this}}
- Severity of the feeling (1-10): {{Severity of the feeling (1-10)}}

## Journaling Focus
- CBT Technique to apply: {{CBT Technique to apply}}
- Should the prompts be actionable or reflective? {{Should the prompts be actionable or reflective?}}
- Number of journaling questions to generate: {{Number of journaling questions to generate}}

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**Goal**: Provide a safe, structured set of journaling prompts to help reframe negative thoughts.

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Source: [CBT Journaling Prompt on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/8LcrNe8Bla0Ov2zPOYLU/cbt-journaling-prompt)