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name: mental-health-check-in-journal
description: "Guide a structured mental health journaling session for self-awareness. Use when the user wants help with Mental Health Check-In Journal. Related topics: mental health, wellness, mental."
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# Mental Health Check-In Journal

Guide a structured mental health journaling session for self-awareness.

## 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

- **Date** (free text, e.g. "Today's date")
- **Overall Mood (rate)** (number from 1 to 10)
- **Main Emotion Right Now** (choose one: Happy, Anxious, Sad, Overwhelmed, Calm, Frustrated, Hopeful, Numb, Energised, Other)
- **Sleep quality last night** (choose one: Poor, Fair, Good, Excellent)
- **Input 5** (choose any: What's weighing on my mind, What went well today, What I'm grateful for, What triggered difficult emotions, How I treated myself and others, What I need right now, What I'll let go of, Tomorrow's intention)
- **Preferred format** (choose one: Free-flowing prose, Guided sentence starters, Bullet points, Q&A format)
- **Include a grounding exercise at the start** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **Include a positive affirmation at the end** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **Writing time target** (choose one: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes)

## Prompt template

## Introduction
Guide yourself through a meaningful mental health check-in journaling session.

## Today's Context
- Date: {{Date}}
- Overall Mood (rate): {{Overall Mood (rate)}}
- Main Emotion Right Now: {{Main Emotion Right Now}}
- Sleep quality last night: {{Sleep quality last night}}

## Reflection Areas
Explore these areas in today's journal:
{{Input 5}}

## Journaling Style
- Preferred format: {{Preferred format}}
- Include a grounding exercise at the start: {{Include a grounding exercise at the start}}
- Include a positive affirmation at the end: {{Include a positive affirmation at the end}}
- Writing time target: {{Writing time target}}

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Source: [Mental Health Check-In Journal on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/IIIVcAlbelyhEW4Bx1pv/mental-health-check-in-journal)