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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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How long you have
A minute 2Five minutes 2
Who it is written for
A practitioner 4Me 3Someone I care about 2
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 29Involves someone else 4Both of us together 1
Theme · When everything feels flat
Medication and how it works 53Systems for daily life 26The cost of avoiding 20Moving your body 17Exercise, food and other supports 13Knowing your partner 12Screens and attention 12What ADHD actually is 10Food, caffeine and fuel 10Shared spiritual life 9Listening and understanding 9Breaking the worry loop 9Feelings and focus 8Bringing the future closer 8Your sense of time 8Treatment and medication 8Structure and routine 8Rituals of connection 7Breathing 7The moment before you snap 7What worry does 7Facing it a step at a time 7Affection and touch 6Cool the body first 6Get started 6Growing empathy 5Getting assessed and diagnosed 5Reading, numbers and learning differences 5Your nervous system 5Posture and how you carry yourself 4When you use something to cope 4Touch and bodywork 4Rebuilding trust 4Treatment and medication 4When everything feels flat 4What anger actually is 4Equanimity and perspective 4Making it stick 3Shame and stigma 3Being seen and judged 3Choosing your response 3Remembering to do it 3Answering bids 2Panic and the body 2Tolerate distress 2Obsessions and compulsions 2Grounding and settling 2Gratitude 2Fondness and admiration 2Emotions as signals 2Staying regulated in conflict 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Rest and pacing 1Feeling from the inside 1Repair after rupture 1Shame 1
When · Any ordinary day
Any ordinary day 4Coming and going 3

You can say what an SSRI does in one sentence. It blocks the doorway that carries serotonin back out of the gap between two nerve cells, so more of it stays there for longer and is likelier to be picked up.

Worth being able to say plainly, because most people are carrying something vaguer and more frightening than that. It also sets a fair expectation.…

A minuteWhen everything feels flatMedical and treatmentQur’an 8:24

Serotonin syndrome comes from stacking, and the second agent is usually something nobody thought to mention: a migraine tablet, a cough medicine, a herbal remedy for low mood.

Triptans, tramadol, dextromethorphan, linezolid and St John's wort all count, as do other antidepressants. Someone who mentions in passing that they…

A minuteWhen everything feels flatMedical and treatmentQur’an 12:87

The standing side-effect list is sexual difficulty, less appetite, an unsettled stomach, disturbed sleep and headache. Sexual side effects are common, and almost nobody raises them unprompted.

So ask directly, and ask about sleep while you are there. People do not usually announce these things. They quietly stop taking the tablet and say…

Five minutesWhen everything feels flatMedical and treatmentQur’an 6:125

If you know something about a person's history that the prescriber may not, say it. A past eating disorder or a single seizure can change what is safe to prescribe.

Bupropion lowers the seizure threshold, and in someone who is purging, restricting or very underweight that risk climbs meaningfully. The therapist…

Five minutesWhen everything feels flatMedical and treatmentQur’an 15:88

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