At present, October tenth, is World Psychological Well being Day.
Highlighting psychological well being is vital to me for deeply private causes. Remedy-resistant melancholy, bipolar dysfunction, and habit run in my household. I’ve misplaced a number of buddies to suicide and nearly dedicated suicide in school. Opioids and alcohol have claimed the lives of relations and a few of my closest childhood buddies.
However despair needn’t result in deaths of despair.
This weblog submit compiles sources which have helped me and tens of millions of readers. They embrace books, documentaries, podcast episodes, movies, and way more.
Under are the three sources which have obtained essentially the most optimistic suggestions. Every is meant to be extremely sensible and tactical:
- Weblog submit: Some Sensible Ideas on Suicide.
- Podcast episode: My Therapeutic Journey After Childhood Abuse.
- Weblog submit: “Productiveness” Tips for the Neurotic, Manic-Depressive, and Loopy (Like Me).
If pressed for time, the beneath quick video describes a few of my day by day practices for averting and managing melancholy:
And should you keep in mind just one factor, keep in mind this: there’s mild on the opposite aspect.
I wouldn’t have believed this even 15 years in the past, however I now contemplate myself dwelling proof that deep, lasting change is feasible. You’re by no means alone, and it’s by no means hopeless. The sources beneath the P.S. and P.P.S. are supposed to mild the hearth of hope.
Don’t surrender. I’m proper there alongside you, as are tens of millions of others.
A lot like to you and yours,
Tim
P.S.
In 2018, I created the Saisei Basis to give attention to formidable scientific analysis and cutting-edge scientific remedies of intractable circumstances, together with treatment-resistant melancholy, opioid habit, anorexia nervosa, and post-traumatic stress dysfunction (PTSD). Initiatives have been revealed in main journals (e.g., The Lancet, NEJM) and featured in media protection (The New York Occasions, The Wall Avenue Journal, GQ, and dozens extra) all over the world. Click on right here to be taught extra concerning the basis and its mission.
P.P.S.
Disaster
Should you or somebody you understand is struggling or in disaster, assist is obtainable. Name or textual content 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. Disaster Textual content Line: textual content “HOME” to 741741 to attach with a disaster counselor totally free, 24/7 assist.
Suicide
Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Starting July 16, 2022, dialing 988 may also route calls to the lifeline. Should you’re exterior of the US, please click on right here for an inventory of worldwide hotlines.
The beneath listing of sources consists of podcast episodes, books, documentaries, and extra.
VIDEOS ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL
THE TIM FERRISS SHOW PODCAST EPISODES
Jack Kornfield — Discovering Freedom, Love, and Pleasure within the Current | The Tim Ferriss Present #300
Jim Dethmer — The right way to Shift from Sufferer Consciousness, Cut back Drama, Observe Candor, Be Totally Alive, and Extra | The Tim Ferriss Present #434
Chris Palmer, MD, of Harvard Medical College — Optimizing Mind Vitality for Psychological Well being, The Unimaginable Potential of Metabolic Psychiatry, Extraordinary Case Research, and Harnessing Mitochondria for Nervousness, Melancholy, OCD, PTSD, and Extra | The Tim Ferriss Present #633
Tara Brach on Meditation and Overcoming FOMO (Concern Of Lacking Out) | The Tim Ferriss Present #94
The right way to Design a Life — Debbie Millman | The Tim Ferriss Present #214
Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Dependancy | The Tim Ferriss Present #298
Paul Conti, MD — How Trauma Works and The right way to Heal from It | The Tim Ferriss Present #533
Richard Schwartz — IFS, Psychedelic Experiences with out Medication, and Discovering Inside Peace for Our Many Components | The Tim Ferriss Present #492
Overview of Psychedelic Truth vs. Fiction — Microdosing, Thoughts-Enhancing Strategies, and Extra | The Tim Ferriss Present #377
Blake Mycoskie — Psychedelic Sequencing, TOMS, The Hoffman Course of, and Acutely aware Uncoupling | The Tim Ferriss Present #446
Michael Pollan — Exploring the Frontiers of Psychedelics | The Tim Ferriss Present #365
Sam Harris, Ph.D. — The right way to Grasp Your Thoughts | The Tim Ferriss Present #342
Dr. Gabor Maté — The Delusion of Regular, Metabolizing Anger, Processing Trauma, and Discovering the Nonetheless Voice Inside | The Tim Ferriss Present #620
Nick Norris — Navy SEAL and Athlete on Coaching, Publish-Traumatic Progress, and Therapeutic | The Tim Ferriss Present #378
Dr. John Krystal — All Issues Ketamine, The Most Complete Podcast Episode Ever | The Tim Ferriss Present #625
