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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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Who it is written for
A practitioner 2Someone I care about 2Me 2
Where you are right now · Struggling right now
Struggling right now 2Coping, mostly 1
Theme · Growing empathy
The cost of avoiding 13Obsessions and compulsions 12What worry does 11Breaking the worry loop 9Practising under provocation 8Feelings and focus 8Question the thought 6Screens and attention 6Being seen and judged 5Living with uncertainty 3Facing it a step at a time 3Growing empathy 2Choosing your response 1Treatment and medication 1
Approach · CBT
Medical and treatment 3CBT 2Body based 2
When
Under stress 1Any ordinary day 1

If you keep saying yes and then feeling furious about it, the problem may not be that you care too much. Often it is that you cannot bear anyone being displeased with you.

The two look identical from outside and they need completely different answers. Genuine feeling for someone is warm and tiring. Fear of disapproval…

Five minutesGrowing empathyCBTQur’an 76:9

Underneath both versions sits the same small dread: somebody being displeased with you. That is the thing to practise surviving, and it does get easier.

Start where it is cheap. Send back the wrong order. Say you would rather not, once, to a person who will be mildly annoyed and nothing worse. Sit…

Five minutesGrowing empathyCBTQur’an 7:156

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