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How long you have
A minute 1Five minutes 3
Who it is written for
A practitioner 4Me 3Someone I care about 1
Where you are right now
Struggling right now 3Coping, mostly 1
On your own, or with someone
On my own 3Both of us together 1
Theme · Obsessions and compulsions
The moment before you snap 32Cool the body first 31Grounding and settling 30Choosing your response 28Your nervous system 24Touch and bodywork 22What anger actually is 20Staying regulated in conflict 20The fear underneath anger 18Feelings and focus 16Equanimity and perspective 15Tolerate distress 11Breathing 10The cost of avoiding 10Answering bids 9Systems for daily life 9Feeling from the inside 9Practising under provocation 8Screens and attention 8Shame 8Medication and how it works 8Moving your body 8Getting assessed and diagnosed 7What worry does 7Breaking the worry loop 6When anger turns to harm 6Bringing the future closer 6When everything feels flat 6Shame and stigma 6Making it stick 6Affection and touch 6Facing it a step at a time 5Knowing your partner 5Emotions as signals 5Food, caffeine and fuel 5Question the thought 5Treatment and medication 5What you are actually defending 5Obsessions and compulsions 4Growing empathy 4Get started 4Letting it out safely 4Posture and how you carry yourself 4Listening and understanding 3Being seen and judged 3Calm the body 3Let the wave come 3Name what you feel 3Exercise, food and other supports 3Righteous anger and perfectionism 3Safety and grounding 3Working with anger 3Rebuild trust 2Patience and trust 2Self-compassion 2Meaning after harm 2Ride the urge 2Structure and routine 2Reading, numbers and learning differences 2When you use something to cope 2Treatment and medication 2Your sense of time 2Care for yourself in loss 1What ADHD actually is 1Validate yourself and others 1Shared spiritual life 1Your window of tolerance 1Anger, alcohol and the body 1Rest and pacing 1Repair after rupture 1Remembering to do it 1Panic and the body 1Act on your values 1Listen to the body 1
When · Under stress
Any ordinary day 13Under stress 4In a change 1

Try not to talk the worry through in detail, even with someone kind. Going over the specifics feels like sorting it out, and it is closer to watering it.

Mental review and asking for reassurance are the same move in different clothes. Both give a short drop in distress and a stronger pull next time.…

A minuteObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 13:28

You can take someone's fear entirely seriously without walking through the frightening story with them. Say you can see how frightening it feels, and leave the plot alone.

It reads colder written down than it lands in the room. What the person needs is to feel believed. What they do not need is a second person weighing…

Five minutesObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 50:16

Fears of doing something terrible, of hurting an animal or a person, are not treated by moving closer to the act. Nobody should be walking you up a ladder towards the thing you are terrified of doing.

These thoughts sit at the far end from wanting. They horrify you, which is exactly why they stick to you. The work goes on what you have decided the…

Five minutesObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 33:5

If you are stuck on whether having a thought makes you a bad person, that question is a symptom and not a case waiting to be settled. Name it as scrupulosity and let it stand unanswered.

Debating your moral standing is where this gets its fuel, and every reassurance you win, from a friend, an imam, a search at midnight, buys less time…

Five minutesObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 39:53

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