Brain Self-Help: An Incomplete List of Resources » Ashley Miller Yesterday Andy pointed out that a list of non-going-to-therapy resources would be useful. Insurance, time, frustration with therapeutic experiences, inability to tell parents, etc, can make seeing a therapist either impossible or unappealing. Here’s a (totally incomplete) list. Please please please add other suggestions in the comments! Relevant disclaimer: I’m not a therapist. The below are first general resources, then sorted specifically by disorder, followed by some resources if you do decide to seek therapy. Miscellaneous/Multi-Disorder Help & Information DBT WorkbookThis is one of many, but it’s received very positive reception from the psych community and did get an award for being evidence based. Mindfulness Course 8-week course on mindfulness, suggested by commenter kabarett. CBT Workbook Again, one of many, but I’ve looked through this one, and liked the formatting and set up. What It’s Like in a Mental Hospital Breakup Girl Advice and relationships. Dr. Depression Mood Gym
Saying No To The Say No To Size Zero Campaign There has been a lot of media attention recently on a campaign called “Say No To Size Zero”. Isn’t that great?! If you’re a “curvy girl” (like me, for example) you might be thinking that this campaign sounds fantastic. I, on the other hand happen to think it’s misguided. This may be an unpopular opinion, but the fact is: If we “Say NO to Size Zero” aren’t we discriminating against skinny chicks? And, if we are, why is that okay? The image above came alongside the caption: “CURVY Katie Green shows off the body that crazy model agencies criticised for being ‘too fat’ as she launches a “Say No to Size Zero” campaign outside parliament today. “Ditch the super skinnies”? An aspiring model was told she needed to lose weight (not cool)…however, she then landed an awesome job with Ultimo! Why on Earth do people think it’s ok to say things like “Curvy Girls Do It Better”? “Someone give her a sandwich!” What is that? Another branch of this crazy faux-motivation is ‘Fitspriration’.
Calming Manatee Behind the Smile: John Cassavetes and his films As a child, John Cassavetes chipped his front teeth in a fight. As his parents were too poor to buy him caps, Cassavetes didn’t smile for years. The experience made him aware of how others coped with misfortune. Later, when he started making films, his camera fixed on the facial tics and movements of his actors. These were unlike any other movies - improvised character studies, where the camera relentlessly followed, watched, examined, but rarely interrogated. We are always close-up to the characters. His characters are suburban, middle-aged, all on the back slice of life. Cassavetes’ films may not be that innovative, or offer any new or considered insights, or offer redemption, but they succeed because of the ineffable passions, the inexpressible humanity of the central characters that Cassavetes puts on screen. Cassavetes once told Cahiers du Cinema: ‘I am more interested in the people who work with me than in the film itself or cinema.’ With thanks to Alan Shields
Depression: Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (2433)... - The Tarot Sybarite 10 Things Not to Say to Childfree People. I am a childfree woman about to marry a wonderful childfree man. We don’t want children. Plain and simple. It’s not that we hate children, no, far from it. Of course this seems to irritate, confuse, and sometimes downright offend others. 1) “You’ll change your mind when you get older.” This comment is sometimes shortened to just “you’ll change your mind.” 2) “You’re not old enough to know that.” This is in a similar vein to number 1. 3) “You’re selfish.” This just makes no sense to me. 4) “Why do you hate kids?!” Just because I don’t want kids doesn’t mean I hate them. 5) “You don’t understand how hard it is to be a parent!” Yes we do. 6) “But don’t you want a family?” This one is rather infuriating because it implies that family is synonymous with children. 7) “But don’t you want to give your parents grandchildren?” That’s not their decision. 8 ) “But think of all the people who want kids and can’t have them!” …And? 9) “Who will take care of you when you’re old?”
| 40 Moms. 40 Messages. Roderick on the Line The Problems: Brobdingnagian morning cookies; the time LTJG David Roderick (USN) kind of maybe scared off a Zero with his rogue Colt M1911; Merlin windmills through his brief Kneepads and Floppy Epaulets Phase; why John thinks depths charges are a careless and potentially orphan-endangering pussy move; John discovers an oxidizing superpower—then struggles to find a cool name; Billy Joel and his stupid goddamned loose tie bullshit; Merlin tries in vain to keep his new bell a little special; fortifying your underwater home against an attack by Navy SEALs; nobody just “walks away” from a Coffeetology® audit; John poses for Playboy with his cripplingly handsome friend, Jon Hamm; post-mortem on ’30s gangster things; Pete Townshend is attacked by a long-range baby marmot cannon; “Oooooo, hey, everybody, look at me! I’m some Somalian guy and I give everybody tickets!” [MP3] Ep. 34: "A Shit Barge Full of Long Pigs"
The man who couldn’t speak—and how he revolutionized psychology | Literally Psyched Bicêtre Hospital, the place of Leborgne's illness. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, National Library of France. When he was 30 years old, Louis Victor Leborgne lost the ability to speak—or speak in any matter that made any sort of sense. Apart from his inability to speak, Louis Victor did not appear to exhibit any signs of physical or cognitive trauma. Within ten years, however, Leborgne began to manifest other signs of distress. In April, 1861, Leborgne developed gangrene. Broca specialized in the study of language. When it came to speech, however—Broca’s main area of interest—Leborgne was hopelessly lost. He could no longer produce but a single syllable, which he usually repeated twice in succession; regardless of the question asked him, he always responded: tan, tan, combined with varied expressive gestures. Broca termed the deficit aphémie, or aphimia, the loss of articulated speech. Dr. On April 17, at approximately 11am, Louis Victor Leborgne died. That wasn’t, however, the whole story.
Starter Pokémon From Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia. Artwork featuring the player's starter Pokémon from GenerationsI through IV At the beginning of their quest, Trainers are given a starter Pokémon (Japanese: はじめてのポケモン Beginning Pokémon or 最初のポケモン first Pokémon; known as 御三家 the big three among Japanese fans). This Pokémon will be used to battle the first wild Pokémon that the Trainer encounters. Once another Pokémon is caught, the starter Pokémon may be retired, but it is often with this Pokémon that Trainers learn friendship and trust. As such, even advanced Trainers may still use their starter Pokémon, and they will often be the most powerful Pokémon on their respective teams. In the core series games, it is said that the starter Pokémon are extremely rare, giving the player a reason why the Pokémon not chosen can't be found in the wild. In the games Starter Pokémon Core series Kanto In Pokémon Yellow, due to being based on the anime, Oak instead gives out: Johto Hoenn Sinnoh Unova Kalos