Helpful Resources

it’s a really long but exhaustive list. lots of help guides.

Helpful resources categorized by topic:

Urgent

Mental Support Community A forum where you can post when you are in crisis RIGHT NOW, and need peer support as quickly as possible.

Samaritans UK (email, postal mail, in-person, and over the phone

BoysTown National Hotline (email, chat, phone)

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (phone, chat)

National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives

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General resources

The Mood Diary can help you and your doctor monitor your illness. By gathering information about your mood, events in your life, sleep patterns and medications you are taking, you may notice patterns that would otherwise remain undetected.

PsychForums Psychology and Mental Health Forums, a great place to ask questions and learn more.

Psych Central Forums and great information.

Lets Recover Together A Tumblr blog that contains inspiration and a place to get advice and support.

How to find a Support Group How to find the proper support group and other resources.

DailyStrength.org A support forum for a variety of different situations and disorders/illnesses.

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General techniques

Here are some great posts on mindfulness.

This is a step by step guide to  belly breathing.

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Getting a therapist

This post on picking a therapist has some great tips.

This is a step by step on getting a therapist.

Need help but low on cash? Also has some great resources.

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Helping a friend

Want to help a friend with a mental illness or disorder? This post provides some great tips.

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How to tell someone about your mental health

This post on telling someone about your mental health problem has some great tips and advice.

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Abuse

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about any form of abuse and how it affected you.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful

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Addictions

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about addictions and impulse problems and how it affects your life.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful

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ADD/ ADHD

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about ADD/ADHD and how it affects your life.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Adoption

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Anger Management

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

Here is a post that list some strategies to keep anger at bay.

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Anxiety

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about anxiety disorders and how it effects your life.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

This is a guide to Muscle Relaxation that might help your anxiety.

Here is also an article on social anxiety disorder self help tips.

Here is also some information on exploring and coping with panic attacks.

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Autism

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Bipolar Disorders

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about bipolar and how it affects your life.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

FacingUs Clubhouse Wellness Tracker, Wellness Book, Crisis Planning, Etc.

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Body Positivity

Stop Hating Your Body A Tumblog promoting acceptance and love for all bodies, regardless of shape, weight, colour, and so forth.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

Body Positive Zone A tumblr that promotes self love, and loving of all bodies.

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Bullying

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about bullying in any form and how it affects your life.

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Crisis

Mind Information on how to identify a mental health crisis, what to do to prepare, and what to do if you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health crisis.

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Depression

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about regular unipolar forms of depression and how it affects your life.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

FacingUs Clubhouse Wellness Tracker, Wellness Book, Crisis Planning, Etc.

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Dissociative Disorders & Dissociation

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

This is a post that explains dissociation in a little more detail.

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Eating Disorders

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about eating disorders and how it affects your life.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Grief & Loss

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about the experience of grief and/or bereavement, and the painful process of adjusting to the loss of someone or something you love.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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OCD

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

It might help to read some information on this blog ocdfree that has some great links and forums.

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Personality Styles and Disorders

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about  personality styles and disorders (borderline, narcissistic, antisocial, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, etc.) and how these affect people and relationships.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

SDPD A wealth of resources on self-defeating personality disorder, related disorders and personalities disorders.

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PTSD & Trauma

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Relationship Problems

Mental Support Community A forum where you can talk about relationship difficulties such as how hard it is to make relationships work.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Schizophrenia

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about schizophrenia and how it affects your life.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Self Injury

Feeling the need to self injure? Please take a look at these posts: 25 ways to avoid self injury & Alternatives to self harm.

Check out this support community for individuals who self harm recover your life.

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about self harm and how it affects your life.

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Sexuality Issues

Mental Support Community A forum to talk about sexuality issues including performance and lack of desire issues, fetishes, sexual addictions & compulsive pornography use and the impact of these issues on self-esteem and relationships.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Stress

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

It might also help to read this on managing stress.

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Suicide Prevention

Help Guide A site containing articles to help understand, help numbers, “tool kits”, and self help.

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

Volunteers of America Learn information about suicide, understanding suicide, and handling suicidal threats.

Feeling Suicidal? Please take a moment to read this post on how to cope with suicidal thoughts.

Want to help someone who is feeling suicidal? This post on suicide prevention might help.

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Teen issues

Helping Teens They address topics such as  suicide, depression, sex, sexuality & pregnancy, self harm, rape & abuse, school & after school, bullies, relationships, family & friends, smoking, self esteem, religion & spirituality, general health, disorders & eating disorders, drugs & alcohol

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Tourettes

Mental Help A site that has basic information, resources, articles, and a list of books that might be helpful.

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Trichotillomania

trich A site with some great information and resources.

This might also be helpful it is a self help program to managing trichotillomania.

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Interactive websites

Mood Gym is an interactive website that allows you to learn cognitive behaviour therapy skills for preventing and coping with depression. The techniques can additionally be applied to a range of mental health issues.

Facing us The Facing Us Clubhouse is a program brought to you by The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). The website contains options to create a journal and wellness plan. In addition to great resources such as a wellness tracker (similar to a mood diary) and general tips.

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Reddit

If you have it, Reddit probably has a sub-reddit for each mental illness or issue.

r/depression

r/ptsd

r/socialanxiety

r/suicidewatch

and many more…