hey, hi, hello! this is my first self help masterpost which i made bc i was supposed to me studying bc who cares if i fail my exams ur mental nd physical well being is worth more and if you see this then ur worth everything and i love you a lot and hope this masterpost helps you find your way <3
dealing with depression and feeling suicidal
imalive
mental health chat rooms
the thoughts room
the dawn room
the comfort spot
it will be okay
7 cups of tea [vent site]
make everything okay
blahtherapy
emergency compliment
tempted to quit antidepressants?
the best things in life that are free
reasons to stay alive
dealing with depression
steps for beating depression
reasons not to commit suicide
things to love about life
adjusting your life for recovery
crisischat
changing your life
gives me hope
kittencam
puppycam
omfgdogs
cat training
natural treatment for depression
dealing with self harm
basic care for open wounds and burns
self harm safety
caring for self harm wounds
caring for cuts
caring for burns
fading and covering scars
stopping self harm
20 reasons to give up self harm
more reasons to stop self harming [bottom of page]
deciding to stop self-injury
self harm information booklet
limiting the damage of self harm
fataltotheflesh *trigger warning: cutting*
alternatives to self harm
more alternatives
146 things to do besides self harm
25 alternatives to self harm
make a happy box
dealing with loneliness and break-ups
the nicest place on the internet
brownie in a mug recipe
comfort food recipes
movie masterposts
7 reasons why it’s okay if you’ve never been in a relationship
getting over a break up
6 healthy ways to get over a break up
when you’re the only one not in a relationship
perks of being single
scientifically proven perks of being single
more perks for singles
is your friend dating your ex?
more ideas to help with loneliness
things to do when you feel lonely
things you can do when you’re lonely
dealing with loneliness
making friends
becoming a magnet for friends
how to cope when you feel left out by friends
dealing with anxiety and stress
more calming sounds
draw with sand
stress relievers
the quiet place
treatment and care for anxiety
dealing with panic attacks
overcoming panic attacks
progressive muscle relaxation
anxiety relief
overcoming ocd
calm pictures for anxiety gif masterpost
things you need to know to overcome ocd
stress relief games
rain sounds
nature sounds
effective anxiety breathing exercises
ocean soundscoffee sounds
90 seconds relaxation exercise
draw with silk
rainy day simulator
create a forest
dealing with bipolar disorder/ manic depression
helping your loved one through a manic episode
helping a loved one with bipolar disorder
dealing with bipolar mania: help for caregivers
7 ways to deal with a manic depressive person
dealing effectively with depression and manic depression
simple tricks to deal with anxiety and mania
5 tips for coping with mania
coping skills for bipolar disorder
50 natural ways to manage and cope with bipolar disorder
10 small steps you can take to improve bipolar disorder
dealing with hallucinations and schizophrenia
helping a person with schizophrenia
treatment and recovery for schizophrenia
60 methods for coping with hallucinations
helping someone cope with hallucinations
coping with schizophrenic hallucinations and delusions
5 ways to quiet auditory hallucinations
a practical guide to cope with hearing voices
helping people who hear voices
strategies for coping with distressing voices
dealing with eating disorders
dangers of diet pills and laxatives
dangers of laxative abuse
physical effects of an eating disorder
recovery toolbox
why do we need to eat?
why you should eat often & strategies
reality of anorexia and bulimia
recovering from an eating disorder
recovery and relapse prevention
dangers of purging
milestones in recovery
understanding recovery
making a recovery meal plan
what to do when you feel fat
dealing with anger
click rocks
bouncy balls
wobble *trigger warning: water*
play with pentagons
pixie dust!!
managing anger
controlling anger
dealing with anger and impulsivity
dealing with criticism
gruntle.me
dealing with insomnia/sleep deprivation
what time should i sleep?
