Resource Links
Table of Contents
- (Mental) Health Links
- Health and Fitness Links
- Get started with weight loss
- /tttt/rans Resources
- Other Books
- Useful Videos and Media
- Other Resources (under review)
- Fun Stuff
Planning Self-Improvement: Productivity
- S.M.A.R.T. criteria for effectively planning goals:
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria
- short YouTube videos on the subject:
- PDF Guide: https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/s-spire/documents/How-to-write-SMART-Goals-v2.pdf
- SMART and ADHD/neurodiversity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7a2eCrWD-Y
- Habituation 101
(Mental) Health Links
- Assorted self help resources (anxiety, depression, sleep issues, ED, and more) https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself
- NIMH brochures on mental health topics (Depression, BPD, ADHD, etc): https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications
- ED (more below): https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-for-eating-disorders
- Making friends: https://caps.unl.edu/Creating%20Emotional%20Connection%20Handouts.pdf
- Dec. 2024: Link is currently dead, use this one: archive.org link
- Self-Impovement resource links from the author of "Atomic Habits" https://jamesclear.com/self-improvement
- How to make an autism-friendly visual schedule: https://shop.autisticinnovator.com/blogs/the-autistic-innovator/how-to-make-a-visual-schedule-for-autism
Eating Disorders and Refeeding
- ED treatment: https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-for-eating-disorders
- Refeeding syndrome (MUST READ): https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23228-refeeding-syndrome
- Guide to help people with ED : https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/help/caregivers
- Some workarounds for nausea/vomiting: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-stop-vomiting-remedies
- Fear of eating: https://www.verywellmind.com/facing-fear-foods-in-eating-disorder-recovery-4114751
- Additional Tips: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/underweight/faq-20058429
- Recovery meal plans (and similar)
- Short guide for vitamins and common minerals: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/
Self-Harm Resources
Courtesy of /r9k/cut (partially)
- 146 Things To Do Besides Self-Harm: https://www.adolescentselfinjuryfoundation.com/things-to-do-besides-self-harm
- long list of self harm alternatives (courtesy of ): https://imgur.io/a/7Q2zgw7
- a frst aid post cuting: https://www.lifesigns.org.uk/first-aid-for-self-injury-and-self-harm/
Self-Help Books
If any download link does not work in your country, consider using
Tor as a workaround! If you don't know how to download a book
from libgen, just ask. If enough people ask I will add a guide.
Since libgen is often down, I also started including Anna's Archive links
Also, see How to Start Reading Again for actionable advice on how to make the time/muster up the energy for reading.
- The Post-Traumatic Growth Guide, Arielle Schwartz
- ISBN: 9781683732679
- libgen (PDF)
- libgen (EPUB)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- Self-help book on trauma recovery written in an interactive, engaging format.
- Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity, Devon Price, Harmony/Rodale
- ISBN: 9780593235249, 9780593235232
- libgen (EPUB)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- Autistic author's insider perspective on autism, with a
particular focus on masked autism, where people (often without
knowing) suppress autistic traits to pass as neurotypical.
- What to Say Next: Successful Communication in Work, Life and Love — with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sarah Nannery and Larry Nannery
- ISBN: 1982138203, 9781982138202
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- Remarks from anon: It was written by an autistic woman and her neurotypical partner.
- I Hate You — Don't Leave Me: Third Edition: Understanding the Borderline Personality, Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal Straus, 3rd Ed.
- ISBN: 0593418492, 9780593418499
- libgen (EPUB)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- Guide to understanding borderline personality disorder with
advice for communicating with and helping the borderline
individuals in your life - usesful for those affected, too!
- The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook, Daniel J. Fox
- ISBN: 1684032733, 9781684032730
- d-pdf.com (PDF)
- libgen (PDF)
- libgen (EPUB)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- From the blurb: "Rather than utilizing a one-size-fits-all
treatment, this groundbreaking and comprehensive workbook meets
you whereyou are on your therapeutic journey, and provides an
integrative approach to treating BPD drawing on evidence-based
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment
therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and
interpersonal therapy. With this compassionate workbook, you’ll
gain a greater understanding of your BPD, uncover your own
emotional triggers, and discover your own personal motivators
for positive change."
