Academic
Test Anxiety Tips Does test-taking make you a bit anxious? Tips on managing test anxiety.
Test Preparation Is cramming not working? Is the thought of finals coming putting you into a panic? Information on test preparation.
Time Management Not enough time for everything you have to do? Here are some helpful suggestions.
Study Skills Tips Information on how to study more effectively.
Managing Test Anxiety: https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/support/counseling-and-psychological-services/managing-test-anxiety
How to Overcome Test Anxiety in College: https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/test-anxiety/
Exam Success Meditation – Stay Calm & Deal with Test Taking Nerves & Anxiety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtF0T2fPvbI
Adjusting to College Life
When the Jitters are More than just the Jitters: Anxiety Surrounding Starting College: https://www.anxiety.org/college-freshman-jitters-turn-into-an-anxiety-disorder
Transitioning From High School to College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOUjpcG05VI
Going Home for the Holidays Is going home for the upcoming holidays stressful for you or your family? The Counseling Center can help.
Transitions Tips on navigating difficult transitions.
Veterans Coming Home Helpful information for returning veterans and their loved ones.
Alcohol and Other Drugs
College Student’s Guide to Avoiding Drug and Alcohol Abuse: https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/avoiding-substance-abuse/
Alcohol Awareness & College Students: https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/how-to-prevent-college-binge-drinking-and-duis/
A Two-Edged Sword: Marijuana Use & College Students: http://www.selfcounseling.com/help/alcohol/marijuana.html
NDSU & Substance Use: https://www.ndsu.edu/studenthealthservice/healthpromotion/substance_use_education/frequently_asked_questions/
Freshman: The Modern Binge Drinking Culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAiDw4ElyMc
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961
University of Fear and Anxiety: How to Pass your Freshman Year of College: https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/university-fear-and-anxiety
Anxiety facts: https://adaa.org/sites/default/files/mental-health-and%20college%20students_1.png
Surviving Stress & Anxiety in College & Beyond: https://www.learnpsychology.org/student-stress-anxiety-guide/
When the Jitters are More than just the Jitters: Anxiety Surrounding Starting College: https://www.anxiety.org/college-freshman-jitters-turn-into-an-anxiety-disorder
Let Go of Anxiety, Fear & Worries: A Guided Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EaMJOo1jks
Self-Help Tips for Anxiety in Students: https://campusportalng.com/education/anxiety-in-students-self-help/30976/
Unlearning Anxiety: https://www.unlearninganxiety.com/thinking/
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Anxiety
Assertiveness
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Anxiety
Become More Assertive During Your College Years: https://www.wikihow.com/Become-More-Assertive-During-Your-College-Years
Assertiveness Skills Are you a chicken when it comes to speaking your mind?
Autism Spectrum
Wrong Planet: https://wrongplanet.net/
Going Through College With High Functioning Autism: https://www.verywellhealth.com/going-through-college-with-asperger-syndrome-260485
ADD/ADHD
10 Tips for Going to College with ADHD: https://childmind.org/article/10-tips-going-college-adhd/
Recommended Resources for Students with ADHD: https://add.org/college-students/
Bipolar Disorder
Going to College with Bipolar Disorder, Part 1: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bipolar-you/201611/going-college-bipolar-disorder-part-i
Going to College with Bipolar Disorder, Part 2: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/bipolar-you/201611/going-college-bipolar-disorder-part-ii
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Bipolar
Body Image and Dieting
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Body-Dysmorphia
College and Body Image: https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/programs/colleges-and-universities/college-and-body-image
4 Ted Talks to Help You Embrace the Body You Have: https://studybreaks.com/tvfilm/4-ted-talks-to-help-you-embrace-the-body-you-have/
Improve Your Health, Mind and Body with Intuitive Eating: https://www.verywellfit.com/overview-of-intuitive-eating-4178361
Embrace - Documentary can be found on Amazon prime
Borderline Personality Disorder
DBT Self Help: http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/index.html
Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide to Symptoms, Treatment and Recovery: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-disorders/borderline-personality-disorder.htm
Therapist Talks: How to Use Distress Tolerance Skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLJrEDN6nvU
Breakups--How to Survive
This American Life: Break-Up: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/339/break-up
How To Be Alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7X7sZzSXYs
How to Fix a Broken Heart\Guy Finch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0GQSJrpVhM