calculating the perfect bedtime + sleep efficiency
42 simple tips to deal with insomnia
tips to beat insomnia
11 ways to get to sleep and stay asleep
trick yourself into dozing off
natural remedies to help sleep
natural remedies for sleep apnea
restoring restful sleep
how to make yourself so tired that you’ll fall asleep
steps to recovering from insomnia
recover after a sleepless night
fix snoring
how to pull an all nighter and do well in an exam
benefits of sleep
why sleep is important
lgbtq+
masterpost on just about everything about this
lgbtq+ everything masterpost
how to make a chest binder
how to wear a chest binder + faq
how to hide a pad if you wear boxers
pre-T trans men who want to deepen their voices
lgbtq+ novels
dealing with sexual assault and abuse
uk helplines for male survivors
uk male survivors
when a man is raped (includes how to help victims)
helping a friend or family member who was a victim
coping with the after-effects of sexual assault
coping with rape
coping with acquaintance rape
coping with rape-related ptsd
dealing with rape
understanding and helping male survivors
survivors chat
dealing with domestic violence and abuse
steps to take if you are a victim of family abuse
safe house
napless shelter for women and children
ywca women’s shelter
domestic violence and criminal harassment unit of the vancouver police department
canadian bar association- family violence
vancouver coastal health services
victims info
domestic violence help
ywca domestic violence help
domestic abuse services
domestic violence resources
hotlines
uk
women’s aid: 0808 2000 247
mankind: http://www.mankind.org.uk/
australia
women’s domestic violence helpline: telephone (08) 9223 1188 free call 1800 007 339
men’s domestic violence helpline: telephone (08) 9223 1199 free call 1800 000 599
1800respect: 1800 737 732
http://www.violencefreefamilies.org.au/help_lines
worldwide
http://www.hotpeachpages.net/
usa
crisis hotline: 1-888-7helpline
americans overseas domestic violence crisis center: 866-uswomen
childhelp national child abuse hotline: 1-800-4-a-child
http://www.thehotline.org/
canada
childhelp national child abuse hotline: 1-800-4-a-child
assaulted women’s helpline: gta 416.863.0511 toll free 1.866.863.0511 tty 416.364.8762 toll free tty 1.866.863.7868 mobile #safe(#7233)
http://www.hotpeachpages.net/canada/canada1.html
learning to love yourself and be happy
21 tips to release self-neglect
9 ways to love yourself
loving yourself
let yourself be happier than you think you deserve
who to fall in love with first
7 reasons to shamelessly love yourself
5 ways to love your body
17 reasons to love your body just the way it is
20 ways to love your body
learning to love your body in 4 steps
do i deserve to be happy?
100 reasons to be happy
300 reasons to be happy
hard day?
tips to relax
learn how to relax and sleep like a baby
14 ways to live a more relaxing life
40 ways to relax in 5 minutes
virtual piano
spot the difference
internet explorer 6
falling falling
staggering beauty *epilepsy warning*
heeeeey
20 ways to relax and unwind
jukebox time machine
read any book
colour quiz
useless web
pointless sites
build a squid
mario sequencer
seaquence
dealing with substance abuse
11 ways to handle substance abuse
how to quit smoking
how to beat drug addiction
the best way to quit using drugs
ways to end drug addiction
how to help a friend quit drugs
caring for someone with a drug problem
alternatives to alcohol
alternatives to drinking
alcoholism-solutions
alcohol abuse treatment and self-help
how to stop drinking alcoholhealth effects of alcohol
alternatives to drugs and alcohol for solving our problems
healthy alternatives to smoking
10 tips to quitting smoking
10 unusual quit-smoking tips
tips to help you stop smoking
quitting methods and what to expect- smoking
overcoming drug addiction
helplines
us: national drug information treatment and referral hotline: 1-800-662-help (4357)
us: alcohol abuse and crisis intervention: 1-800-234-0246
us: national cocaine hotline: 1-800-cocaine (262-2463)
us: al-anon/alateen hotline (for friends and family) 1-800-344-2666
uk: drinkline: nat’l. alcoholism helpline: 0800 917 8282
nz: alcohol / drug helpline: 0800 787 797
aus: alcohol & other drugs information service (adis): freecall 1800 131 350
australian helplines
more helplines
this scene is so fucking funny the english dub of this show is so good
this video is making me SOB
12k what the fuck was that post
Tw: SA
Do you have any prompts of someone who experienced SA coming to?
I’ve done some research of what it may be like and I’m trying to handle it as respectfully as possible without it being too detailed (in a way that may exaggerate, downplay, or horribly triggering) but I haven’t really found many resources. I wouldn’t want to seem disrespectful by just bluntly asking survivors about it but from what I *have* found isn’t enough to have a general writing idea for it.
