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Self-help

Personal Concerns

Dr. Richard Reams and Dr. Kristin Eisenhauer have selected the following sites as having the potential to be helpful to Trinity University students.  Inclusion of a link, however, does not imply that they agree with all of the content on that site.

Alcohol & Other Drugs

Anger

“Controlling Anger Before It Controls You”
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/anger.html

 “Handling Anger”
http://www.counseling.txstate.edu/resources/shoverview/bro/hananger.html

Anxiety (See also Panic, Social Anxiety, Stress, Trauma)

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
http://www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/Briefoverview.asp

“Generalized Anxiety”
http://www.anxietynetwork.com/gahome.html

Assertiveness

Bipolar Disorder

Dating & Relationships

“Committed Relationships and School”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=141

“Coping With a Breakup” (scroll down page)
http://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/selfhelp/breakups.html

Dating Tips
http://www.adolescent-adulthood.com

“Emotional Abuse”
http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=168

“Go Ask Alice!” about Relationships (Q&A format)
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat8.html

“Long Distance Relationships at University”
http://www.services.ex.ac.uk/counselling/distance.htm

Quiz:  “Relationship Warning Signs”
http://www.dvirc.org.au/whenlove/checklist.htm

Depression

“Are Your Considering Medication for Depression?”
http://cmhc.utexas.edu/booklets/meds/meds.html

“Depression and How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Can Help People Recover"
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/depression.html

“Dysthymia”
https://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Dysthymia.htm

“Understanding and Treating Depression”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=147

Eating Disorders & Body Image

“Body Positive:  Boosting Body Image at Any Weight”
http://www.bodypositive.com

“Body Size Diversity and Acceptance”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=157

“Maybe I Have a Friend with an Eating Disorder”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=160

“Maybe I Have an Eating Problem”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=158

“When You Want to Help an Friend or Loved One”
http://web.archive.org/web/20071226220533/http://www.anred.com/hlp.html

Emotions

“Experiencing and Expressing Emotions”
http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=190

“Managing Difficult Emotions”
http://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/selfhelp/difficult-emotions.html

Family Matters

“Home for the Holidays”
http://www.collegenews.org/x1151.xml

“How to Raise a Parent While at College”
http://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/selfhelp/raising-parents.html

“Understanding Dysfunctional Relationship Patterns in Your Family”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=171

“When Your Parent Has A Mental Illness”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=172

“You Can Go Home Again”: First Years Returning Home for the Summer
http://www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/homeagain.htm

“Your Parents’ Divorce”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=173

First-Generation College Students

http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=142 (scroll down page)

Gambling 

“Gambling and College Students”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=145

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual

“Answers to Your Questions About Sexual Orientation and Homosexuality”
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/answers.html

Bisexual Resource Center
http://www.biresource.net/

Grief (see also Trauma)

Homesickness

“Overcoming Homesickness”
http://www.campusblues.com/homesickness.asp

“Ten Helpful Hints to Beat College Student Homesickness”
http://idid.essortment.com/collegestudent_phu.htm

International Students

“Cross-cultural Journey for International Students”
http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=533

Loneliness

Medications (Psychiatric)

“Are Your Considering Medication for Depression?”
http://cmhc.utexas.edu/booklets/meds/meds.html

Money Management

“Money-management Tips for College Students”
http://www.moneymanagementtips.com/students.htm

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Panic

“Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder”
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/panic.html

Relationships (see Dating 7 Relationships)

Relaxation (see Stress Management)

Self-esteem & Self-confidence

Self-injury

“Self-injury: Types, Causes and Treatment”
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/self_injury.htm

Sexual Abuse

“For Loved Ones of Sexual Assault/Abuse Survivors”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=183

“Males Sexually Abused as Children” http://cms.bsu.edu/CampusLife/CounselingCenter/VirtualSelfHelpLibrary/ChildhoodSexualAbuse.aspx

 “Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse”

http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=170

 

Sexual Assault/Rape

“For Loved Ones of Sexual Assault/Abuse Survivors”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=183

“Survivor Guide” from Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
http://www.taasa.org/survivor_guide/default.php

Sexuality

Go Ask Alice
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/Cat6.html

Kinsey Institute Sexuality Information Service for Students
http://www.kinseyconfidential.org/?s=students

Sleep

“Sleep Inducing Techniques”
http://www.hsc.edu/counseling/selfhelp/sleep.html

Social Skills, Social Anxiety, Shyness (See also Dating)

“Managing Social Anxiety and Making New Friends in College”
http://www.willamette.edu/dept/wellness/ler/?resource=social_anxiety

Social Phobia / Social Anxiety Association
http://www.socialphobia.org

Stress Management (See also Anxiety)

Relaxation Exercises (available to download as MP3 files)
http://www.hws.edu/studentlife/resources/counseling/relax.asp

Stress Management Techniques for College Students
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=194

Suicide

“If You Are Thinking About Suicide . . .”
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/

“What Can I Do to Help Someone Who May Be Suicidal?”
http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/whattodo.htm

Transgender

“Answers to Your Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity”
http://www.apa.org/topics/transgender.html

Trauma, Terrorism, War

“Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering from Disasters and Other Traumatic Events”
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=22

 

 

 


 

 


 

 

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ed: November 4, 2005