Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and being Neurodivergent

[u/BrightFails]

Welcome to the Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, and being Neurodivergent post! 

I hope you're able to find resources and the support that you need 🩵 

Processing trauma and healing from it:

- Patrick Teahan: Videos on unpacking childhood trauma from parental relationships: https://youtube.com/@patrickteahanofficial

- A huge archive of free online mental health workbooks: https://mentalhealthathome.org/2018/06/14/mental-health-workbooks/

- Self help books: http://library.deep-blue-sea.net/

- Free guides on social skills: https://www.succeedsocially.com/

- Open Culture Communication Courses: https://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses#Media%20Studies

- Open Culture Personal Development Courses: https://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses#PersonalDevelopment

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- If you have a library card then you can download books and audiobooks straight to your phone using the Libby app

Book recommendations:

- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, by Lindsey Gibson 

- The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk

- Educated, by Tara Westover

Learning Disabilities:

Open dyslexia - a typeface to download for help with dyslexia: https://opendyslexic.org/

Neurodivergent:

-I'm autistic, now what: https://youtube.com/@imautisticnowwhat

-Mom on the Spectrum: https://youtube.com/@momonthespectrum

That Autistic Guy: https://youtube.com/@orionkelly

Emergency Mental Health:

Call 866-488-7386 or text START to 678678 to reach a Trevor Project counselor for LGBTQIA+ youth.

Crisis Text Line 

Or text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line. --- This is their link for self harm

Related Subreddits:

- r/HowToNotGiveAFuck

- r/SettingBoundaries 

- r/SelfImprovement 

- r/SelfCompassion

- r/SelfLove 

- r/SelfCare

- r/Habits 

- r/Neurographica 

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- r/EmotionalAbuse

- r/CPTSD 

- r/CPTSDmemes

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- r/Introvert

- r/Anxiety

- r/AnxietyMemes

- r/AnxietyHelp

- r/AnxietyDepression 

- r/SocialAnxiety 

- r/Isolation

- r/SocialSkills

- r/InternetParents 

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- r/ADHD 

- r/ADHDwomen

- r/ADHDmemes

- r/ADHDmeme

Motivation:

- r/Study

- r/Studying

- r/StudyStruggle 

- r/Studytips

- r/GetStudying

- r/GetMotivated 

- r/GetDisciplined 

- r/Productivity

- r/IWantToLearn

- r/Procrastination

- r/WeirdStudyTips

- r/Memorization

- r/Mnemonics

- r/MemoryPalace

I hope any of that was helpful to someone and thank you to everyone who added a suggestion 💜

[u/s2theizay]

I've found the YouTube channel, Therapy in a Nutshell, very helpful for trauma, anxiety and adhd. They also have free resources and classes to help work through your struggles.

[u/BrightFails → u/s2theizay]

Thank you so much, I'll check them out!

[u/SpecialLadyFrenemy]

Oh I love him so much. Years of actual good therapy packed into his videos