Surviving a Break up/Broken Heart: Counseling Tips: http://thriveboston.com/counseling/surviving-a-breakup-broken-heart-counseling-tips/
Depression
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Depression
10 Great Tips for Dealing with Depression in College: https://www.bestcounselingdegrees.net/10-great-tips-for-dealing-with-depression-in-college/
When You Have Depression in College: 13 Life Hacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QHVjkA1Ilk
Depression and College Students: https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/college-student-depression/
5 Tips to Avoid Depression in College: https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/2010/11/19/5-tips-to-avoid-depression-in-college
Tips to Beat Depression in College: https://www.onlineschoolscenter.com/tips-beat-depression-college/
Eating Disorders
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Disordered-Eating
How To Survive College with an Eating Disorder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umUj4GYJNFs
College Football Star Opens Up About Binge Eating Disorder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmFK60Qk79A
Eating Disorders Resources for College Students: https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/eating-disorders/
Sanford Eating Disorder & Weight Management: https://www.sanfordhealth.org/locations/sanford-eating-disorders-and-weight-management-center
Emotional Regulation
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Tolerating-Distress
How to Process Emotions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b197XOd9S7U
Music to Soothe Anger: A Touch of Calm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de2TdvDaS5A
DBT Mindfulness Skill: An Overview of Wisemind and the What and How Skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oytsyvzPHoQ
Family Issues
Dysfunctional Families: Recognizing and Overcoming Their Effects: https://www.k-state.edu/counseling/topics/relationships/dysfunc.html
Children of Alcoholics: https://americanaddictioncenters.org/alcoholism-treatment/children
5 Ways to Recover from Toxic Families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIpYmJzFRZQ
Grief and Loss
Tips for Grieving College Students: https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/tips-college-students/
Grief: What Everyone Should Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwPoqQPynEc
Managing Grief While in College: https://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/managing-grief/
The Grieving Process: Coping With Death: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsYL4PC0hyk
Grief and Trauma Information on trauma, loss and resiliency.
Happiness
18 Things You Need To Do To be Happy in College: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/happy-in-college_n_5525905
The Happiness Project with Gretchen Rubin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzuawrFE1xM
Homesickness
5 Ways for College Students to Survive Being Homesick: https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/the-college-experience/2011/09/28/5-ways-for-college-students-to-survive-being-homesick
9 Ways to Help Homesickness: https://www.everydayhealth.com/college-health/9-ways-to-help-homesickness.aspx
How to Deal with Homesickness in College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPkZj31SAN4
Homesickness Feeling sad and missing your family? Maybe we can help.
LGBTQ
LGBTQ+ Programs: https://www.ndsu.edu/lgbtq/education/safezone/
Common LGBTQ Student Issues: https://safezone.uncc.edu/allies/commonissues
Loneliness
How to Practice Emotional First Aid/Guy Finch: https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/tips-college-students/
USC tackles ‘loneliness epidemic’ in a world of social media: https://news.usc.edu/152830/loneliness-in-college/
Advice From a Formerly Lonely College Student: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/09/well/family/advice-from-a-formerly-lonely-college-student.html
What to do if you’re Feeling Lonely in College: https://www.hercampus.com/wellness/mental-health/what-do-if-you-re-feeling-lonely-college
Meditation and Mindfulness
Please see our Meditation and Mindfulness page for information on mindfulness/meditation, and an extensive list of reading and audio resources.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Overcoming OCD- The College Student’s Guide: http://beyondocd.org/information-for-college-students
A College Students Guide to OCD: https://findyourcontext.education/a-college-students-guide-to-ocd/
For College Students/Peace of Mind: https://peaceofmind.com/treatments/for-college-students/
PTSD
An Overview of PTSD in the College Setting: https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/docs/presentations/Overview_PTSD_College_Setting.pdf
The Effect of Trauma on the Brain and how it affects Behavior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Pg4K1ZKws
How EMDR works? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKrfH43srg8
Panic Attacks
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Panic
Panic Disorder and College: https://www.verywellmind.com/panic-disorder-and-college-2584088
