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

3 practices
How long you have
Who it is written for · Me
Where you are right now
Theme · Righteous anger and perfectionism
The moment before you snap 32Cool the body first 30Grounding and settling 29Choosing your response 28Touch and bodywork 22Staying regulated in conflict 20Your nervous system 19What anger actually is 18Equanimity and perspective 15The fear underneath anger 15Feelings and focus 12Tolerate distress 11Breathing 10Systems for daily life 9Answering bids 9Moving your body 8Feeling from the inside 8Practising under provocation 8Medication and how it works 7What worry does 7Breaking the worry loop 6Making it stick 6Affection and touch 6Bringing the future closer 6Shame 6Knowing your partner 5What you are actually defending 5Treatment and medication 5Question the thought 5When everything feels flat 5Food, caffeine and fuel 5Get started 4Letting it out safely 4Emotions as signals 4Shame and stigma 4Growing empathy 4Getting assessed and diagnosed 4Posture and how you carry yourself 4Screens and attention 3The cost of avoiding 3Being seen and judged 3Calm the body 3Facing it a step at a time 3Let the wave come 3Listening and understanding 3Name what you feel 3Obsessions and compulsions 3Exercise, food and other supports 3Righteous anger and perfectionism 3Safety and grounding 3Working with anger 3Patience and trust 2Ride the urge 2Meaning after harm 2Your sense of time 2When you use something to cope 2When anger turns to harm 2Self-compassion 2Rebuild trust 2Remembering to do it 1Panic and the body 1Listen to the body 1Care for yourself in loss 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Treatment and medication 1Structure and routine 1Validate yourself and others 1What ADHD actually is 1Shared spiritual life 1Your window of tolerance 1Act on your values 1Rest and pacing 1Repair after rupture 1
When · Under stress

Certainty feels good. That sudden clean sense of knowing exactly who is in the wrong is part of what keeps anger coming back, so it is worth noticing as a pleasure rather than as proof.

Anger tidies things up. The doubt goes, the mixed feelings go, and for a moment you know where you stand. Take that away without putting anything in…

A minuteRighteous anger and perfectionismCoreQur’an 53:32

When someone is in full flood, leaving is allowed. Getting out of the way of a person who is past listening is a skill, not a defeat.

You can say where you are going and that you will come back to it, which keeps it from reading as punishment. This matters most for anyone who was…

A minuteRighteous anger and perfectionismCoreQur’an 42:41

When something is genuinely wrong, try saying the whole sentence: this is wrong, it should not be like this, and it is. Then ask how it came to be, before asking what to do.

The word should keeps you in the courtroom, where the only available outcome is a verdict. Asking why moves you into how the thing actually happened,…

Five minutesRighteous anger and perfectionismCoreQur’an 49:9

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