- Coping with Trauma-Related Dissociation: Skills Training for Patients and Therapists
- ISBN: 039370646X, 9780393706468
- libgen (PDF)
- libgen (EPUB)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- From the blurb: "This training manual for patients who have a
trauma-related dissociative disorder includes short educational
pieces, homework sheets, and exercises that address ways in
which dissociation interferes with essential emotional and life
skills, and support inner communication and collaboration with
dissociative parts of the personality."
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find – and Keep – Love, Amir Levine, Rachel Heller
- ISBN: 1585428485, 9781585428489
- libgen (PDF)
- libgen (EPUB)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- Self help book introducing different techniques to approach
interpersonal relationships. It divides attachment into
different styles (such as anxious, avoidant, and stable), giving
examples of what each one is, how that plays out in various
scenarios (both romantic and otherwise), how that plays out
internally and in relations between the types. - Comment provided by recommendee: The advice was actionable and I
could see that, if someone undertook them, they would go from
someone who is dissatisfied with their relationships to someone,
if not immediately and miraculously successful would be able to
say "This is because of this. I know that now. I can do this and
get something different or make peace with it in this way and
devote my energy elsewhere."
- The Adult ADHD Tool Kit: Using CBT to Facilitate Coping Inside and Out, J. Russell Ramsay and Anthony L. Rostain
- ISBN: 0415815886, 9780415815888
- amas.hk (PDF)
- libgen (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- supplemental presentation slides
- targeted at docs, can be a neat overview or refresher after if you're into the jargon
- From the blurb: "A central source of frustration for most adults
with ADHD is that they know what they need to do but they have
difficulties turning their intentions into actions. These
difficulties also interfere with their ability to use self-help
books and to get the most out of psychosocial treatments that
provide coping strategies that promise to improve their
functioning. [...] The Adult ADHD Tool Kit: Using CBT to
Facilitate Coping Inside and Out is a coping guide for adults
living with ADHD, one that does not just present useful coping
strategies but also provides specific tactics designed to help
readers implement these skills in their daily lives and brings
them to life in a user-friendly format. The authors discuss many
different settings in which ADHD may cause difficulties,
including work, school, matters of physical health and
well-being, and the issue of excessive use of technology."
- How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing, K.C. Davis
- ISBN: 9781668002858, 166800285X; 9781668002841, 1668002841
- libgen+ (EPUB)
- libgen+ (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- Both/And Thinking, Wendy E. Smith and Marianne W. Lewis
- ISBN: 9781647821050, 2021062002, 2021062003, 9781647821043
- libgen (EPUB)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- goodreads link
- From the Anon recommending: One of my worst habits is either/or
thinking (otherwise known as black and white thinking or
dichotomous thinking). This book helped me realize that no two
sides are as incompatible as I have a tendency to think they are
and helped me work on developing a new framework in my
thinking. Invaluable to anyone suffering from this.
Health and Fitness Links
If any download link does not work in your country, consider using
Tor as a workaround! If you don't know how to download a book
from libgen, just ask. If enough people ask I will add a guide.
- Exercise, diet, weight loss/gain: >>>/fit/76077351 (sticky)
- Butt building: Strong Curves: A Woman's Guide To Building A Better Butt And Body, Victory Belt Publishing
- ISBN: 1936608642, 9781936608645
- libgen
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- cloudflare link: (EPUB)
- Cookbook: The Silver Spoon, Phaidon Press
- ISBN: 0714845310, 9780714845319
- libgen
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- A solid cook book with recipes of all difficulties, explaining a
great deal of cooking-related language. Plenty of recipes of
all difficulties, do not get overwhelmed by the sheer volume.
Get started with weight loss
Courtesy of /fit/fat/.
What do I do first?
- Read https://physiqonomics.com/fat-loss/
- Calculate your Body Fat Percentage: https://fitness.bizcalcs.com/Calculator.asp?Calc=Body-Fat-Navy
- Calculate your TDEE: https://www.sailrabbit.com/bmr/
- Remember to use bodyfat% and use Katch-McArdle Formula with sedentary settings or your TDEE will be too high.
