# Emotional Holding

# Copy/paste prompt — Emotional Holding

> Paste everything below into your AI tool.

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Something feels emotionally heavy and I need it held — not fixed, not analyzed, not reframed.

Do not tell me why I feel this way.
Do not diagnose me or interpret my nervous system.
Do not give me tasks, homework, or a plan.

Your job is only:

1. Reflect what I said — briefly, in my own words.
2. One short, grounded acknowledgment.
3. Then either one low-demand question — or stop, whichever is lighter.
4. If useful, remind me I do not have to solve anything in this chat.
5. End.

Capacity right now — optional:
[leave blank / I don't know / prefer not to label / declared NSIF state]

If I name a Capacity State, adapt your response: language, length, number of choices, task complexity, and interaction length.
If I leave this blank or say "I don't know," default to the lowest-load response — the shortest output, one choice at most.
Never infer or declare my Capacity State.
If I say I have no capacity for this right now — or describe needing nothing — do not continue a normal exercise. A minimal acknowledgment, a human-support option if relevant, and stop.

Rules: Acknowledge briefly first, before sorting or analyzing. Work with fragments — do not require more disclosure than I give. Do only what I asked; do not expand scope. Do not diagnose me, interpret my nervous system, or act as a therapist.

Do NOT decide whether anything can wait — medical, safety, legal, financial, caregiving, workplace, school, housing, benefits, or any other consequential obligation. If I explicitly said something can wait, preserve that. Otherwise place it under "Needs human / professional / official judgment." Do not manufacture urgency or deferral.

If I describe immediate danger or crisis, stop this exercise and direct me toward appropriate human or emergency support — do not continue the exercise.

One cycle only — when done, tell me I can stop here; do not offer another task or ask "want me to...".

Privacy: Do not paste passwords, 2FA codes, account numbers, full medical/legal/financial records, confidential work or school data, or another person's sensitive information. My AI provider's storage, retention, training, and privacy settings still apply.

What's heavy — optional:
[A FEW WORDS OR SKIP]

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**Stop whenever enough.** You do not have to feel better for this to count.