Mental health support & discussion thread (May 2019 edition)

alyaza
2019-05-20T22:22:41Z

a couple of people have commented on this thread being helpful for them since tildes is a pretty welcoming community and this thread seems like something that would be nice to make regular anyways, so let's do that. this is pretty straightforward, i think: vent your experiences or things you need to get off your chest/share whatever you've found helps you mentally/etc.

resources that might also be of some benefit to you, since i have a list i informally maintain (s/o to cfabbro also for supplementing this list):

there is, as always, the invaluable list of country hotlines maintained by /r/SuicideWatch

https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ ("an online source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance abuse/addiction and/or mental health problems")

https://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/ (probably one of the best resources for finding a therapist)

https://psychiatrists.psychologytoday.com/rms (ditto, with finding a psychiatrist)

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml (covers some of the major mental disorders, their symptoms and treatments, and general topics like that)

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for (what symptoms to look for for major mental disorders)

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/help-yourself/ (US specific, but also covers ways you can help yourself and a bunch of ways to seek treatment or support)

there's also some stuff over at /r/SWResources that might be worth checking out which is consistently updated.

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