Practices

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Panic and the body Five minutes Coping, mostly Clear all

How long you have · Five minutes

A minute 1 Five minutes 2

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Me 1

Theme · Panic and the body

Medication and how it works 63 Getting assessed and diagnosed 41 Your nervous system 37 What anger actually is 36 Systems for daily life 31 Equanimity and perspective 29 Exercise, food and other supports 27 Your sense of time 25 Get started 23 Touch and bodywork 23 What ADHD actually is 22 Bringing the future closer 21 Treatment and medication 20 When everything feels flat 19 The moment before you snap 19 The fear underneath anger 18 Feelings and focus 17 Practising under provocation 17 Choosing your response 17 Moving your body 17 What worry does 17 Screens and attention 16 Grounding and settling 14 What you are actually defending 14 Food, caffeine and fuel 13 Structure and routine 12 Emotions as signals 12 Righteous anger and perfectionism 11 Breathing 10 Staying regulated in conflict 9 Growing empathy 9 The cost of avoiding 9 Being seen and judged 9 Feeling from the inside 9 Rebuilding trust 9 Knowing your partner 8 Treatment and medication 8 Making it stick 7 Breaking the worry loop 7 Remembering to do it 6 Cool the body first 6 Shame and stigma 6 When you use something to cope 5 Listening and understanding 5 When anger turns to harm 5 Self-compassion 5 Tolerate distress 5 Reading, numbers and learning differences 4 Facing it a step at a time 4 Shared spiritual life 4 Rituals of connection 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 Obsessions and compulsions 3 Use your strengths 3 Find meaning 2 Act on your values 2 Work with your brain 2 Repair after rupture 2 Meaning after harm 2 Anger, alcohol and the body 2 Panic and the body 2 Your worth is not conditional 1 Affection and touch 1 Ask and say no well 1 Calm the body 1 Face it gently 1 Get it out of your head 1 Help someone grieving 1 Let the wave come 1 Notice the pattern and flex 1 When you go numb 1 Question the thought 1 Rest and pacing 1 Shame 1 Living with uncertainty 1 Your window of tolerance 1 Working with anger 1

Benzodiazepines turn the volume down. They do not change the setting the volume keeps returning to, and it is worth saying that plainly before someone starts one.

They work by strengthening the braking system the brain already runs, which is why they act quickly and why they need that braking chemistry to be…

Five minutesPanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 94:5

Within this class the choice is mostly about how long the drug lasts rather than how well it works. They all pull on the same receptor, so the real question is what pattern of cover the person in front of you needs.

A short-acting one taken as panic arrives gives sharp relief and teaches the person to keep it in a pocket. A longer-acting one gives smoother cover…

Five minutesPanic and the bodyMedical and treatmentQur’an 2:255

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