Figure out what kind of mental health support fits me
Explains the main types of mental health support, helps you choose a starting point, and prepares you for the first appointment.
The prompt
Help me figure out what kind of mental health support to look for and how to get started.
What I'm dealing with: [e.g. "constant worry", "low mood for months", "relationship problems", "trauma", "stress at work"]
How much it affects daily life: [SLEEP, WORK, RELATIONSHIPS]
What I've tried: [ANY PAST SUPPORT]
Practical factors: [COUNTRY/REGION, INSURANCE OR BUDGET, IN-PERSON VS. ONLINE, LANGUAGE, SCHEDULE]
Preferences: [e.g. "therapist's gender", "faith-based", "LGBTQ+-affirming", "culturally aware"]
Give me:
1. A plain-language guide to the main options: primary care doctor, psychologist, therapist or counselor, psychiatrist, support groups, employee assistance programs, and helplines. What each does and when it fits.
2. A suggested first step for my situation, and why.
3. General ways to find and pay for support (insurance directories, sliding-scale fees, community clinics, university clinics). Don't invent specific providers or prices; tell me what to check.
4. 8 questions to ask a potential therapist, including about their approach, cost, and availability.
5. How to prepare for a first appointment: a short note about what's going on, my goals, and questions.
6. What to do if the first fit isn't right.
If I'm in crisis or thinking about harming myself, put this first: contact emergency services or a crisis line now (in the US, call or text 988).
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- SLEEP, WORK, RELATIONSHIPS
- ANY PAST SUPPORT
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Few-Shot structure (Few-shot prompting). A few-shot prompt includes one or more worked examples of the input and the output you want, so the model can copy the pattern instead of guessing it.
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