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Coping skill · 25 min

Body doubling

You can't make yourself start alone.

Do this

  1. Ask someone to sit with you, in person or on a call.
  2. Each of you says what you will work on.
  3. Work for 25 minutes. No talking.
  4. Check in for five minutes.
  5. Go again if it is working.

Why it works

Strong feelings and urges rise, peak and fall, usually within minutes. A skill gives your body something to do while the wave passes, and each time you ride one out, the next one gets a little easier.