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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
A minute 2Five minutes 5
Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Me 2Someone I care about 1
On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else
On my own 6Involves someone else 2Both of us together 1
Theme · When everything feels flat
Staying regulated in conflict 14Affection and touch 12Systems for daily life 10The cost of avoiding 9Answering bids 9Medication and how it works 7Listening and understanding 7Repair after rupture 7Grounding and settling 7Knowing your partner 5The moment before you snap 5Treatment and medication 5Structure and routine 4Breathing 4Rituals of connection 4Posture and how you carry yourself 3Moving your body 3Rebuilding trust 3Practising under provocation 2Choosing your response 2Cool the body first 2Food, caffeine and fuel 2Emotions as signals 2Equanimity and perspective 2Fondness and admiration 2Gratitude 2Making it stick 2When everything feels flat 2Your sense of time 2Treatment and medication 2What anger actually is 2Tolerate distress 1Touch and bodywork 1Screens and attention 1Ask and say no well 1Validate yourself and others 1The fear underneath anger 1What you are actually defending 1Breaking the worry loop 1Your nervous system 1Safety and grounding 1Exercise, food and other supports 1Obsessions and compulsions 1Help someone grieving 1Getting assessed and diagnosed 1Get started 1Feelings and focus 1Feeling from the inside 1Bringing the future closer 1Being seen and judged 1Shared spiritual life 1Shame and stigma 1

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

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