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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1 practice

When you go numb Coping, mostly Any ordinary day Clear all

Who it is written for

My husband or wife 1 A practitioner 1 Me 1

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Struggling right now 2 Coping, mostly 1

Theme · When you go numb

Medication and how it works 97 Systems for daily life 69 Getting assessed and diagnosed 54 Get started 47 Your nervous system 47 Moving your body 43 Exercise, food and other supports 40 Treatment and medication 39 What anger actually is 37 Your sense of time 37 Bringing the future closer 36 Touch and bodywork 30 What ADHD actually is 28 Equanimity and perspective 26 Screens and attention 26 When everything feels flat 25 Growing empathy 25 The moment before you snap 25 Structure and routine 25 Choosing your response 24 Feelings and focus 23 Food, caffeine and fuel 23 What worry does 22 Grounding and settling 21 Treatment and medication 20 The fear underneath anger 20 Knowing your partner 20 The cost of avoiding 19 Breathing 18 Being seen and judged 16 Shared spiritual life 16 Practising under provocation 15 Making it stick 15 Breaking the worry loop 14 Fondness and admiration 14 Remembering to do it 13 Shame and stigma 13 What you are actually defending 13 Righteous anger and perfectionism 13 Answering bids 12 Staying regulated in conflict 11 Listening and understanding 10 Feeling from the inside 10 Emotions as signals 10 When you use something to cope 10 Reading, numbers and learning differences 10 Gratitude 9 Use your strengths 7 Rituals of connection 7 Affection and touch 7 Cool the body first 6 When anger turns to harm 6 Self-compassion 6 Tolerate distress 5 Obsessions and compulsions 5 Anger, alcohol and the body 5 Facing it a step at a time 5 Rebuilding trust 5 Posture and how you carry yourself 4 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Repair after rupture 3 Panic and the body 3 Your worth is not conditional 3 Question the thought 3 Face it gently 2 Act on your values 2 Meaning after harm 2 Rest and pacing 2 Get it out of your head 2 Find meaning 2 Keep the bond 2 Work with your brain 2 Shame 1 Safety and grounding 1 Living with uncertainty 1 Your window of tolerance 1 Care for yourself in loss 1 When you go numb 1 Listen to the body 1

Going still and needing nothing is usually something a person worked out young, somewhere it was the sensible answer.

If reaching out met dismissal, or worse, then not reaching out is not a flaw of character. A child who stops asking, stops showing what they feel and…

Five minutesWhen you go numbEmotionally focusedQur’an 57:16

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