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July 26, 2007


Self-Help Links

Welcome to the Counseling Center Self-Help page. We have collected  a wide selection of Internet resources to help you with day-to-day stresses and difficult periods in your life. Please note, this service is not meant to replace a face-to-face consultation with a trained counselor, nor does this service provide "online" counseling. Please contact the Counseling Center at ext. 4289 (240-895-4289) for an appointment or referral.

Academic Performance          

Becoming a Master Student : exercises based on the excellent text by the same name.

College Success Links: study skills, reading and writing, time management, math, money, alcohol and drugs, health, mental health, and more.

Online Interactive ADD Test

LD in Depth:  survival in college

50 Tips on Management of Adult ADD

Study Skill Guides

Study Skills Center at Keene State College

Performance Resources:  huge annotated site with links on career, business topics, study aids, time management, reading speed, stress relief, and personal achievement/growth.

Alcohol, Smoking, and Other Drug Use

Harvard Intelihealth Smoking Cessation

About.com Quitting Smoking

CDC Information on Smoking

American Lung Association of Maryland

Intoximeter Drink Wheel - Estimate your blood alcohol content.

Habit Smart: info about addictive behavior, self-scoring alcohol check-up, blood alcohol content information, codependency issues, tips on change, links.

About.com college drinking

Facts on Tap.org: college drinking

Web of Addictions: get the facts

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services

Narcotics Anonymous

Depression

If you're thinking about suicide... read this first

Interactive Depression Self-Quiz 

Interactive Bi-Polar Self-Quiz 

Dr. Ivan's Depression Central

Eating Disorders

Do you have an eating disorder? Take this quiz. The Center for Eating Disorders at St. Joseph's Hospital in Towson, Maryland is the closest treatment facility to SMCM and also offers groups in Annapolis.

Gurze Books Eating Disorder Resources: great links, lists of treatment centers and organizations for support.

Optimal Eating: online classes, support and groups, with a spiritual approach.

Something Fishy's Eating Disorders: a well-designed site to check out and read thoroughly. self-help, support, chat room, and education.

General Self-Help          

College Counseling Center's Virtual Pamphlet Collection over 200 pamphlets on topics from alcohol abuse to study skills.

George Mason University Self-Help Links from abuse to performance/stress to self-assessment, dozens of links by topic.

Go Ask Alice, Columbia University Health Services site full of health ed. and wellness tips. They answer letters, with reasonable advice on sex, relationships, drugs, general health, and emotional well-being. They also archive all of their responses.

Mental Help Net : the most extensive site online.

Psych Central, articles, chat room, excellent Web pointer of rated links by topic.

Grief

A Journey of Hearts 

Crisis, Grief, and Healing  

Grief and Renewal

Relationships

FAQs on Singles, Dating, Relationships

Relationship Web : contains thousands of links and a discussion forum.

Relationship e-course for couples : quizzes, communication skills

Parents, family and friends of lesbians and gays

Self-Evaluation

Keirsey Character / Temperament Tests online

Are You Growing Up, or Just Getting Older?

Stress and Anxiety

Anxiety Disorders   

Stress Self-Assessment : 154 questions

The Road to Burnout

Healthwell.com :  search for "stress" and read "Managing Stress: Pathways to Adaptation and Balance," an in-depth article on research and holistic treatment for stress.

Comfort Queen.com : self-nurturing for women. Great articles, daily dollop, newsletter, boards.

Online Support Sites for Self-Injury

Palace Net's Self-Injury Support Site

Online Support Site for Self-Injury

Other

See the SMCM Health Center page for more health and wellness links.

See the SMCM Career Center page for career exploration links.

Cool Resources for Students

Netgrocer.com : delivers goodies to your door, no car needed! Get Mom to order some food!

Studentadvantage.com : discounts and articles

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