Any help is greatly appreciated, and any thoughts is also understandable! Make sure to take breaks and take care of yourself!!
trigger warning: mentions of sexual assault
flinching. lots of flinching. whumpee flinched away when caretaker gently tapped them on the shoulder from behind. caretaker didn’t mean to startle them, they (caretaker) were still learning to adapt to whumpee’s PTSD, but sometimes they felt like they kept messing up and harming whumpee more as a result.
miscommunication and misunderstanding; whumpee believing caretaker was angry at them for being “weak and jumpy”.
if whumpee and caretaker were lovers, the assault could affect them in terms of their being intimate with each other. the thought process whumpee went through may be these;
whumpee being scared of having sex, even if it was with their lover, after what happened.
whumpee feeling ‘guilty’ (though it wasn’t their fault at all) when their partner told them it was okay if they weren’t ready, because they felt like they were keeping their partner waiting, and eventually their partner would expect them to be ready. but what if they could never be ready again? would their lover force them or would they leave them for someone else then? or would they be disappointed in them? — and whumpee didn’t even know if they wanted their partner to find someone else who’d be ready, because while they felt guilty for not being able to give their partner what they wanted (sex), they didn’t want to lose their partner either. *this didn’t mean their partner wanted only sex, but whumpee’s own mind was their biggest enemy right now and therefore they believed their partner prioritized sex over their recovery and mental health, which didn’t always have to be true.
self hate. whumpee could be disgusted with themself, especially their own body, for what happened. maybe they believed they were dirty and unworthy of being loved now. (again, this couldn’t be further from the truth, but whumpee’s mind kept telling them all these thoughts, and for someone who went through that, it was hard not to be convinced by these thoughts).
when whumpee looked at caretaker or anyone else, all they saw was pity. and that only made things worse.
whumpee believing all they were now was a piece of rotting meat, and that was all they’d ever be. this was their own mind poisoning them with untrue thinking, but the struggle was very much real nonetheless.
maybe caretaker was as struggling as whumpee was, trying to help whumpee recover and help whumpee learn to love themself again.
maybe caretaker blamed themself for not being able to protect whumpee when the assault happened. caretaker kept replaying in their head all the things they could have done differently that would have prevented the assault from happening; maybe if they had been there with whumpee, if they had picked up the phone, etc.
to sum up, everything would be a struggle. not just for whumpee but also for whumpee’s friends and family and everyone who loved and cared about them.
“My mom thinks that it’s weird that I’ve picked you as a father-figure, but she doesn’t mind. She wants it widely known that you're not my birth father, though. She was very clear about that. She says that under no circumstances would she ever fuck you.”
little wip
Every society has a standard of beauty. Whether or not everyone meets that standard, it does normally affect fashion and clothes. While things such as climate also have a play on fashion, knowing the standards of beauty in your character’s culture can add a depth to that character and give perspective on what he or she calls “beautiful.” Also, it will give something of an image of what the character likes to wear. In this list, I have written a list of questions pertaining to fashion. It’s not an exhaustive list, however. The goal is to get you working on the fashion of your world.
Have fun, be creative and detailed, and answer questions not listed!
Because my computer crashed and lost the prepared list, the questions are not directly taken from the NaNoWriMo website. However, some of the questions are asked from memory. Others sounded like questions I had.
How does the weather affect clothing?
What kind of designs are common on clothing? Detailed embroidery? Different dyes? Logos? Beads? Sequins?
What would someone wear to a dance? Are there different kinds of dances that would require different kinds of clothes?
What would someone wear to a dinner party?
What is appropriate every day clothing?
What kind of clothes would the rich wear?
What kind of clothes would the poor wear?
What kind of clothes would those in between wear?
What clothing distinguishes someone as a noble or in a position of authority?
What is normally appropriate for children to wear?
What would one wear to a wedding or a funeral? Do the guests wear something different than the two getting married? Does the person marrying the couple wear something different from the rest of the people? Does the bride get all fancy? How is the dead body dressed?
What kind of shoes do the people wear? Do people have different shoes for different occasions?
What is the significance of tattoos? Are they taboo? Indicate a warrior? Indicate a married couple? Just another part of fashion?
What is the significance of piercings? Is it a status symbol? What places normally get pierced? What do they normally put in the piercings?
What kind of jewelry is worn? Earrings? Necklaces? Bracelets? Nose rings? Toe rings? Crowns?
What does jewelry signify?
What features are admired? Symmetrical faces? Slim bodies? Tall or short? Are certain kind of skin colors admired? Certain colors of hair? Long or short nails? Small feet?
How does it differ with gender?
What kind of hairstyles are in fashion?
Does hairstyle indicate status in society?
What kind of fabrics are worn?
What fabrics are consider luxurious? Silk? Satin? Velvet? Dragon hair?
What are some clothes that only certain people wear? Do priests have a certain uniform? The military?
What are some ways people beautify themselves?
What kind of perfumes and/or colognes are worn?
What kind of soaps do people put in their bathes?
How often do people bathe?
What kind of hair care is there?
What kind of makeup do people use?
What is makeup made of? Modern ingredients? Magic? Crushed up beetles? Powdered flower? Ink?
How has magic affected fashion?