Guides — deeper field manuals

Fuller breakdowns for conditions and patterns, not just moments. Mechanism, evidence-tagged approaches, and honest limits — for when you want to understand a condition, not just get through the next ten minutes.

DepressionThe daily-habit toolkit and the science behind it. AnxietyUnderstanding and working with the anxious system. StressLoad, recovery, and what actually helps. CompassionThe soothing system, self-compassion vs. self-esteem, and the practices that build it. ConfidenceThe self-esteem movement had it backwards — what actually builds it, and two tools to build it deliberately. Warmth & CharismaCharisma isn't charm — it's legible warmth. What builds it, and a Question Deck to practice. SensitivityNeuroticism isn't a flaw — a smoke detector set sensitive, and what actually moves the baseline. Food & FeelingsAn honest, non-prescriptive look at hunger, emotional eating, and when to bring in more support. Food & MoodWhat diet trials actually found about depression — the strongest one, its honest limits, and what hasn't replicated. SupplementsWhat's tested, what interacts, what harms — St John's Wort, magnesium, and the ones that probably aren't worth it. MovementThe most reliably tested lever here — the SMILE trials, the big meta-analysis, and its own honest limits. OCDERP, the loop, and why re-reading this can itself be the ritual. HoardingA distinct disorder, not laziness — what actually helps. ADHD guideEvidence-based daily strategies, mechanism, and honest limits. Focus & attentionTrain attention and work in bouts. AutismThis site's tools, adapted — info, not diagnosis. Sleep (CBT-I)Rebuild sleep the evidence-based way.

Looking for a hands-on tool instead of a field manual? See Practices. Not sure which door is yours? Find your method. Prefer to browse by clinical approach instead — Cognitive, Physiological, Somatic? See The whole system, mapped.