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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Feelings and focus A minute Struggling right now Clear all

How long you have · A minute

A minute 2 Five minutes 9 Twenty minutes 6 Longer 3

Who it is written for

Me 2 Someone I care about 1 A practitioner 1

Where you are right now · Struggling right now

Coping, mostly 8 Struggling right now 2 Getting ready for something 2

On your own, or with someone

On my own 1 Involves someone else 1

Theme · Feelings and focus

Grounding and settling 17 Cool the body first 17 The moment before you snap 15 What anger actually is 11 Your nervous system 10 Choosing your response 9 Touch and bodywork 7 Get started 7 The cost of avoiding 6 Systems for daily life 6 Practising under provocation 5 Treatment and medication 5 The fear underneath anger 4 Getting assessed and diagnosed 4 Making it stick 4 Your sense of time 4 Structure and routine 4 Tolerate distress 4 What ADHD actually is 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 What worry does 3 Being seen and judged 3 Shame 3 Bringing the future closer 3 Breathing 3 Shame and stigma 2 Screens and attention 2 Treatment and medication 2 Medication and how it works 2 Feelings and focus 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Equanimity and perspective 2 Food, caffeine and fuel 2 Obsessions and compulsions 1 When you go numb 1 Moving your body 1 Growing empathy 1 When everything feels flat 1 Righteous anger and perfectionism 1 Self-compassion 1 Facing it a step at a time 1 Letting it out safely 1 Rest and pacing 1 What you are actually defending 1 Breaking the worry loop 1 Question the thought 1 Remembering to do it 1 Panic and the body 1

Approach

CBT 1 ADHD skills 1

When

Any ordinary day 1 Under stress 1

The unkind thoughts tend to arrive in a handful of familiar shapes. One friend is busy so nobody wants you. One bad mark so you are going to fail everything. Someone did not say hello so they must dislike you.

Rather than fighting the content, try naming the shape: that is the all or nothing one, that is the mind reading one. Most people find they only have…

A minuteFeelings and focusCBTQur’an 91:8

A wave across the road, a joke with the man in the shop, asking someone how they are and meaning it. These unplanned seconds count for more than they look like they should.

They are also the easiest place to start when arranging a proper meet up feels like too much. Almost nothing is at stake in a greeting, so a fear of…

A minuteFeelings and focusADHD skillsQur’an 25:63

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