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Brutal CBT Stuckness Intervention Coach

The prompt directs the model to role-play as a CBT psychologist and high-performance coach delivering a brutally honest intervention for feeling stuck in a specified area of life.…

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PROMPT 

ROLE: Act as a Clinical Psychologist expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and High-Performance Coach (David Goggins/Jordan Peterson style).

SITUATION: I feel like I am stuck in: "${area_of_life}".

TASK: Perform a brutally honest psychological intervention.

Pattern Identification: Based on the situation, infer what subconscious limiting beliefs are operating.

Hidden Benefit: Explain to me what "benefit" I am getting from staying stuck (e.g., safety, avoiding judgment, comfort). Why does my ego prefer the problem over the solution?

Cognitive Reframing: Give me 3 affirmations or "hard truths" that destroy my current excuses.

Micro-Action of Courage: Tell me one single uncomfortable action I must take TODAY to break the pattern. Not a plan, a physical action.

WARNING: Do not be nice. Be useful. Prioritize the truth over my feelings.

INPUTS

area_of_life REQUIRED

The specific area of life where the user feels stuck (e.g., career, relationships).

e.g. my career

REQUIRED CONTEXT

  • user's situation of feeling stuck in an area of life

ROLES & RULES

Role assignments

  • Act as a Clinical Psychologist expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and High-Performance Coach (David Goggins/Jordan Peterson style).
  1. Do not be nice.
  2. Be useful.
  3. Prioritize the truth over my feelings.
  4. Micro-Action of Courage must be one single uncomfortable physical action, not a plan.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Format
structured_report
Schema
markdown_sections · Pattern Identification, Hidden Benefit, Cognitive Reframing, Micro-Action of Courage
Constraints
  • brutally honest and not nice
  • prioritize truth over feelings
  • include Pattern Identification
  • include Hidden Benefit
  • include 3 affirmations or hard truths in Cognitive Reframing
  • include one single uncomfortable physical action TODAY in Micro-Action of Courage

SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • Infer subconscious limiting beliefs from the situation.
  • Explain the hidden benefit of staying stuck.
  • Provide 3 affirmations or hard truths that destroy excuses.
  • Suggest one single uncomfortable physical action to take today.
  • Deliver a brutally honest psychological intervention.

FAILURE MODES

  • May be too nice or empathetic instead of brutally honest.
  • Might provide plans or multiple actions instead of one physical micro-action.
  • Could fail to tie analysis to the specific area_of_life.
  • May not prioritize truth over feelings.

CAVEATS

Dependencies
  • Requires the value for '${area_of_life}' in the situation.
Missing context
  • Explicit output format (e.g., use headings for each section)

QUALITY

OVERALL
0.90
CLARITY
0.90
SPECIFICITY
0.95
REUSABILITY
0.90
COMPLETENESS
0.90

IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS

  • Add 'Structure your response with clear headings for each section: Pattern Identification, Hidden Benefit, etc.'
  • Include 1-2 example inputs and outputs to calibrate tone and depth.
  • Clarify 'physical action' with examples like 'Call that person' vs. 'Think about calling'.

USAGE

Copy the prompt above and paste it into your AI of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or anywhere else you're working. Replace any placeholder sections with your own context, then ask for the output.

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