Practices

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Panic and the body Coping, mostly Involves someone else Clear all

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Me 1

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Coping, mostly 2 Getting ready for something 1

On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else

Involves someone else 2 On my own 1

Theme · Panic and the body

Medication and how it works 34 Systems for daily life 24 Staying regulated in conflict 24 The cost of avoiding 20 Moving your body 16 Knowing your partner 15 Rebuilding trust 14 Exercise, food and other supports 13 Affection and touch 13 Listening and understanding 12 Screens and attention 12 Repair after rupture 11 Answering bids 11 Rituals of connection 11 Shared spiritual life 10 Your nervous system 8 What anger actually is 8 Bringing the future closer 8 Feelings and focus 8 Your sense of time 7 Getting assessed and diagnosed 7 Structure and routine 7 Treatment and medication 7 What ADHD actually is 7 Breaking the worry loop 7 Growing empathy 6 Equanimity and perspective 6 What worry does 6 Emotions as signals 5 Get started 5 Food, caffeine and fuel 5 Grounding and settling 4 Breathing 4 When you use something to cope 4 When everything feels flat 4 Treatment and medication 4 Righteous anger and perfectionism 3 Choosing your response 3 The moment before you snap 3 Facing it a step at a time 3 Touch and bodywork 2 Fondness and admiration 2 Being seen and judged 2 Help someone grieving 2 Ask and say no well 2 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Shame and stigma 2 What you are actually defending 2 The fear underneath anger 2 Remembering to do it 2 Gratitude 2 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 Panic and the body 2 Tolerate distress 2 Posture and how you carry yourself 1 Safety and grounding 1 Shame 1 Validate yourself and others 1 Cool the body first 1 Practising under provocation 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

Within this class the choice is mostly about how long the drug lasts rather than how well it works. They all pull on the same receptor, so the real question is what pattern of cover the person in front of you needs.

A short-acting one taken as panic arrives gives sharp relief and teaches the person to keep it in a pocket. A longer-acting one gives smoother cover…

Five minutesPanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:255

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