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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Practising under provocation Five minutes Struggling right now Clear all

How long you have · Five minutes

A minute 5 Five minutes 3

Who it is written for

A practitioner 3 Me 3 Someone I care about 2

Where you are right now · Struggling right now

Coping, mostly 17 Getting ready for something 8 Struggling right now 3

Theme · Practising under provocation

Your nervous system 27 What anger actually is 20 Grounding and settling 16 Touch and bodywork 15 Screens and attention 14 Medication and how it works 12 Getting assessed and diagnosed 12 When everything feels flat 12 Shame and stigma 12 The moment before you snap 12 Equanimity and perspective 11 Get started 11 Feelings and focus 9 The fear underneath anger 9 Your sense of time 9 Cool the body first 8 Obsessions and compulsions 8 What ADHD actually is 8 Breaking the worry loop 7 Emotions as signals 7 Feeling from the inside 7 Choosing your response 7 Systems for daily life 7 Breathing 7 What worry does 6 Shame 6 When you use something to cope 6 When you go numb 5 Remembering to do it 5 Reading, numbers and learning differences 5 Food, caffeine and fuel 5 Growing empathy 5 The cost of avoiding 5 Treatment and medication 5 Moving your body 4 When anger turns to harm 4 Question the thought 4 Structure and routine 3 Exercise, food and other supports 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 Practising under provocation 3 Being seen and judged 3 Tolerate distress 3 Treatment and medication 3 Facing it a step at a time 2 Self-compassion 2 Making it stick 2 Bringing the future closer 2 Rest and pacing 1 What you are actually defending 1 Living with uncertainty 1 Letting it out safely 1

When

Any ordinary day 2 After a row 1

A cut heals and you stop thinking about it. An insult has no moment where the body tells you it is over, so it stays available to be replayed for years.

That is worth knowing, because it explains why a remark from a decade ago can still tighten your chest, and why you are not weak for that. The…

Five minutesPractising under provocationCBTQur’an 42:43

People who get angry a lot are rarely hard. They are easily hurt, and the anger arrives about a second later to cover the hurt.

This changes what you work on. Instead of asking how to control the shouting, ask what keeps landing so easily and where that softness came from. If…

Five minutesPractising under provocationCBTQur’an 73:10

If your skin is very thin at the moment, do the first rounds in your head. Picture the slight, picture how you want to meet it, and let the real thing wait a while.

Going straight to the live version works for plenty of people and it is quicker. For someone already flinching at ordinary conversations, it can…

Five minutesPractising under provocationCBTQur’an 46:35

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