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

When you use something to cope Getting ready for something Any ordinary day Clear all

How long you have

Twenty minutes 1 Longer 2

Who it is written for

A practitioner 3 Me 3

Where you are right now · Getting ready for something

Coping, mostly 10 Struggling right now 6 Getting ready for something 3

Theme · When you use something to cope

Medication and how it works 35 Food, caffeine and fuel 20 The moment before you snap 18 Choosing your response 18 Cool the body first 16 Reading, numbers and learning differences 13 Exercise, food and other supports 12 Practising under provocation 12 Your sense of time 11 Your nervous system 11 Facing it a step at a time 10 Systems for daily life 9 Bringing the future closer 9 What anger actually is 9 Making it stick 8 Moving your body 8 Grounding and settling 8 What ADHD actually is 7 Remembering to do it 6 The fear underneath anger 5 Breathing 5 Feelings and focus 4 Equanimity and perspective 4 Structure and routine 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 Feeling from the inside 3 When you use something to cope 3 Being seen and judged 3 Getting assessed and diagnosed 2 Get started 2 Shame and stigma 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Tolerate distress 2 Growing empathy 1 Anger, alcohol and the body 1 Screens and attention 1 Self-compassion 1 Rest and pacing 1 Touch and bodywork 1

Approach

Medical and treatment 2 DBT skills 1

When · Any ordinary day

Any ordinary day 3 In a change 1

There are medicines that make stopping smoking easier, and one of them can sometimes cover a mood or attention problem at the same time. That is a fair thing to ask a doctor about.

All of them carry side effects, so the conversation is a weighing up rather than a yes or no. Go in with what you already know about yourself: how…

Twenty minutesWhen you use something to copeMedical and treatmentQur’an 5:87

Set small rewards for staying off it and let them grow the longer you go, so the next one is always near and a slip costs something you can feel.

A vague future benefit competes badly with something available right now. A jar you add to daily, a treat at day three and a bigger one at day ten, a…

LongerWhen you use something to copeMedical and treatmentQur’an 79:40

If the language of a recovery group puts you off, that is a reason to look for a different group, not a reason to decide that help is not for you.

Programmes vary a lot in how they talk. Some lean on surrender to a higher power, others are built around self-management and practical tools, and…

LongerWhen you use something to copeDBT skillsQur’an 29:69

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