Self-Help Resources
Online Informational Pamphlets
An online library of informational pamphlets on topics of psychological disorder to sexual orientation and grief.
Mental Health Screenings
Bucknell offers free on-line mental health screenings for students through Screening for Mental Health Inc. This service is free and confidential for all Bucknell students and offers screenings for depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, alcohol problems, and suicide prevention.
ULifeline
ULifeline is an anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention. Services include fact sheets, student polls and perspectives and the "Go Ask Alice" page which offers students and parents helpful information on issues facing young adults.
Alcohol Education and Screening
Answering questions such as "Am I a binge drinker?", "Is my drinking harming myself now?" and "Will my drinking harm me in the future?" Find out how much is too much.
Drug Rehabilitation
The drug rehab locator helps individuals and their family members find drug rehab facilities and drug detox facilities that are best for you.
Relaxation Exercises
The exercises below are designed to teach relaxation as a way of decreasing stress and anxiety. It is important to remember that these are skills that are learned through practice and like most skills, are not learned instantly but developed overtime. Use for a study break or during a quiet moment between classes. Sit comfortably with a straight back, feet flat on the floor with your hands gently resting in your lap allowing for long, smooth breaths. These relaxation exercises were developed by Prentiss Price, Ph.D.
For more information on these relaxation techniques click here.
Test Anxiety
This Text Anxiety Workshop offers suggestions and techniques to helps deal with the anxious feelings that can cause someone to "blank-out" or forget information during a testing situation.
Mindfulness Exercises
Much of the emotional distress people experience is the result of thinking about upsetting things that have already happened or anticipating negative events that have yet to occur. Distressing emotions such as anger, anxiety, guilt, and sadness are much easier to bear if you only focus on the present - on each moment one at a time. These are exercises to increase your mindfulness of the present moment so that you can clear away thoughts about past and future events. These meditations are presented by Dr. Wendy Wolfe.
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