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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104 practices

Medication and how it works Coping, mostly Clear all

How long you have

A minute 18 Five minutes 63 Twenty minutes 19 Longer 4

Who it is written for

A practitioner 103Me 91 Someone I care about 58

Where you are right now · Coping, mostly

Coping, mostly 104Getting ready for something 48 Struggling right now 25

On your own, or with someone

On my own 52 Involves someone else 34 Both of us together 18

Theme · Medication and how it works

Medication and how it works 104Systems for daily life 70 Getting assessed and diagnosed 63 Your nervous system 61 Staying regulated in conflict 60 What anger actually is 60 Moving your body 48 Get started 48 Equanimity and perspective 46 Choosing your response 44 Bringing the future closer 43 The moment before you snap 43 The fear underneath anger 42 Exercise, food and other supports 41 Your sense of time 40 Treatment and medication 39 Touch and bodywork 38 Feelings and focus 38 Screens and attention 32 When everything feels flat 32 What ADHD actually is 30 Growing empathy 28 Grounding and settling 27 Structure and routine 26 The cost of avoiding 26 Knowing your partner 25 Answering bids 24 Food, caffeine and fuel 24 What worry does 23 Practising under provocation 22 Treatment and medication 20 What you are actually defending 20 Emotions as signals 20 Cool the body first 20 Making it stick 19 Breathing 19 Repair after rupture 19 Being seen and judged 18 Rebuilding trust 17 Shared spiritual life 17 Righteous anger and perfectionism 16 Fondness and admiration 15 Affection and touch 15 Breaking the worry loop 14 Shame and stigma 14 Listening and understanding 13 Remembering to do it 13 Rituals of connection 13 Feeling from the inside 12 When anger turns to harm 11 When you use something to cope 11 Tolerate distress 10 Reading, numbers and learning differences 10 Gratitude 9 Facing it a step at a time 9 Use your strengths 8 Self-compassion 8 Anger, alcohol and the body 6 Obsessions and compulsions 6 Question the thought 5 Posture and how you carry yourself 4 Meaning after harm 4 Safety and grounding 4 Your worth is not conditional 3 Act on your values 3 Calm the body 3 Panic and the body 3 Notice the pattern and flex 3 Shame 3 Working with anger 3 Let the wave come 3 Name what you feel 3 Patience and trust 2 Validate yourself and others 2 Your window of tolerance 2 Work with your brain 2 Listen to the body 2 Keep the bond 2 Hold a boundary 2 Help someone grieving 2 Get it out of your head 2 Find meaning 2 Rest and pacing 2 Face it gently 2 Ride the urge 2 Care for yourself in loss 2 Ask and say no well 2 Living with uncertainty 1 When you go numb 1

Approach

Medical and treatment 97 ADHD skills 7

When

Any ordinary day 97 In a change 6 Under stress 1

A child who has spent years being told they are careless will often say yes to whoever finally seems glad of them. Work on how they see themselves is not a soft extra to the clinical work.

Count the corrections in a single day and it is easy to see what accumulates. By the time an offer comes from someone friendly, the pull is belonging…

LongerMedication and how it worksMedical and treatmentQur’an 39:53

Some people find they drive better in a manual, because there is always something to be done. Treat that as an experiment rather than a finding.

The reasoning is the same as a fidget toy or a standing desk. A little constant demand can keep an under-occupied system in the room instead of…

LongerMedication and how it worksMedical and treatmentQur’an 12:44

Blood pressure on a stimulant is an individual matter. For most people it is a non-event, and where it does rise the answer is often a different stimulant rather than none at all.

No blood test or cheek swab will tell you in advance which one suits you. Finding out means trying, measuring and being willing to change, which is…

LongerMedication and how it worksMedical and treatmentQur’an 33:5

When medication works, its best effect is often on everything else you were already trying. Coaching, exercise, a routine: each of them needs enough attention to get started, and attention is the thing in short supply.

That is why setting medication against the other approaches usually misses the point. The plan you could not keep last year may be perfectly keepable…

LongerMedication and how it worksMedical and treatmentQur’an 4:28

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