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Radical Responsibility Mirror (Shadow Work)

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

Role-Based

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.

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

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