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Cope with grief day to day when the world moves on

The funeral's done and everyone else is back at work. Get a gentle week plan and permission lines for hard days.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me cope with grief day to day.

Who I lost and roughly when: [details]
What's hardest now: [sleep, work, anniversaries, silence]
Support I have: [people, none]
Work or caring duties: [details]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A gentle week plan with tiny anchors.
2. Lines I can use when people say unhelpful things.
3. Ways to mark the person without forcing it.
4. When to seek GP or bereavement support.
5. Point me to NHS Every Mind Matters, Cruse Bereavement Support on 0808 808 1677, and Samaritans on 116 123; call 999 if anyone is in immediate danger.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. This is help with wording and planning, not legal, medical or counselling advice; point me to GOV.UK, Citizens Advice, NSPCC (0808 800 5000), Childline (0800 1111), Samaritans (116 123) or Refuge/National Domestic Abuse Helpline (0808 2000 247) where that fits, and call 999 if anyone is in immediate danger. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. sleep, work, anniversaries, silence: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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