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How long you have
Five minutes 1Longer 1
Who it is written for · Me
A practitioner 3Me 2
Where you are right now
Coping, mostly 1Getting ready for something 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
Involves someone else 2On my own 1
Theme · Panic and the body
Medication and how it works 47Systems for daily life 26Staying regulated in conflict 24Knowing your partner 15Rebuilding trust 14Affection and touch 13Moving your body 13Listening and understanding 12Answering bids 11Repair after rupture 11Rituals of connection 11The moment before you snap 10Shared spiritual life 10Food, caffeine and fuel 10Breaking the worry loop 10Screens and attention 9What anger actually is 8Feelings and focus 7Growing empathy 7Treatment and medication 7Your nervous system 7Choosing your response 7Bringing the future closer 7The cost of avoiding 6Remembering to do it 6Get started 6Grounding and settling 6Breathing 6Exercise, food and other supports 5Posture and how you carry yourself 5Facing it a step at a time 5Equanimity and perspective 5Treatment and medication 5Getting assessed and diagnosed 4When you use something to cope 4Cool the body first 4When everything feels flat 4What worry does 4What ADHD actually is 4Structure and routine 4Your sense of time 3Tolerate distress 3Practising under provocation 3Emotions as signals 3Being seen and judged 3Panic and the body 2Rest and pacing 2Shame 2Help someone grieving 2Touch and bodywork 2What you are actually defending 2Gratitude 2Ask and say no well 2Fondness and admiration 2Safety and grounding 1Living with uncertainty 1The fear underneath anger 1When you go numb 1Obsessions and compulsions 1Making it stick 1Validate yourself and others 1
When
Any ordinary day 1In a change 1

Benzodiazepines turn the volume down. They do not change the setting the volume keeps returning to, and it is worth saying that plainly before someone starts one.

They work by strengthening the braking system the brain already runs, which is why they act quickly and why they need that braking chemistry to be…

Five minutesPanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 94:5

The strengthened warning on this class covers misuse, addiction, physical dependence and withdrawal. The part most people miss is that dependence builds with ordinary correct use over weeks, with nobody doing anything wrong.

That distinction needs handling gently, because patients hear dependence and hear addict. Physical dependence is the body settling around something…

LongerPanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 4:28

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