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 Involves someone else Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have

A minute 1 Five minutes 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Someone I care about 2

On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else

On my own 10 Involves someone else 2 Both of us together 1

Theme · Obsessions and compulsions

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

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 2 In a change 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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