Anxiety Resources
http://www.anxietyhappens.com/
A well organized and comprehensive guide to anxiety disorders and their treatment, with an emphasis on CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). Be sure to visit The Values Mall: http://www.anxietyhappens.com/AcceptanceCommitment/values_mall.htm
Andrew Kukes Foundation for Social Anxiety. Provides information, resources, and a YouTube library for those suffering from Social Anxiety.
https://healthunlocked.com/anxiety-depression-support
The Anxiety & Depression Association of America offers an online peer support community in English and Spanish, as well as blogs, webinars, and videos.
https://www.apa.org/topics/anxiety/panic-disorder
All about Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder from The American Psychological Association
The Anxious Thoughts Workbook by David A. Clark and Judith S. Beck offers a practical, step-by-step approach to combatting the distorted thoughts that feed anxiety
Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong by Kelly Wilson and Troy DuFrene approaches anxiety from the lens of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT).
General Mental Health Resources
https://www.nami.org/Support-Education/Support-Groups
National Alliance on Mental Health – NAMI offers peer-run support groups for individuals with mental health issues, as well as a help line and on-line discussion groups.
An Invitation to Self-Care by Tracey Cleantis is a nuanced guide to self-care.
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life by Steven Hayes is a layperson’s introduction to Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), which proposes that we learn to accept difficult feelings rather than struggle against them so we can free our energy to pursue our values.
Meditation & Mindfulness
https://drdansiegel.com/wheel-of-awareness/
The framework of this meditation, represented by a diagram of the “Wheel of Awareness,” is a bit confusing, but the meditation itself is well structured and effective.
https://www.uclahealth.org/marc/audio
The website of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, offering a wealth of free meditations and podcasts.
https://www.mindfulnesscds.com/pages/bill-moyers-special
A fascinating 45-minute documentary about Manfulness Based Stress Reduction, pioneered by Jon Kabat Zinn at the UMass Medical Center to offer help for those in chronic pain who failed to respond to traditional treatments.
Secular Meditation by Rick Heller is a practical and easily-digestible guide to meditation for those skeptical of its religious sources.