I would like to welcome you all to my super special self-care masterpost for all of you super special cuties out there! Unfortunately, it’s common to dislike ourselves and feel a little lower than usual. When that happens, it can be very difficult for us to acknowledge our worth! But never fear my darlings, because here are many ways to look after yourself, even if you’re feeling a little down. Best wishes and lots of love! ♥♥♥
Note: I apologise that most of the links on the masterpost are currently not working, but until I fix it please refer to the repost here
Dealing with depression and feeling suicidal
6 Steps for beating depression
100 reasons not to commit suicide
50 things to love about life that are free
The best things in life that are free
40 breathtaking places to see before you die
101 most beautiful places to visit before you die
How to help a suicidal person
Reasons to stay alive blog
Adjusting your life for recovery
Natural treatment for depression
Tempted to quit antidepressants?
Relievers for depression and feeling suicidal
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Depression and suicide hotlines/chatrooms
Helplines across Australia
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Teen health and wellness helplines
Suicide prevention across Canada
Worldwide suicide hotlines
20 reasons to give up self harm
Deciding to stop self-injury
Self harm information booklet
Limiting the damage of self harm
fataltotheflesh *trigger warning*
Alternatives to self harm
146 things to do besides self harm
25 alternatives to self harm
Basic care for open wounds and burns
Caring for self harm wounds
Fading and covering scars
Dealing with grief and loss
Grief and loss + resources
Coping with grief and loss
Coping with grief and loss
Coping with grief and loss
Living with grief and loss
Coping with change after a loss
Coping with the loss of a loved one
Coping with the loss of a loved one
Coping with the loss of your loved one
Dealing with the loss of a loved one
Coping with the loss of a parent
Helping yourself heal when a parent passes
How to deal with a parent’s passing
How to deal with a friend’s passing
When you lose a teen friend
Losing someone to suicide
Dealing with anger and guilt after suicide
Ten tips on coping with pet loss
Understand pet loss grief
Grieving for a lost pet + helplines
Supporting a grieving person
Helping children deal with grief and loss
Helping teenagers cope with grief and loss
Helping a student who lost a friend or family member to suicide
Dealing with loneliness and break-ups
How to move on from someone you’re in love with
The nicest place on the internet
7 reasons why it’s okay if you’ve never been in a relationship
6 healthy ways to get over a break up
When you’re the only one not in a relationship
6 scientifically proven perks of being single
Is your friend dating your ex?
10 more ideas to help with loneliness
10 things to do when you feel lonely
23 things you can do when you’re lonely
Becoming a magnet for friends
How to cope when you feel left out by friends
Dealing with anxiety and stress
Treatment and care for anxiety
Dealing with panic attacks
Progressive muscle relaxation
3 effective anxiety breathing exercises
10 things you need to know to overcome OCD
Strategies for managing OCD
Relievers for anxiety and stress
90 seconds relaxation exercise
Audio meditation techniques
Progressive muscle relaxation meditation
Progressive muscle relaxation with music
Guided meditation and progressive muscle relaxation
Walk along the beach visualisation
Guiding imagery: ocean escape
Guided meditation for sleep: floating among the stars
Journey to the stars: 1 hour sleep meditation
Relaxing music with water sounds meditation - 3 hours
Forest rain and birds - 5 hours
Waterfalls and bird songs - 8 hours
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
Why you should eat often + strategies
The reality of anorexia and bulimia
Recovering from an eating disorder
Recovery and relapse prevention
The dangers of diet pills and laxatives
the dangers of laxative abuse
Physical effects of an eating disorder
Making a recovery meal plan
What to do when you feel fat
Confidential eating disorder screening
Inpatient services (Australia)
Treatment centers (Worldwide)
Eating recovery center website
Different treatment settings
Dealing with anger and impulsivity
Dealing with insomnia/sleep deprivation
What time should I sleep?
Calculating the perfect bedtime + sleep efficiency
42 simple tips to deal with insomnia
How to make yourself so tired that you’ll fall asleep
11 ways to get to sleep and stay asleep
Trick yourself into dozing off
Natural remedies to help sleep
Natural remedies for sleep apnea
10 steps to recovering from insomnia
Recover after a sleepless night
How to pull an all nighter and still do well in an exam
Why sleep is so important
Guided meditation for sleep: floating among the stars
Journey to the stars: 1 hour sleep meditation
Dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder
More info about BPD and treatment
Helping a loved one with BPD
Listed treatments for BPD
Three herbs everyone with BPD should know about
Omega-3 fish oil helps BPD
Natural treatment for BPD
Natural treatments for BPD
Info about schema therapy
Mindfulness meditation resources
Finding services for BPD help (Australia)
Dealing with sexual assault
Helping a friend or family member who was a victim
Coping with the after-effects of sexual assault
Man’s guide to helping female victims
Coping with acquaintance rape
Coping with rape-related PTSD
UK helplines for male survivors
When a man is raped (includes how to help victims)
Understanding and helping male survivors
Dealing with domestic violence and abuse
Steps to take if you are a victim of family abuse
Domestic violence and criminal harassment unit of the Vancouver Police Department
Canadian bar association- family violence
Vancouver coastal health services
ywca domestic violence help
domestic violence resources
Napless shelter for women and children
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
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/
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
Women’s Aid: 0808 2000 247
ManKind: http://www.mankind.org.uk/
http://www.hotpeachpages.net/
Learning to love yourself and be happy
21 tips to release self-neglect
Let yourself be happier than you think you deserve
Who to fall in love with first
7 reasons to shamelessly love yourself
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?
Learn how to relax and sleep like a baby
14 ways to live a more relaxing life
40 ways to relax in 5 minutes
20 ways to relax and unwind
Dealing with substance abuse
11 ways to handle substance abuse
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
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
Alcohol abuse treatment and self-help
How to stop drinking alcohol
Health effects of alcohol
Alternatives to drugs and alcohol for solving our problems
Substance abuse helplines/services
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 797AUS: Alcohol & Other Drugs Information Service (ADIS): Freecall 1800 131 350