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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.
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…
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…
If this has been going on for years, medication is often part of what helps, and it usually needs a longer run at it than people expect. Starting low and building up slowly is the normal way of doing it.
The slow build is there to keep side effects bearable through the first few weeks, which is where most people quietly give up. It helps to agree with…
If every step you try keeps not working, however small you make it, that is information rather than failure. A more intensive programme is the next thing to look at, and it should be put to you as an option.
The whole point of shrinking the steps is to find one that moves. When nothing moves at any size, staying in the same weekly arrangement out of…
There is more about worry and anxiety than the practices: the worry and anxiety area has the themes and the courses too.