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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2 practices
How long you have
Who it is written for
Where you are right now · Getting ready for something
On your own, or with someone
Theme · Practising under provocation
When · Under stress

Whatever line you plan to use on yourself in a hard moment, say it in your own words rather than tidy ones. Polished phrasing tends to evaporate exactly when you need it.

If your inner voice is blunt, let the line be blunt. A therapist working this way will sometimes ask for the crude version of a coping phrase instead…

A minutePractising under provocationCBTQur’an 41:36

Run the same moment twice. The second time, change nothing except what you do with it, and let yourself not mind what the other person might be thinking.

Keeping the situation identical is the point, because then the only thing that moved was you. In a session that means the same silence and the same…

Five minutesPractising under provocationCBTQur’an 12:83

Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.