Practices

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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Obsessions and compulsions Someone I care about Involves someone else Clear all

How long you have

A minute 1 Five minutes 1

Who it is written for · Someone I care about

A practitioner 3 Someone I care about 2 Me 1

On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else

Involves someone else 2 Both of us together 2 On my own 1

Theme · Obsessions and compulsions

Medication and how it works 40 Systems for daily life 35 The cost of avoiding 34 Screens and attention 25 Moving your body 21 Treatment and medication 18 Exercise, food and other supports 13 What ADHD actually is 12 Your sense of time 11 Feelings and focus 11 Breaking the worry loop 11 Your nervous system 10 Food, caffeine and fuel 10 Structure and routine 9 What anger actually is 9 What worry does 9 Grounding and settling 8 Facing it a step at a time 8 Choosing your response 6 Get started 6 Reading, numbers and learning differences 6 The moment before you snap 5 Breathing 5 Bringing the future closer 5 When you use something to cope 5 Shame and stigma 5 Equanimity and perspective 4 Emotions as signals 4 Getting assessed and diagnosed 4 Remembering to do it 3 When everything feels flat 3 Righteous anger and perfectionism 3 Making it stick 3 Cool the body first 3 Tolerate distress 2 The fear underneath anger 2 What you are actually defending 2 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Help someone grieving 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Growing empathy 2 Practising under provocation 1 Rest and pacing 1 Being seen and judged 1

When the words for feelings are not there, ask for a number instead. How much did the handwashing take over this week, one to ten, is a question someone can answer on a bad day.

A number asks far less of a person than a description, which matters when putting feelings into language is hard for them, and you still end up with…

A minuteObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 2:286

Offer choices rather than instructions. With a problem that runs on control, being told what to do gives that control somewhere to dig in.

Two or three real options, the trade-offs said plainly, and then the pick is genuinely theirs. That holds for the big decisions too, like moving to a…

Five minutesObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 22:78

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