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All four tools

Crisis Restart Protocol

For when the wheels come off. Tell it what’s happening and it gives you the script. No judgement in either direction.

  • ~2 min
  • No signup
  • Works offline

How are you doing right now?

Check anything that’s true. Be honest, nobody is reading this. Two checks in the same box tells the page which protocol you need.

ADHD overwhelm is neurological, not a personal failure. You aren’t weak for being here. You’re being smart about it.

Task Paralysis

Task Paralysis

When your brain freezes and you can’t start anything

Emotional Dysregulation

Emotional Dysregulation

When emotions are too big and you can’t regulate

Isolation Cascade

Isolation Cascade

When you’re withdrawing and can’t reach out

Always available

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

24/7 confidential support for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.

Call 988

If talking is too much

Crisis Text Line

Text HOME to 741741. Free 24/7 support via text message.

Text HOME to 741741

About this tool

What it is

An assessment and a set of escalating scripts, from the Emergency Restart chapter of Built For Chaos. You check the boxes that match what’s happening. It gives you the protocol that fits, and the crisis numbers stay on screen the entire time.

What it won’t do

This isn’t therapy, not a diagnosis, and not a substitute for a crisis line or a clinician. It sends nothing anywhere and saves nothing. Close the tab and it’s gone.

Why it works

In a crash, executive function is the first thing offline, which means "figure out what to do" is exactly the wrong ask. Pre-written steps remove the decision. You only have to do the next line.

This tool is the Emergency Restart chapter of Built For Chaos.

The book is the whole system: ten chapters, 38 pages of worksheets, and the eleven crisis cards these tools were built from. Start free with the Starter Kit, or go straight to the full thing.

Get it on Amazon Get the PDF, $7.95 Get the free Starter Kit

When you’re back on your feet

These three are for the ordinary days. Set them up now so they’re waiting next time.