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Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

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Being seen and judged remove filterBoth of us together remove filterAny ordinary day remove filterClear all
How long you have
A minute 2Five minutes 1
Who it is written for
Me 3A practitioner 2Someone I care about 1
On your own, or with someone · Both of us together
On my own 18Both of us together 3Involves someone else 3
Theme · Being seen and judged
Getting assessed and diagnosed 34Medication and how it works 26Reading, numbers and learning differences 14Systems for daily life 12Touch and bodywork 7Growing empathy 7Practising under provocation 6Treatment and medication 6Emotions as signals 5Bringing the future closer 5Screens and attention 4What anger actually is 4What ADHD actually is 3The cost of avoiding 3Being seen and judged 3When anger turns to harm 3Exercise, food and other supports 2Your sense of time 2Get started 2Feelings and focus 2Facing it a step at a time 2Moving your body 2Shame 2Choosing your response 1Your nervous system 1The fear underneath anger 1What you are actually defending 1Righteous anger and perfectionism 1Obsessions and compulsions 1When everything feels flat 1Making it stick 1Grounding and settling 1
Approach
CBT 2Narrative 1
When · Any ordinary day
Any ordinary day 3In a change 1Under stress 1

Try this with someone you trust. They say a word, you say the first word back, fast, ten or so in a row. Black, white, mum, dad, sky. Then notice that nothing strange came out of you.

Underneath a lot of social fear sits the belief that speaking without preparing will let something humiliating escape. A minute of quick word…

A minuteBeing seen and judgedCBTQur’an 53:32

When you are ready, make it personal and small. Something you noticed about the person in front of you, said lightly, is the rung most people dread and most need.

Personal remarks are the feared category, because they cannot be passed off as neutral. Do it first with someone safe, a therapist, an easy relative,…

A minuteBeing seen and judgedCBTQur’an 49:11

Friends who know what this feels like are worth a great deal. Leaning on them as your therapy is a different thing, and it tends to go badly for everyone.

One young woman put the line in exactly the right place. She wanted people who understood her, and she did not want to use them as counselling. Being…

Five minutesBeing seen and judgedNarrativeQur’an 18:28

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