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How long you have · A minute
A minute 2Five minutes 15Twenty minutes 5Longer 1
Who it is written for · Me
Me 2Someone I care about 2A practitioner 2
Where you are right now
Struggling right now 1Coping, mostly 1
On your own, or with someone
On my own 1Involves someone else 1
Theme · Breaking the worry loop
Staying regulated in conflict 46The moment before you snap 39Choosing your response 36Cool the body first 33What anger actually is 25Your nervous system 24Grounding and settling 24Medication and how it works 23Answering bids 22Bringing the future closer 22Systems for daily life 22The fear underneath anger 21Get started 20Equanimity and perspective 17Fondness and admiration 15Your sense of time 15Practising under provocation 14Treatment and medication 14Knowing your partner 14Affection and touch 14Making it stick 13Repair after rupture 13Growing empathy 13Feelings and focus 12Touch and bodywork 12Structure and routine 12Food, caffeine and fuel 11Breathing 9Gratitude 9Being seen and judged 8Listening and understanding 8When everything feels flat 8Exercise, food and other supports 8What ADHD actually is 7Remembering to do it 7Tolerate distress 7Getting assessed and diagnosed 7Moving your body 7Treatment and medication 6What worry does 6What you are actually defending 6Shared spiritual life 6Rituals of connection 6Screens and attention 5Rebuilding trust 5Shame and stigma 5Posture and how you carry yourself 5Feeling from the inside 4Question the thought 4Self-compassion 4Safety and grounding 3Name what you feel 3Emotions as signals 3Patience and trust 2Obsessions and compulsions 2Shame 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 2Ride the urge 2Validate yourself and others 2Notice the pattern and flex 2Meaning after harm 2Working with anger 2Breaking the worry loop 2Your worth is not conditional 2Let the wave come 2Hold a boundary 2Facing it a step at a time 2When you use something to cope 2Calm the body 2The cost of avoiding 2Care for yourself in loss 1Help someone grieving 1When you go numb 1Get it out of your head 1Act on your values 1Panic and the body 1Ask and say no well 1Listen to the body 1Your window of tolerance 1Face it gently 1Letting it out safely 1Rest and pacing 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Keep the bond 1
When
Under stress 1Any ordinary day 1

The thought that nobody at the party will want to talk to you is chemistry, not a report about the world. You do not have to disprove it. You only have to notice where it came from.

Arguing with an anxious thought while the alarm is still ringing is heavy work and it rarely goes well. Reclassifying it is lighter: this is what my…

A minuteBreaking the worry loopCBTQur’an 50:16

Being told not to worry has never once stopped anybody worrying, including you. If a friend said it to you tomorrow you would carry straight on.

This is worth saying to a parent who feels they are failing at comforting their child. They are not bad at it. The words simply do not do that job…

A minuteBreaking the worry loopCBTQur’an 2:186

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