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.

Information on Multiple Topics

“Go Ask Alice!” (Columbia University’s acclaimed Q&A service for students)
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/

Campus Blues http://www.campusblues.com

“La Chaise Longue” (Q&A service for general public; similar to “Go Ask Alice!”)
http://www.queendom.com/chaiselongue/index.html

Information on Specific Topics

Alcohol & Other Drugs

Visit the Student Affairs Alcohol Page for links:
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/student_affairs/alcohol/alcohol_year_round.htm

Anger

Anger Management for College Students
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/academic/counseling/anger.asp

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

Anxiety (See also Panic, Stress, Trauma)

Anxiety and Stress Audio Relaxation Sessions
http://cws.unc.edu/content/view/94/71/

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

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

Assertiveness

“Assertive Communication”
http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eucs/asertcom.html

“Assertiveness”
http://ccserver4.ad.uiuc.edu/?page_id=187

Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar.com http://www.bipolar.com/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
http://www.dbsalliance.org/info/bipolar.html

Computer/Internet Addiction

“Computer Addiction”
http://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/selfhelp/computer-addiction.html

“Internet Addiction”
http://www.counseling.swt.edu/bro/internet.htm

“Internet Addiction Guide”
http://psychcentral.com/netaddiction/

Internet Addiction Tests
http://www.netaddiction.com/resources/iaindex.htm

Cultural Issues

The University of Chicago’s Collection of Web Links
http://counseling.uchicago.edu/resources/virtualpamphlets/cultural.shtml

Dating & Relationships

“Addictive Relationships”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/addict.htm

“Am I in a Healthy Relationship?”
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/healthy_relationship.html

“Committed Relationships and School”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/comrel.htm

“Coping With a Breakup”
http://www.utdallas.edu/counseling/selfhelp/breakups.html

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

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

“Long Distance Relationships: Pitfalls and Tips for Success”
http://www.rockhurst.edu/studentlife/reslife/CBIssue2/basement/rar-2.htm

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

Depression

All About Depression
http://www.allaboutdepression.com

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

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

“Understanding and Treating Depression”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/Depression.htm

Eating Disorders & Body Image

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
http://www.anred.com/toc.html

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

“Body Size Diversity and Acceptance”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/body_size_acceptance.htm

“Maybe I Have a Friend with an Eating Disorder”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/maybe_i_have_a_friend_with_an_ea.htm

“Maybe I Have an Eating Problem”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/eatingprb.htm

National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.edap.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=294

“When You Want to Help Someone You Care About”
http://www.anred.com/hlp.html

Emotions

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

“Managing Emotions”
http://www.region.peel.on.ca/health/commhlth/selfest/2emotion.htm

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.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/dysfunct.htm

“When Your Parent Has A Mental Illness”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/parents.htm

“You Can Go Home Again”: FYs Return Home for the Summer

http://www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/homeagain.htm

“Your Parents’ Divorce”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/divorce.htm

Gambling

“College Students and Gambling”
http://www.campusblues.com/gambling.asp

“Gambling”
http://www.counseling.swt.edu/bro/gambling.htm

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender

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

“Getting Support / Coming Out”
http://www.pflag.org/index.php?id=12

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

“I Think I Might Be Bisexual”
http://www.biresource.org/pamphlets/mightbebi.html

“Transgenderism”
http://www.gendertalk.com/tgism/tgism.shtml

Grief

“Grief and Loss”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/grief.htm

“Getting Over the Death of Someone Close to You”
http://www.ksu.edu/counseling/topics/life/grief.html

“Coping with Loss”
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/coping.cfm

Homesickness

“Dealing with Homesickness”
http://www.rockhurst.edu/studentlife/reslife/CBIssue2/Content/rar2fe00.htm

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

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

Loneliness

“Loneliness”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/loneline.htm

“Loneliness and the College Student”
http://www.campusblues.com/stud_lonley.asp

Medications (Psychiatric)

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

“Psychotropic Medications”
http://www.counseling.swt.edu/bro/psychotropic.htm

Money Management

“Credit Cards and College Students”
http://www.rockhurst.edu/studentlife/reslife/CBIssue2/basement/hot-2.htm

“12 Money-management Tips for College Students”
http://www.uri.edu/univcol/URI101/Module_VII/moneymgt.htm

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ocdmenu.cfm

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm

Panic

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

Panic Disorder
http://anxietynetwork.com/pdhome.html

Perfectionism

“Perfectionism”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/perfecti.htm

“Perfectionism: A Double-edged Sword”
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/perfection/perfect.html

Procrastination

“Procrastination”
http://www.learningcommons.uoguelph.ca/ByTopic/Learning/
TimeManagement/Fastfacts-Procrastination.html

“Procrastination”
http://www.counseling.caltech.edu/articles/procrastination.html

“Techniques to Manage Procrastination”
http://slc.berkeley.edu/calren/procrastechniques.html

“Overcoming Procrastination”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/procras.htm

Relaxation (see Stress Management)

Self-esteem & Self-confidence

“Better Self-esteem”
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/selfesteem/selfest.html

“Self-confidence”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/self.htm

“Self-esteem”
http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/prospective/undergraduate_admissions/student_life_and_services/
student_support/counseling_center/selfesteem.html

Self-injury

“Helping the Self-injurer”
http://bipolar.about.com/cs/selfharm/a/0402_sihelp.htm

“Self-injury: You Are Not the Only One”
http://www.palace.net/~llama/psych/injury.html

Sexual Abuse

“Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse” & “Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse” (scroll down page for this article)
http://www.campusblues.com/sexabu.asp

“For Loved Ones of Sexual Assault/Abuse Survivors”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/friends.htm

Sexual Assault/Rape

“For Loved Ones of Sexual Assault/Abuse Survivors”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/friends.htm

Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
http://www.taasa.org/

Trinity University: Sexual Assault Programs and Procedures
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/fiscal_affairs/fapolicy/general/sexasslt.htm#TOP

Sexuality

Kinsey Institute Sexuality Information Service for Students
http://www.indiana.edu/~kisiss/

“Sexuality in College Students”
http://www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/sexuality.htm

Sleep

National Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/

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

Sleep Tips from the University of Colorado
http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/wellness/NewSite/SleepingAround.html

“Sweet Dreams: Sleep Etiquette for College Students”
http://www.uwec.edu/counsel/pubs/sweetDreams.htm

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

“Making Conversation”
http://psychcentral.com/library/making_conversation.htm

“Managing Social Anxiety and Making New Friends in College”
http://www.willamette.edu/cla/ler/socialanxiety.htm

Shyness
http://members.aol.com/cybernettr/shyness.html

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

Social Anxiety
http://anxietynetwork.com/sphome.html

Stress Management (See also Anxiety)

Anxiety and Stress Audio Relaxation Sessions
http://www.unc.edu/depts/unc_caps/relaxaudio.htm

Personalized Stress Assessment
http://wellness.uwsp.edu/Other/stress/sources.htm

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.twu.edu/o-sl/counseling/SelfHelp055.html

http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/stress.htm

Suicide

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

“Suicide Prevention”
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/suiprev.htm

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

Trauma, Terrorism, War

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

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ptsdmenu.cfm

“Tips for College Students on Coping with the War and Terrorism”
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/collegeWarCoping.cfm

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Last updated: November 4, 2005

ed: November 4, 2005