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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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How long you have
A minute 1Five minutes 2
Who it is written for
Me 3A practitioner 3Someone I care about 2
Where you are right now · Struggling right now
Struggling right now 3Coping, mostly 1
On your own, or with someone
On my own 2Involves someone else 1
Theme · Growing empathy
Grounding and settling 28Cool the body first 19The moment before you snap 18Touch and bodywork 15Your nervous system 13What anger actually is 12Choosing your response 11Systems for daily life 9Breathing 9Moving your body 8The cost of avoiding 8Feelings and focus 8Screens and attention 8Feeling from the inside 7Medication and how it works 7Shame 7Equanimity and perspective 6What worry does 6Breaking the worry loop 6Treatment and medication 5Bringing the future closer 5Shame and stigma 5Tolerate distress 5Food, caffeine and fuel 4Posture and how you carry yourself 4When everything feels flat 4The fear underneath anger 4Letting it out safely 4Get started 4Exercise, food and other supports 3Question the thought 3Obsessions and compulsions 3When anger turns to harm 3Getting assessed and diagnosed 3Growing empathy 3Emotions as signals 3Being seen and judged 3Making it stick 2Your sense of time 2Self-compassion 2Practising under provocation 2Structure and routine 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 2Righteous anger and perfectionism 1Panic and the body 1What ADHD actually is 1Rest and pacing 1Remembering to do it 1When you use something to cope 1What you are actually defending 1Facing it a step at a time 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1
Approach
CBT 1Body based 1Medical and treatment 1
When · Under stress
Under stress 3Any ordinary day 3After a row 1

When you are already angry, imagining your way into someone else's head asks the tired part of you to do the heavy lifting. Start with your body instead: look at their face, let your breathing and your shoulders come closer to theirs.

Perspective taking is a fine skill on a calm day. In the middle of a row it tends to slide into arguing with a version of the other person you have…

A minuteGrowing empathyBody basedQur’an 9:128

Time alone can be a good idea or a dangerous one, and the difference is what sits underneath it. If you are already low, already dodging people, or drinking on your own, a plan to see fewer people is the wrong plan.

Ask honestly which one this is. Stepping back from a crowded, quarrelsome week is one thing. Disappearing because you cannot face anybody is another,…

Five minutesGrowing empathyMedical and treatmentQur’an 93:10

Underneath both versions sits the same small dread: somebody being displeased with you. That is the thing to practise surviving, and it does get easier.

Start where it is cheap. Send back the wrong order. Say you would rather not, once, to a person who will be mildly annoyed and nothing worse. Sit…

Five minutesGrowing empathyCBTQur’an 7:156

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