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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3 practicesHow long you have
Who it is written for
On your own, or with someone
Theme · Treatment and medication
These medicines work on a timescale of four to six weeks, not days. Say the number out loud at the start, because someone expecting relief this week will have decided by Friday that it failed.
Something does happen on the first day, but it is only the first step of a change that takes weeks to finish. The useful version of this is a date:…
Describe what the first fortnight might feel like before the first tablet, not after the first worried phone call. A warning given in advance turns a bad week into a milestone.
The wording can be plain. Some people feel more wound up for the first week or ten days, it usually passes, and nobody changes anything without…
The first week or so on one of these can feel worse rather than better: jittery, restless, sleeping badly. For most people it settles within a fortnight, and it is a known part of starting rather than a sign of harm.
Untold, a person quite reasonably concludes the medicine is making them ill and stops. Told beforehand, the same week becomes something to sit out,…
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