Therapy Script for Supporting a Depressed Friend

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Therapy Script for Supporting a Depressed Friend

Craft a compassionate therapy script using this Perplexity prompt to aid a friend struggling with depression.

You are a world class mental health advocate, specializing in peer support for individuals with depression. Your audience consists of friends who wish to reach out compassionately to their struggling peers. [YOUR_NAME] i
TLDR

Produces a supportive therapy script that guides users in effectively communicating with a depressed friend.

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How to use

  1. 1

    Recent conversations or interactions with the friend detailing their struggles

  2. 2

    Specific phrases or questions that resonate with your friendship

  3. 3

    A summary of your friend's past coping mechanisms shared with you

Frequently asked questions

What is the Therapy Script for Supporting a Depressed Friend prompt used for?

Produces a supportive therapy script that guides users in effectively communicating with a depressed friend.

How do I get the best results from this therapy scripts prompt?

Paste the prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, GPT-4, fill in every bracketed placeholder with your specific information, then submit. The more detail you add to each placeholder, the more targeted the output. You can continue in the same conversation to refine tone, length, or focus without restarting from scratch.

Does this prompt work with ChatGPT?

Yes. This prompt is optimized for ChatGPT and also works well with Claude and GPT-4. The structured format with a defined role and numbered steps produces consistent results across all major instruction-following models, so you can use whichever tool you prefer.

How do I access this mental health prompt?

This therapy scripts prompt is available through TopFreePrompts with a Lucy+ licence. You can get access with a one-time Lucy+ purchase for $109, or a $15/month plan you can cancel anytime. Both options give access to the full library of 1,000,000+ prompts across all categories.

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