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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Obsessions and compulsions A minute Someone I care about Clear all

How long you have · A minute

A minute 2 Five minutes 2 Twenty minutes 1

Who it is written for · Someone I care about

A practitioner 3 Me 2 Someone I care about 2

On your own, or with someone

Both of us together 1 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Obsessions and compulsions

Cool the body first 26 Grounding and settling 24 Systems for daily life 24 The fear underneath anger 22 Your nervous system 21 What anger actually is 16 Your sense of time 16 Bringing the future closer 15 Medication and how it works 14 Structure and routine 13 Equanimity and perspective 12 The moment before you snap 12 Moving your body 9 Exercise, food and other supports 9 What ADHD actually is 8 The cost of avoiding 8 Remembering to do it 7 Breathing 7 Choosing your response 7 Growing empathy 7 Making it stick 7 Screens and attention 7 Tolerate distress 7 Treatment and medication 6 Food, caffeine and fuel 6 What worry does 6 Shame and stigma 5 Get started 5 What you are actually defending 5 Shame 4 Practising under provocation 4 When everything feels flat 4 Self-compassion 3 When you use something to cope 3 Reading, numbers and learning differences 2 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Breaking the worry loop 2 Feelings and focus 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Facing it a step at a time 2 Emotions as signals 2 Righteous anger and perfectionism 2 When anger turns to harm 2 Help someone grieving 1 Getting assessed and diagnosed 1 Touch and bodywork 1 Letting it out safely 1 Anger, alcohol and the body 1

When the words for feelings are not there, ask for a number instead. How much did the handwashing take over this week, one to ten, is a question someone can answer on a bad day.

A number asks far less of a person than a description, which matters when putting feelings into language is hard for them, and you still end up with…

A minuteObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 2:286

Agree a short phrase to use at home. Saying I am having OCD worries tells a parent what is going on without handing them the worry to solve.

Once a parent hears the details they will nearly always try to help by answering, and answering is the thing that feeds it. A label gives them…

A minuteObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 23:97

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