Tag: resources

What to do if your parents refuse to let you have access to mental healthcare

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abusedkidproblems:

If you have the ability to pay for it, are close enough to one, and can get transport there and back a lot of grad schools that have psych programs offer therapy for cheap so that the students can get in the hours they need. University of Louisville for example offers therapy for $15 a session.

If you are able to do this and are prescribed medicine, but your parents won’t help you pay for it this post gives you several ways to pay for your meds.

However, if you are not able to get these services there are ways that you can help manage your mental illness on your own.

For starters you can use shitborderlinesdo‘s diagnostic checklists or this list of self-screening quizzes to try and figure out what exact disorder(s) you may have. From their you can work with self help tools that will be geared towards what you have.

CBT and DBT are two of the most common types of therapy. Here is a post that explains a little bit about the differences between the two and ACT.

CBT self-help tools

DBT self-help tools

Other helpful tools

Not sure if there is a minimum age to use it or not (couldn’t find anything on the site) but Maven Clinic offers mental health (and other medical) appointments online. It’s not free (appointments range from about $20-$70)), but they do send out freebie codes from time to time. There is also a forum community where you can ask general questions as well. 

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transgenderteensurvivalguide:

Lee says:

I made a mental health page! I’m copying the current contents of that page below so it’s rebloggable. I’m still working on the page; this is the first reveal of it, but it isn’t fully complete. If there’s anything you’d like to see added, send an ask!

Getting help:

Grounding:

Breathing:

Distress tolerance:

Emotion:

Self-talk and thinking:

Self-care:

Relaxation and mindfulness:

Anxiety:

Specific types of anxiety:

Stress:

Depression:

Panic attacks:

Dissociation:

Obsessions and compulsions:

Paranoia:

Flashbacks:

Self-esteem:

Impulsivity and mania:

Abuse:

Trauma:

Eating disorders:

Additional resources/info:

Apps:

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cream-and-stars:

descantforhope:

almostdrchelsearar:

themidwifeisin:

PSA

You feel like shit is a website set up to help you get out of that funk/improve things just enough to not feel horrible and miserable all the time.  It’s amazing.

Whether you struggle with mental health problems all the time or whether this is a new/temporary state for you, this guide is an easy and judgement-free self-care tool.

PLEASE TRY IT OUT!  Really!  You just click through the questions to answer and follow simple instructions that in the end, ideally, will help you to feel more comfortable and stable on a daily basis. 

Good luck!  Have fun!

Wow this self-care took is incredible.

I’m feeling ok right now and am about to settle into bed (but this was scheduled hence the early morning post) but I flipped through it for awhile just to see what it is like and holy crap it’s like a choose-your-own-adventure of self-care activities that not only aims to engage you in positive feel good behaviors but also tries to match its suggestions to your level of energy/ability/can even.

I think I am going to use this definitely when I am having a bad time but maybe also try to incorporate it into my life on at least a weekly if not a daily or semi-daily basis.

This is super super awesome!

Adding this to my resource list.

I LOVE this. Love this.

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holdingthebowl:

Alcoholism is when your drinking causes serious problems in your life, yet you keep drinking. You also may have a physical dependence on alcohol. This means that you need more and more alcohol to feel drunk. Stopping suddenly may cause withdrawal symptoms.

Alcohol abuse is when your drinking leads to problems, but you are not physically dependent on alcohol. These problems may occur:

  • At work, school, or home
  • In your personal relationships
  • With the law
  • From using alcohol in dangerous situations, such as drinking and driving

If you have a drinking problem, you may:

  • Continue to drink, even when your health, work, or family are being harmed
  • Drink alone
  • Become stirred up, excited, or tense when drinking
  • Become hostile when asked about your drinking
  • Make excuses to drink
  • Miss work or school, or don’t perform as well because of drinking
  • Stop taking part in activities you enjoy because of alcohol
  • Need to use alcohol on most days to get through the day
  • Don’t eat a lot or eat poorly
  • Not care about how you dress or if you are clean
  • Try to hide alcohol use
  • Shake in the morning or after periods when you have not had a drink

Symptoms of alcohol dependence include:

additional details

Resources and information for those with (or family/loved one with) alcoholism… 

Saving grace.

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nearconstantsadness:

Hey you.

Yes.  You.

Have you been having a rough go of things?  No clue where to go, or who you can talk to? -Don’t want to bother anyone?-

Windsor has a Community Crisis hotline.  And you don’t have to be on the brink of suicide to use it.  I called them earlier to help stop a panic attack from happening.  The man on the other line was compassionate, kind, and followed my babbling no matter where the conversation went.  He laughed with me.  He made me laugh.

We don’t even know each other’s names.

But that man, on the other line, helped me.  We talked about random things, mental things, dogs, cats, gadgets.

So thank you, kind sir.  You made the turmoil of this entire day more bearable.

519-973-4435.  If you’re ever lost, they WILL be there.

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l-adore:

here are links to all sorts of helpful things that i have found and i hope you check it out. these are posted on my blog under the *distractions* link and is updated continually. if you have any websites that should be added, send me an ask! remember that i love you and i am always here!

having an anxiety attack?

calming background noise

do nothing and calm down

quietly calm down(quiet place)

90 second relaxation exercise

anxiety attack tips

rainymood 

Need distractions?

 weavesilk

 paint a nebula 

make a painting

cut paper, not your skin (trigger warning: blood)

 the color game 

 100 things to do

 build stuff with sand

zen garden

Cutting

Self Injury Recovery Masterpost

99 Coping Skills: Things to do Instead of Cutting

Suicidal?

Warning Signs

Suicide Hotlines

Suicide Hotline (Text Chat)

How To Tell Tumblr That A User Is Threatening Suicide

What To Do If Your Friend Is Talking About Suicide

How To Help Someone Who Is Suicidal

What To Tell Someone Who Is Suicidal

AgainstSuicide on Twitter

Suicide Prevention

”It Gets Better” Video

Video To Anyone Thinking About Kill Themselves 

Reasons To Stay Alive (x x x)

Depressed?
if you need a hug

get stuff off your chest

words you need to hear

How To Be Okay With Yourself

Eating Disorders

bloating in recovery

 why you must eat 

 what is ED recovery?

 learning to love your body

 how to eat a fear food 

helping someone with an eating disorder

 281 reasons to recover 

30 Day Self Esteem Challenge

Need advice?
anonymous comfort

talk to me

DBT self soothing techniques

PTSD Forum: Self Care

ED Recovery: Self Soothing Techniques

telling people how you’re feeling 

how do i tell someone when im afraid?

  how to ask for help

Just need a pick-me-up?
the dreams room

27 videos that will make you happy

givesmehope

random acts of kindness caught on film

Here is a live kitten feed

Here is a live puppy feed

Here is a live penguin feed

Here is a live sea otter feed

Here is a live panda feed

Videos:

for the girls who are starving

for the suicidal 

for the survivors of rape or abuse

for anyone who thinks they are worthless 

for the kids who cry themselves to sleep

for the self harmers