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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Panic and the body Involves someone else Clear all

How long you have

Five minutes 2 Longer 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 3 Me 2

Where you are right now

Coping, mostly 2 Getting ready for something 1

On your own, or with someone · Involves someone else

Involves someone else 3 On my own 2

Theme · Panic and the body

Medication and how it works 61 Systems for daily life 37 The cost of avoiding 36 Screens and attention 26 Staying regulated in conflict 24 Moving your body 21 Treatment and medication 20 Knowing your partner 15 Exercise, food and other supports 15 Rebuilding trust 14 Affection and touch 13 Feelings and focus 13 What ADHD actually is 13 What anger actually is 13 Listening and understanding 12 Rituals of connection 11 Breaking the worry loop 11 Your sense of time 11 Answering bids 11 Your nervous system 11 Repair after rupture 11 What worry does 10 Getting assessed and diagnosed 10 Shared spiritual life 10 The moment before you snap 10 Structure and routine 10 Food, caffeine and fuel 10 Facing it a step at a time 10 Grounding and settling 9 Bringing the future closer 9 Emotions as signals 7 Get started 7 Breathing 7 Choosing your response 7 Cool the body first 7 When everything feels flat 7 Treatment and medication 7 Equanimity and perspective 7 Growing empathy 7 Remembering to do it 6 Reading, numbers and learning differences 6 Shame and stigma 5 Posture and how you carry yourself 5 When you use something to cope 5 Touch and bodywork 4 Tolerate distress 4 Practising under provocation 3 Obsessions and compulsions 3 Panic and the body 3 Making it stick 3 Righteous anger and perfectionism 3 Being seen and judged 3 What you are actually defending 2 Help someone grieving 2 Ask and say no well 2 Gratitude 2 The fear underneath anger 2 Shame 2 Rest and pacing 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Fondness and admiration 2 Validate yourself and others 1 Living with uncertainty 1 When you go numb 1 Safety and grounding 1

When

Any ordinary day 2 In a change 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

The strengthened warning on this class covers misuse, addiction, physical dependence and withdrawal. The part most people miss is that dependence builds with ordinary correct use over weeks, with nobody doing anything wrong.

That distinction needs handling gently, because patients hear dependence and hear addict. Physical dependence is the body settling around something…

LongerPanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 4:28

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