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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.
Reaching for another person when you are wound up is not a distraction from coping. Contact can turn the alarm down at the source.
This is why a short call, a message to someone who knows you, or sitting in the same room as family is worth doing before you get as far as the…
Safety comes in through three doors: your body, the place you are in, and the people around you. If one is shut, try another.
This matters most when you are on your own and the person you would ring is not there. You can still change the room, open a window, go outside, put…
Whatever you did in the worst moment, your body chose it faster than thought. You did not decide it and then get it wrong.
The selection happens deep in the brain, in a fraction of a second, before the part of you that weighs options gets a look in. People spend years…
Being strong, trained or brave does not decide which way your body goes. People who could easily have fought have frozen instead.
This one matters for anyone whose sense of themselves was built on being capable: soldiers, police, door staff, athletes, older brothers. The shame…
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Irritability, a hot face, itchiness, a mild earache or feeling slightly off balance are common while doing this. People often say it feels like getting off a long flight.
Knowing that in advance matters, because unexplained body sensations are easy to read as harm when your alarm system is already sensitive. Say what…