Mental Health Themes Writing Prompts

Describe what it's like to be talked at while you're suffering from sensory overload.

A hero famous for their stoicism actually uses it to hide there is something truly wrong with them. Though they able to resist it, it’s left them broken and antisocial. The only one that has realized this is a former notorious nemesis who works as a Private Investigator now.

"Imagine it darling. Our daughter...our little girl. On our fours like a bitch in heat. Moaning like a whore as a hard member violates her wet teen flesh. Used. Debased. A slut. A common harlot. I'm so proud."

Tell us a story of an extremely shy and bashful girl who, after doing better and going off her antidepressants, finds that one of their side effects was suppression of her now absolutely raging libido.

"I did my best, I'm sorry if it wasn't en-" "Dude, you saved so many people, please stop beating yourself up!"

In a world where beliefs shift reality, the moon turned into a therapist that you can only talk to during night time

An immortal person tries to move on after losing their spouse, another fellow immortal, they were happily married to for 1820 years.

And just like that: One day, they stopped coming... The last two I killed looked like children as well. Even from a different species, that much was obvious. But now, why do I feel so bad? Like, I did what I had to, right? There was no other feasible option…

Shhhhhh... You've been strong for so long. I'm so proud of you. Come here, let it all out and let me take care of you now

The main character is robbed of their emotions by a “demon” and becomes cold hearted. The twist is the “demon”is actually a therapist trying to help them process emotional trauma of their parent’s death.

Manifesting superpowers can be confusing and chaotic. Sometimes they involve involuntary deaths. You find yourself in a courtroom the day after you manifested your powers.

Hope can be more cruel than despair. It makes a person desperate, preventing them from making peace with their end and robbing them of a calm and organized end to life.

"Every hero has a backstory. Every villain has one too. But nothing significant ever happened in my life. And yet, here I am shattered, just like the rest of them."

What happens when the monster under the bed comes back... but his victim is all grown up

"You know, I would say that you had a point about society if you weren't a mass murdering psychopath who had to resort to butchering hundreds to force people to listen to your points because you can't be bothered to have a civil debate like a sane person!"

You are a clone whose body and mind are slowly degrading. Not wanting your life to be a waste, you document the effects for future study.

"Deafening silence, is mark of true professionalism, with many tales of how they achieved it and scars of failures to prove them. I am interested to hear one of those tales of yours."

"...She's your mother, by the way. Just know that she will sooner send a cruise missile to your house than admit she cares about you."

Forgetting your significant other’s birthday is often considered a faux pas. However due to a traumatic incident, your partner hates anyone reminding them of theirs. So you try and avoid doing anything that could be interpreted as being special for them, to mixed success.

Over half the girls in the school really, really wanted him. But, he had zero self-confidence, and a LOT of self-doubt.