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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Obsessions and compulsions Twenty minutes Clear all

How long you have · Twenty minutes

A minute 3 Five minutes 11 Twenty minutes 2 Longer 2

Who it is written for

A practitioner 2 Me 1 Someone I care about 1

Where you are right now

Struggling right now 1 Coping, mostly 1

Theme · Obsessions and compulsions

Systems for daily life 38 Medication and how it works 30 Moving your body 26 Treatment and medication 19 Screens and attention 18 Getting assessed and diagnosed 17 What ADHD actually is 17 Get started 17 Feelings and focus 16 The cost of avoiding 15 Your nervous system 14 Reading, numbers and learning differences 14 Food, caffeine and fuel 11 Your sense of time 10 Exercise, food and other supports 10 What anger actually is 10 Bringing the future closer 9 Touch and bodywork 8 The moment before you snap 8 Shared spiritual life 7 Emotions as signals 6 Cool the body first 6 The fear underneath anger 6 Breaking the worry loop 6 Tolerate distress 6 Shame 6 Grounding and settling 6 When everything feels flat 5 Facing it a step at a time 5 When you use something to cope 5 Shame and stigma 5 Staying regulated in conflict 5 Breathing 5 Remembering to do it 5 When anger turns to harm 4 Being seen and judged 4 Choosing your response 4 Growing empathy 4 Repair after rupture 4 Righteous anger and perfectionism 4 Rituals of connection 4 What worry does 4 Practising under provocation 3 Equanimity and perspective 3 Use your strengths 3 Making it stick 3 Knowing your partner 3 Anger, alcohol and the body 3 Structure and routine 3 Rebuilding trust 3 Obsessions and compulsions 2 Posture and how you carry yourself 2 Feeling from the inside 2 Letting it out safely 2 Answering bids 2 Rest and pacing 1 Safety and grounding 1 Keep the bond 1 Care for yourself in loss 1 Treatment and medication 1 Question the thought 1 Living with uncertainty 1 What you are actually defending 1 Listen to the body 1

When obsessions start early and dig in deep, ask gently what anxiety looks like elsewhere in the family. Often there is an undiagnosed parent, and often that parent is helping in ways that keep the whole thing running.

None of this is about blame. A parent who checks the locks for their child, answers the same question fifteen times, or arranges the evening around a…

Twenty minutesObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 114:6

If the urge to arrange has to go somewhere, point it at something that can actually be finished. A kitchen drawer ends. A desk you keep re-sorting never does.

The ending is the part that matters. Finishing leaves you with something real to have done, which competes with the small relief that compulsive…

Twenty minutesObsessions and compulsionsCBTQur’an 7:31

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