How To Come Out of a Panic Attack in Class: https://anxiety-gone.com/come-panic-attack-class/
How To Calm Down During a Panic Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAODG6KaNBc
Perfectionism
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Perfectionism
Dr. Brene Brown on Faking It, Perfectionism, and Living Wholeheartedly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YeulUgWNp8
In Pursuit of Perfection: Students Who Are Overachievers May Pay a High Psychological Price: http://www.campuscalm.com/college-perfectionism.html
Procrastination
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Procrastination
Top 10 Ways to Avoid Procrastination: https://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/majors-and-academics/blog/top-10-ways-avoid-procrastination/
6 Reasons People Procrastinate: https://success.oregonstate.edu/learning/6-reasons-people-procrastinate
How I Stopped Procrastinating in College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgT8w30Q10M
Relationship Issues
Maintaining Healthy Relationships in College: https://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/student-life/articles/college-health-safety/maintaining-healthy-relationships-college/
Making Long Distance Relationships in College Work: Including our 5 Step Action Plan: https://lastingthedistance.com/long-distance-relationships-in-college/
The 5 Love Languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/
Making Long Distance Relationships Work Long-Distance Relationships can be challenging---but they can work.
Making New Friends Feeling alone? The NDSU Counseling Center might have some ideas for you.
Relationship Violence
What Is Relationship and Dating Violence?: https://students.wustl.edu/relationship-dating-violence/
Empowering Survivors: https://www.domesticshelters.org/articles/escaping-violence/empowering-survivors#.VkqWP79F7m4
My Experience with Domestic Violence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or3UsOp6NHc
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center: https://www.raccfm.com/
Resilience
Living Brave with Brene Brown and Oprah Winfrey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oidZ-XESijg
The Fringe Benefits of Failing: https://www.ted.com/talks/jk_rowling_the_fringe_benefits_of_failure?language=en
The Road to Resilience: https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience
Rumination
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Worry-and-Rumination
Rumination: A Problem in Anxiety and Depression: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/depression-management-techniques/201604/rumination-problem-in-anxiety-and-depression
How to Stop Ruminating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlpYu2938cs
Self-Care
Tools, Resources: selfcareisforeveryone.com
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Self-Compassion
How to Practice Emotional First Aid/Guy Finch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2hc2FLOdhI
Taking Care With Yourself (pdf) Brochure outlining self-care and the "wellness wheel".
Self-Esteem
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Self-Esteem
Navigating Self Worth and Internal Validation in College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NguOUyvflKU
Listening to Shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0&list=PLYUehcF2K3fZaiPyb7RO7mN2V1FqCesYJ
Self-Injury
Self-Injury: What College Students Need to Know: http://studentcaffe.com/thrive/health-and-wellness/self-injury
Self Injury: http://www.4collegewomen.org/fact-sheets/self-injury.html
Sexual Assault
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center: https://www.raccfm.com/
The Realities of Sexual Assault on Campus: https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/preventing-sexual-assault/
NDSU Sexual Assault Prevention and Advocacy: https://www.ndsu.edu/studenthealthservice/sexual_assault_prevention_and_advocacy/
Let’s Talk About Sexual Assault on College Campuses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UchWsE75t1c
Sleep
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Sleep
Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Understanding-Sleep
Sleep Hygiene: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/sleep-hygiene
What is Insomnia and How to Cure it with Cognitive Behavior Therapy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjJGfDHCaBUTop of Form
Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety Can Be a Hidden Problem in College: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/social-anxiety-college-students-0717126
Centre for Clinical Interventions: https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself/Social-Anxiety
The Truth About Making Friends in College(Shy/Social Anxiety): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuNe4j2H5_s
Suicide Prevention
Understanding Suicide Prevention: https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/suicide-prevention/
ULifeline: http://www.ulifeline.org/
Reach Out – Preventing Teen Suicide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIeBxeOxFyE
Are You Feeling Suicidal? https://www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/are-you-feeling-suicidal.htm