Reach Out. Connect. Breathe. Hold On.
Anxiety & Depression Support Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Call anytime, 24/7 (1-800-273-8255)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Center Locator
The Trevor Project: Crisis & suicide intervention for LGBTQ youths
Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Freedom from Fear: A national non-profit mental illness advocacy organization
UK – Prevention of Young Suicide
Blogs That Rock
Hyperbole and a Half: Hilarious Comic Blog from Allie Brosh
The Bloggess: From Jenny Lawson, the author of “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”
Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls: One of my favorite positive communities. It encourages intelligence and authenticity.
Pick the Brain: A variety of mental health resources
Books to Check Out
aka books that helped, made me feel understood, and/or not alone
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
My Age of Anxiety by Scott Stossel
The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne
We: Understand the Psychology of Romantic Love by Robert A. Johnson
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia Plath
Collected Poems Robert Lowell by Robert Lowell
The Complete Poems: Anne Sexton by Anne Sexton
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Naked by David Sedaris
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
Calvin & Hobbes Collections by Bill Watterson
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