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Mary

Hi, my name is Mary, and I'm 23. As part of my job as inner counselor for our group, I do everything from lending a supportive ear to working with inside kids and teens who don't respond to the care given by our other helpers. Along the way, I've gathered quite a list of self-help links while surfing the web. I hope you find them useful.

For your convenience, links on this page are grouped alphabetically by health issue. Common triggers will be spoiled, except in the spelling of actual site names. Please proceed with appropriate caution.

(As of November 1999, I am making an effort to move away from "overspoiling" and have therefore slightly modified the spoiling of several words. I believe the new format will provide a balance that acknowledges the needs of most visitors to this site.)

Please also remember that the information provided here is not meant to take the place of treatment by a qualified health professional. See our disclaimer and safety policy (not spoiled) for further details.

Staying Safe

You may also wish to visit our Staying Safe page. As of December 2001, we have merged our Safe Kids and Safe Teens pages into the Staying Safe Page to avoid repetition. We welcome any helpful additions to the revised Staying Safe page.

Future plans for this page include adding information on our study of Myers-Briggs typology, as well as some personal information about me.

Peace and healing,
Mary



Addiction Recovery: Conference-Approved Sites

Official sites of various recovery organizations.

Adult Children of Alcoholics

Al-Anon/Alateen

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Victorious
caution A Chr*st*an 12-step fellowship.

Cocaine Anonymous

Codependents Anonymous

Debtors Anonymous
Dual Recovery Anonymous

Emotions Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous

Marijuana Anonymous


Narcotics Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous

Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS)


Addiction Recovery: Non-Conference-Approved Sites

Operated by members of these fellowships, though not affiliated with or endorsed by them.


Adult Children of Alcoholics Al-Anon and Alateen


Addiction Recovery: Other Good Sites

Doubt and Other Disorders
Information on recovery, OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), and a whole lot of other cool stuff. :-)

Eric's Soberspace Page
A comprehensive introduction to recovery sites on the Web. Great for bookmarking!

HOW Recovery Resources Online

Web of Addictions


Anxiety and Panic

tAPir (the Anxiety-Panic internet resource)
Articles, support, resources, stories, meds info, advocacy, chat line, and more. (Formerly Noodles' Panic-Anxiety Page.)


Borderline Personality

BPD Central
A good resource for those wishing to learn about Borderline Personality Disorder.


Child Ab*se Survivors

Abuse/Incest Support from About.com
A very thorough survivor-support site founded by an attorney specializing in child advocacy.


Dissociation and Multiplicity

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The Collective Home Page

Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
Maintained by Sidran Foundation Online.

Kathy's Essential Information on Trauma and Dissociation
Links are marked with a helpful trigger-potential alert system. [Please note: Kathy d*ed of AIDS in late 1996, but the page is still up. Come see the tributes from her family and friends who testify to the impact Kathy made in their lives.]

Mental Health Net - Self-help Dissociative Resources

Mosaic Minds cool! :-)
A supportive community for dissociative/plural folks and their supporters; formed in 1999 upon the closing of Divided Hearts Forums.

MPD/DID Information and 
Support Pages

MPD/DID Information and Support Pages
An excellent informational site by BoyyM; great for folks first learning about multiplicity.

The Manual, or The Significant Other's Guide to Dissociative Identity Disorder
Jeff Vineburg's excellent treatise on being a supportive significant other of a multiple. We think he should have had it published for the mainstream book audience.

SADM (Sexual Assault, Dissociation, and Multiple Personality Disorder)
Resources include chat rooms an email support group for survivors.

The Sidran Foundation Online

SplitAngels
An excellent site containing a number of resources, including several message forums.

WeRMany

More Sites on Dissociation and Multiplicity

Drugs

PharmInfoNet (Pharmaceutical Information Network)
A good site for information about a variety of prescription drugs. Also includes disease information, discussion groups, publications, and links to products and services.


Eating Disorders

EDSA (Eating Disorder Shared Awareness)
A combined effort of two eating-disorder web sites: Eating Disorders -- Mirror-Mirror and Something Fishy's Eating Disorder Site.

Eating Disorder Support Page
Contains a number of useful links.


Mental Health - General

Internet Mental Health
An extensive guide to a variety of mental health diagnoses and treatments. Tailored for both American and European audiences.

NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)


Mood Disorders

Depression Central
A clearinghouse for information on major depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), cyclothymia, dysthymia, and other mood disorders.


OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

Doubt and Other Disorders
Information on recovery, OCD, and a whole lot of other cool stuff. smiley

Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Home Page

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
One of the Web's most comprehensive references about OCD. Includes definitions, abstracts, articles, resources, meds info, and a wide variety of OCD-related links.


R*pe and SA

Kate's Feminism Page

Rape Recovery Help and Information Page

Rape Survivors' Hope and Home Page

Sexual Assault Information Page
Exstensive links regarding r*pe, inc*st, child and adult SA, RA, and s*x*al harassment. A monthly electronic newsletter is also available.

Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc.may trigger
WARNING: This site has definite trigger potential--proceed with caution.


Schizophrenia

The Schizophrenia Homepage


Sleep Disorders


National Sleep Foundation Sleep/Wake Disorders


Survivor Support - General

Kathy's Essential Information on Abuse, Assault, Rape, & Domestic Violence
Links are marked with a helpful trigger-potential alert system. [Please note: Kathy d*ed of AIDS in late 1996, but the page is still up. Come see the tributes from her family and friends who testify to the impact Kathy made in their lives.]

The Saferoom Project

The Saferoom Project
A network of survivor-support resources, including message forums, chat, book study, and 3d conferences.



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(not a self-help link, but this *is* my page:-)


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