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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Anger, alcohol and the body Longer A practitioner Clear all

How long you have · Longer

A minute 1 Five minutes 2 Twenty minutes 3 Longer 2

Who it is written for · A practitioner

Someone I care about 2 Me 2 A practitioner 2

Where you are right now

Getting ready for something 1 Coping, mostly 1

Theme · Anger, alcohol and the body

Moving your body 12 Systems for daily life 12 Treatment and medication 12 Medication and how it works 10 Feelings and focus 9 Your nervous system 8 Food, caffeine and fuel 7 Screens and attention 6 Getting assessed and diagnosed 6 What anger actually is 5 When everything feels flat 5 Choosing your response 5 The fear underneath anger 4 Shame and stigma 4 Making it stick 4 Use your strengths 4 Equanimity and perspective 4 Growing empathy 4 When you use something to cope 4 Being seen and judged 4 The cost of avoiding 4 Facing it a step at a time 3 Exercise, food and other supports 3 Reading, numbers and learning differences 3 What ADHD actually is 3 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Grounding and settling 2 The moment before you snap 2 Tolerate distress 2 Cool the body first 2 Get started 2 Bringing the future closer 2 Breathing 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 2 Touch and bodywork 1 Shame 1 Feeling from the inside 1 Structure and routine 1 Self-compassion 1 Your sense of time 1 Panic and the body 1 Practising under provocation 1 Question the thought 1 Rest and pacing 1 Living with uncertainty 1 What worry does 1 What you are actually defending 1 Breaking the worry loop 1

If drinking is anywhere in the picture, stopping will probably do more for your anger than any technique you could learn. That is not the interesting answer, it is just the one that moves the most.

Skills work at the edges of a hard moment. Alcohol removes the very part of you those skills run on, so you can practise beautifully on a Tuesday…

LongerAnger, alcohol and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 5:91

Sleep, food, illness and the run of stress you have been carrying set the height of your fuse before anything has even happened. Sort those out and you are simply a calmer person that week, with no insight required.

This is the cheapest work available and it is nearly always skipped, because it feels too obvious to count. Notice when your worst moments land: late…

LongerAnger, alcohol and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 78:9

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