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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.
- LD in Depth: survival in college
- 50 Tips on Management of Adult ADD
- 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
Depression
Eating Disorders
General Self-Help
- College Counseling Center's Virtual Pamphlet Collection: over 200 pamphlets on topics from alcohol abuse to study skills.
- 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
Relationships
Self-Evaluation
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
Cool Resources for Students