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.

Narrowed down

4 practices

Feelings and focus Getting ready for something On my own Clear all

How long you have

A minute 2 Five minutes 1 Twenty minutes 1

Who it is written for

A practitioner 4 Me 4 Someone I care about 1 My husband or wife 1

Where you are right now · Getting ready for something

Coping, mostly 25 Struggling right now 9 Getting ready for something 4

On your own, or with someone · On my own

On my own 4 Both of us together 2 Involves someone else 2

Theme · Feelings and focus

Medication and how it works 20 Food, caffeine and fuel 16 Choosing your response 15 Exercise, food and other supports 13 The moment before you snap 13 What ADHD actually is 13 Your nervous system 12 Cool the body first 11 Practising under provocation 10 Systems for daily life 10 Bringing the future closer 10 Reading, numbers and learning differences 10 Grounding and settling 8 Moving your body 7 What anger actually is 7 Your sense of time 7 Getting assessed and diagnosed 7 Treatment and medication 6 Equanimity and perspective 5 Remembering to do it 5 The fear underneath anger 5 Making it stick 5 Feelings and focus 4 When you use something to cope 4 Facing it a step at a time 3 Touch and bodywork 3 Breathing 3 Structure and routine 2 Tolerate distress 2 Being seen and judged 2 Posture and how you carry yourself 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Shame and stigma 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 1 Self-compassion 1 Treatment and medication 1 Use your strengths 1 What you are actually defending 1 Breaking the worry loop 1 When everything feels flat 1 Get started 1 Growing empathy 1

Approach

CBT 3 ADHD skills 1

When

Any ordinary day 2 Coming and going 2

Try turning 'I will not mess this up today' into 'today I am going to do this well'. You do not have to believe it yet. Said the other way round, it keeps the disaster in front of you all morning.

Notice how many of your goals are stated as things that must not happen. Do not be late, do not lose your temper, do not forget the form. Each one…

A minuteFeelings and focusCBTQur’an 13:28

Put something small at stake and you turn up more. Groups that charge a token amount get better attendance than free ones, and the same trick works on yourself.

It does not have to be money. Book the class you would have to cancel a day ahead, tell a friend you will meet them there, pay the small deposit. The…

A minuteFeelings and focusCBTQur’an 3:134

Nobody tolerates something unpleasant for no reason. Before starting anything difficult, get clear about what you want on the other side of it, in your own words.

Something like: I want to sit an exam without being sick, so I am willing to practise feeling uncomfortable. The sentence has to be yours. A goal…

Five minutesFeelings and focusCBTQur’an 2:45

When you cannot skip it, shorten it. Come for the meal and skip the drinks afterwards. Two hours of you at your best is worth more to everyone than five hours ending badly.

Decide the leaving time before you arrive and say it out loud on the way in, so that it is a plan rather than a walkout. Booking something afterwards…

Twenty minutesFeelings and focusADHD skillsQur’an 25:63

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