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 A practitioner On my own Clear all

Who it is written for · A practitioner

A practitioner 2 Me 1

Where you are right now

Struggling right now 1 Coping, mostly 1

On your own, or with someone · On my own

Involves someone else 3 On my own 2

Theme · Panic and the body

Your nervous system 108Medication and how it works 81 What anger actually is 79 The moment before you snap 70 Get started 62 Choosing your response 61 Systems for daily life 60 Grounding and settling 60 The fear underneath anger 57 Equanimity and perspective 57 Cool the body first 55 Your sense of time 52 Touch and bodywork 52 What ADHD actually is 49 Food, caffeine and fuel 48 Moving your body 48 When everything feels flat 44 Bringing the future closer 44 Exercise, food and other supports 44 Getting assessed and diagnosed 42 Treatment and medication 38 Feelings and focus 38 Practising under provocation 36 Shame and stigma 30 Screens and attention 29 Making it stick 29 Breathing 28 What worry does 24 Treatment and medication 24 Structure and routine 23 Feeling from the inside 23 Being seen and judged 21 What you are actually defending 21 Tolerate distress 20 Growing empathy 20 When you use something to cope 19 Remembering to do it 17 Reading, numbers and learning differences 14 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Obsessions and compulsions 13 Breaking the worry loop 13 Emotions as signals 12 Facing it a step at a time 11 Self-compassion 11 Shame 10 Question the thought 8 Anger, alcohol and the body 8 Posture and how you carry yourself 8 When anger turns to harm 7 Use your strengths 7 When you go numb 4 Living with uncertainty 4 Letting it out safely 4 Rest and pacing 3 The cost of avoiding 2 Panic and the body 2

When

Under stress 1 Any ordinary day 1

The speed is why these work and also what they cost. Relief that lands within the half hour is the most teachable kind there is, and what it teaches is to reach for it sooner next time.

How fast a drug comes on drives that learning more than how long it hangs around afterwards. Better to name it out loud with someone than leave them…

A minutePanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 13:28

Drug names ending in pam or lam are almost always benzodiazepines. It is a quick way to pick the class out of somebody's medication list.

The ending tracks a shared chemical backbone, so the shortcut is not a coincidence. Keep a rough rule alongside it: this class suits sharp fear…

A minutePanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 27:10

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