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

It tends to run the same way each time. You struggle with something, you feel awful about it, so you keep away from it, and anyone who raises it gets a sharp answer, which makes you keep away harder.

The relief when you avoid it arrives instantly, which is exactly why the loop tightens. Meanwhile the pile of unopened post has not moved, so next…

Five minutesSelf-compassionADHD skillsQur’an 39:53

The goal was never to enjoy the dull task. It is to arrive at something more like: I hate this and I can still do it well enough.

Both halves are doing work. Moving towards the thing you dislike, rather than away from it, is what loosens the avoidance. And well enough is what…

Five minutesSelf-compassionADHD skillsQur’an 94:5

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