- Plan your weight loss: https://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php
- Track your nutrition with LoseIt, Cronometer or Waistline (Open Source)
/tttt/rans Resources
Trans specific resources on top of the health and fitness resources above.
- /mtfg/ pastebin
- strands for trans website mapping trans-friendly hairdressers
- transfem voice guide voice training guide, see also: /mtfg/ pastebin.
- transharmreduction.org independent testers of DIY HRT
Other Books
This section is dedicated to books that, while not self-help books or
technical resources, helped people get better. What that can entail
is a deeply personal matter, but remember there are more than enough
people just like you. Don't shy away from recommending those that
were good for you.
If any download link does not work in your country, consider using
Tor as a workaround! If you don't know how to download a book
from libgen, just ask. If enough people ask I will add a guide.
- Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl
- ISBN: 067166736X, 9780671667368
- internet archive (PDF, EPUB)
- libgen (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (PDF)
- Anna's Archive (EPUB)
- Comment provided by recommendee: Its about Frankl's experiences
in a concentration camp and what kept him clinging to life when
many of his fellow inmates gave up or killed themselves. He
talks about how he gave himself hope for the future, of seeing
his wife again, of continuing his practice in psychology and
completing his book. He took Netzchie's principle that "he who
has a why to live can bear with almost any how" and used that to
survive the harsh years in the camp. He saved himself by giving
himself hope for the future. Its a very powerful book and
strong advice I'd give to those in despair.
Useful Videos and Media
A few short overview videos:
- Common Sources of Misery
- Loneliness and its Health Effects
- Making Friends
- Impact of Gratitude Exercises
- How to Start Reading Again, actionable advice on how to get into reading.
- A "game" on anxiety (and the author's experience fighting it)
- See also the author's resource list
YouTube Channels
- Ask an Autistic - Autism related terms explained
- A YouTube channel featuring 10-12 minute videos explaining
autism related terminology.
- A YouTube channel featuring 10-12 minute videos explaining
- Patrick Teahan
- Trauma specialist, particular focus on childhood trauma.
- Topics include coping strategies, common ways trauma manifests
as well as concrete advice how to move forward. - Recommended for breaking things down into short easily
understandable sections with useful example scenarios.
- How to ADHD
- Jessica McCabe's YouTube series addresses common problems
experienced by ADHD adults with compassion, empathy, and advice. - Official website
- Jessica McCabe's YouTube series addresses common problems
- Dr. Daniel Fox
- licensed resource for personality disorders, mostly for cluster B (BPD, NPD, ...) and things associated with personality.
- ex.: explaining the 4 subtypes of BPD
- Borderliner Notes
- Another channel with a BPD/NPD focus.
- differences between NPD and BPD
- Dr. K
- Livestreaming psychiatrist YouTuber. Does videos based on his
audience asking questions on his reddit/livestream/youtube
comments. - example videos:
- Livestreaming psychiatrist YouTuber. Does videos based on his
- Heidi Priebe
- Subjects include attachment styles (and how to cope), CPTSD,
forms of self sabotage and emotional self regulation - Sometimes references MTBI stuff but mostly to reference her own
personality type, feel free to ignore. - example videos:
- Subjects include attachment styles (and how to cope), CPTSD,
- David Maloney
- Recommended for this video on Laziness
- On "finding motivation" and why motivation does not actually matter.
Other Resources (under review)
The following resources are under review, I haven't had the time to read them.
If anyone did, let me know what you thought so I can "promote" them.
- Anti-depression paste here: https://pastebin.com/XnAyESNt
- Procrastination Equation: https://archive.org/details/procrastinatione00stee
- Willpower Instinct: https://archive.org/details/willpowerinstinc00mcgo
https://wiki.chadnet.org
Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR5n2H6Jehg (Alan Watts)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJ0R6vAUnw (Marsha Linehan)
Fun Stuff
4chanx flag support for June
Taken from a pastebin kindly circulated by anons every year.
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