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Anonymous Online Chat - 24/7, Talk To Strangers Instantly

Written by: C. Beck We all know there are plenty of online chat rooms. But not all online chat r...

Does My Insurance Cover Mental Health? How To Get Therapy (For You Or A Friend)

Written by: R. McDanal You want to talk to someone. You’ve heard it costs a lot, and there are t...

Healing From Injustice By Channeling Righteous Anger

Written by: S. Inc Anger is a normal, valid, and often adaptive response to frustrating situatio...

How Music Can Help Your Mental Health When Exercise Isn't An Option

Written by: E. Shabazian How many times have you heard that you need to exercise to improve your...

Stop Feeling Like a Failure, Even If You Actually Messed Up

Written by: R. McDanal Failing is hard enough, and feeling like a failure is nothing short of aw...

Self Care Checklist For Manly Men

Written by: S. Inc. In the past few years, “self-care” has firmly cemented itself into our colle...

When You Want To Hurt Yourself, Try One Of These 15 Swaps

Written by: A. Won The urge to self harm feels impossible to control. Instead of controlling it,...

Don't Care About Anything? Enjoy Life Again

Written by: Y. Sewdayal Have you ever felt that everything you do has lost all its substance? Li...

Doing This To Get Yourself Out Of The House

Written by: C. Beck You could almost survive without ever leaving the house, nowadays. Amazon br...

When You've Tried Meditation But It Doesn't Work...

Written by: S. Inc. Mental health maintenance has a concrete impact on physical health, so it’s ...

Boost Your Social Skills With 3 DBT Techniques

Written by: C. Beck DBT teaches different skills to self-check and modify your behavior in the m...

Write A Letter To Your Younger Self

Written by: C. Beck When your pain stays locked away in difficult memories, you can’t do anythin...

Make A Personal Emotional Safety Plan

Written by: C. Beck When you’re worked up, it makes sense to feel confused. How could you know w...

Need To Vent To Someone? Anonymously Let It Out Here

Written by: C. Beck Need to vent? In an anonymous, troll-free place? Imagine easily getting stuf...

Thinking of Pulling An All Nighter? There's A Better Way

Written by: A. Won Losing sleep over work? Thinking an all nighter might be in your cards? Learn...

3 Reasons Why You Should Stop 'Shoulding'

Written by: C. Beck Are you going crazy over the million things you should be doing? What if we ...

I Messed Up: What To Do When You've Made A Mistake

Written by: C. Beck We all screw up sometimes. After all, we are all human. You might dismiss t...

(Alternate) Ways To Journal That Work

Written by: S. Fader So many of us want to feel these benefits of keeping a journal, but find th...

Existential Crisis, Anxiety, Or Dread? Inner Tools To Find Relief

Written by: A. Toves Every now and then, we’re going about our lives until suddenly, an intrusiv...

What Is Wrong With Me? 12 Lousy Feelings And How To Feel Less Broken

Written by: R. McDanal If you’ve been asking yourself “what’s wrong with me?” — hold on a minute...

How To Cope After A Coworker's Suicide

Written by: R. McDanal The death of a coworker can be incredibly painful, and it’s easy to feel ...

Dealing With The Winter Blues? Lift Your Spirits

Written by: S. Rainne Light allows the brain to create the neurotransmitters that keep your ener...

How To Protect Yourself From A Guilt Trip

Written by: R. McDanal Learn what a guilt trip looks like, how to recognize one, and how to prot...

Tools To Stop Racing Thoughts, Fast

Written by: C. Beck Everyone’s thoughts race for different reasons, and every person experiences...

Defuse Anger Issues: Understanding and Managing Anger

Written by: R. McDanal “Anger issues” are often not what they seem. Anger can be a valid and ada...

What To Do If You Can't Afford Basic Necessities

Written by: S. Rainne Studies conducted before the coronavirus pandemic found that about 40% of ...

What Am I Going To Do? Ways To Keep Moving Forward

Written by: R. McDanal If you’ve heard of Isaac Newton, you’ve probably heard of inertia — the t...

How to Stay Calm During a Political Conversation

Written by: A. Won Do you get angry and frustrated when talking politics? It can be hard not to,...

Lower Your Expectations, Keep Disappointment In Check

Written by: A. Won Find reasons why you might feel constantly disappointed, and ideas for how to...

Emotional Self Care For BLM Activists

Written by: S. Inc. Current world events leave many of us itching to create change and make a di...

Ways To Handle Unhelpful Thinking Styles

Written by: C. Beck Unhelpful thinking styles are also known as ‘cognitive distortions’ in the p...

International resources: crisis and warmlines

Written by: C. Beck We want you to feel supported all the time, no matter where you are. If you’...

I Am Being Abused: How To Get Help Discreetly

Written by: A. Toves Abuse is a rampant issue in the US. People of varying ages and genders expe...

For Adults Experiencing Abuse: Your Questions, Answered

Written by: A. Toves Head straight to the bottom of this page for hotline and text resources pro...

Notice And Replace Your Negative Core Beliefs

Written by: C. Beck Negative core beliefs are convictions you have about either yourself or the ...

Keep Chronic Loneliness From Affecting Your Brain and Body

Written by: A. Toves In a research paper published by the American Health Journal, over 35 milli...

Time Heals All Wounds - If You Let It

Written by: C. Beck Time might heal all wounds, if we let it. But a lot of us operate in daily l...

Insightful Personal Growth and Self Improvement Quotes

Written by: R. McDanal Self-improvement is intimidating, difficult, and easy to procrastinate on...

Under 18 and In An Abusive Situation? FAQ For Teens

Written by: A. Toves Being a teen in an abusive situation can vary, from being picked on at scho...

Use Emotional Contagion To Hack Your Mood

Written by: C. Beck We all love Game Of Thrones (or maybe not anymore…). But if you watch it all...