14 pages. Type into the fields and use the interactive controls on a compatible device.

Digital toolkit
I’ve Shut Down
Take the space. Find your way back.
Practical tools for when you go quiet, disappear into yourself or need some space without getting stuck there.
Instant digital access after successful payment.
This is for you if…
Sounds familiar?
- You go quiet when your head is full and questions feel like more pressure.
- A bit of space helps at first, but sometimes turns into disappearing for hours or days.
- You become very good at one-word answers while everybody else is left guessing.
- Messages, plans or conversations get pushed to later — and later keeps moving.
- You want to take space without getting trapped in it or shutting people out completely.
What it helps you do
Make the next move useful.
- Recognise what your version of shutting down actually looks like.
- Work out what the quiet is trying to do for you.
- Tell the difference between useful space and getting stuck.
- Give people a simple, honest signal without having to explain everything immediately.
- Find a practical route back when you are ready.
What you get
Three useful versions. One purchase.
14 clean pages designed to print and write on with a pen.
A separate quick-use image for the moment you do not fancy opening a workbook.
Includes practical exercises, ordinary language and a quick-use phone check.


Digital download
Nothing is coming through the letterbox.
This is a digital product. No physical item will be posted.
After successful payment you will be taken straight to your private Average Man download area. The server only exposes files included in the verified purchase, and we also send a secure return link to the email used at checkout.
The files are for personal use and may not be resold, shared, redistributed or uploaded elsewhere.
One useful thing
Take the space. Find your way back.
For when you go quiet, pull away or need space without disappearing completely.
GET THE TOOLKIT — £7.99