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

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

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 and Stress Audio Relaxation Sessions
http://campushealth.unc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=462&Itemid=95

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

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

Assertiveness

http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=187

Bipolar Disorder

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_bipolar_overview

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bipolar-disorder/DS00356

Computer/Internet Addiction

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

“Internet Addiction”
http://www.counseling.txstate.edu/resources/shoverview/bro/interadd.html

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

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

Dating & Relationships

“Addictive Relationships”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=186

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

“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

National Eating Disorders Association
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/information-resources/

“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

“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.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”
http://www.counseling.txstate.edu/resources/shoverview/bro/gam.html

“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

“Coming Out”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=150

Parents, Family & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG)
http://community.pflag.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=290&srcid=535

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

Grief (see also Trauma)

“Grief and Loss”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=175

“Understanding Bereavement”
http://www.ksu.edu/counseling/topics/life/grief.html

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

http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=188

Medications (Psychiatric)

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

“Psychotropic Medications”
http://www.counseling.txstate.edu/resources/shoverview/bro/psychmed.html

Money Management

Cash Course
http://www.cashcourse.org/trinity/Default.aspx

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

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder/DS00189

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
http://www.ocfoundation.org/ocd-online-information.html

Panic

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

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

Relationships (see Dating 7 Relationships)

Relaxation (see Stress Management)

Self-esteem & Self-confidence

“Self-confidence”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=191

“Self-esteem”
http://www.counselling.cam.ac.uk/esteem.html

Self-injury

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

“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

Trinity University’s Sexual Assault Web Page
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/student_affairs/sexual_assault/index.htm

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

“Healthy Sleep Tips”

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-topics/healthy-sleep-tips

“Insomnia”
http://cmhc.utexas.edu/insomnia.html

National Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/site/c.huIXKjM0IxF/b.2420541/k.9E5A/How_Sleep_Works.htm

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

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/dept/wellness/ler/?resource=social_anxiety

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

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

“20 Ways to Attack Shyness”
http://thinksimplenow.com/happiness/20-ways-to-attack-shyness/

Stress Management (See also Anxiety)

Anxiety and Stress Audio Relaxation Sessions
http://campushealth.unc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=462&Itemid=95

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/

“Suicide Prevention”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=148

“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

“Surviving Psychological Trauma”
http://www.counselingcenter.uiuc.edu/?page_id=176

“Tips for College Students on Coping with the War and Terrorism”
http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/coping-with-disaster/coping-with-the-war-and-terrorism-tips-for-college-students

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Last updated: November 4, 2005

ed: November 4, 2005