BOOKS AND SUGGESTED READING
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Coronary heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach
Consciousness by Anthony de Mello
“The Fast-Begin Information to Therapeutic Trauma and Psychological Wounds” by Neil Strauss (article)
Waking the Tiger: Therapeutic Trauma by Peter A. Levine with Ann Frederick
The Physique Retains the Rating: Mind, Thoughts, and Physique within the Therapeutic of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
The right way to Change Your Thoughts by Michael Pollan
The Therapeutic Journey: Pioneering Approaches to Psychedelic Remedy by Claudio Naranjo
The Drama of the Gifted Youngster: The Seek for the True Self by Alice Miller
The Braveness to Heal: A Information for Ladies Survivors of Youngster Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
The Braveness to Heal Workbook: For Ladies and Males Survivors of Youngster Sexual Abuse by Laura Davis
The Full Enneagram: 27 Paths to Higher Self-Information by Beatrice Chestnut
Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic—How Trauma Works and How We Can Heal From It by Paul Conti, MD
DOCUMENTARIES
Journey of Compassion. This documentary affected me so deeply (and instantly) after I first noticed it that I flew to Tel Aviv, met the filmmakers, and supplied to assist launch the movie digitally worldwide. All the pieces I’ve performed for this movie is 100% professional bono, and all proceeds go to the filmmakers.
The Work. This documentary tore my coronary heart aside however concurrently gave me great hope. It strikes me as significantly vital for males (or those that need to higher perceive males) to observe, however the depth isn’t for everybody. It’s exhausting to observe.
The right way to Change Your Thoughts (Netflix mini-series). “Creator Michael Pollan leads the way in which on this docuseries exploring the historical past and makes use of of psychedelics, together with LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline.”
DOSED. It’s probably the greatest and most superbly shot docs I’ve ever seen about psychedelic drugs. It showcases the struggles, misfires, and successes within the concrete jungles close to Vancouver as a substitute of in an Amazonian jungle. For me, it was fairly emotional, because it exhibits opioid/opiate habit firsthand, and my aunt died of a Percocet and alcohol overdose near after I first watched this documentary.
From Shock to Awe. Should you like Journey of Compassion, or if you are interested in psychedelics, ayahuasca, veteran affairs, or therapeutic, check out this documentary. I’ve watched it 3x already and extremely suggest it. Even should you don’t watch the movie, the two-minute trailer is price testing.
RESOURCES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND TOOLS
Dialectical conduct remedy | Wikipedia
The Dialectical Habits Remedy Abilities Workbook: Sensible DBT Workouts | Amazon
Dialectical conduct remedy (DBT) | Peter Attia, MD
Cognitive Behavioral Remedy (CBT) | Mayo Clinic
How Somatic Experiencing Can Assist You Course of Trauma | Healthline
What’s Inside Household Methods? | IFS Institute
Components Work Remedy for Complicated PTSD | Dr. Arielle Schwartz
Hakomi Technique | Hakomi Institute
Imago Relationships
The Waking Up app
Dissociation and Dissociative Issues | Psychological Well being America
Dissociation FAQs | The Worldwide Society for the Research of Trauma and Dissociation
The Heart for Psychedelic and Consciousness Analysis | Johns Hopkins
Centre for Psychedelic Analysis | Imperial Faculty London
The Acutely aware Management Group
The Enneagram Institute
The Heart for Nonviolent Communication
Paradigms of Ketamine Remedy | MAPS
Psychedelic Science: Magic Mushrooms | MAPS
MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy | MAPS
Psychedelic-Assisted Remedy (Sources) | tim.weblog
About Holotropic Breathwork | Grof Transpersonal Coaching
What’s the Hoffman Course of? | Hoffman Institute Basis
SUPPORT LINES:
Disaster
Should you or somebody you understand is struggling or in disaster, assist is obtainable. Name or textual content 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
Disaster Textual content Line textual content “HOME” to 741741 to attach with a disaster counselor totally free, 24/7 assist.
Suicide
Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Starting July 16, 2022, dialing 988 may also route calls to the lifeline.
Violence, Abuse, and Sexual Abuse
Nationwide Home Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 or textual content LOVEIS to 22522
Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or On-line Chat
Nationwide Sexual Violence Useful resource Heart
Kids
Nationwide Youngster Abuse Hotline 1-800-4AChild (1-800-422-4453) or textual content 1-800-422-4453
Youngster Welfare Info Gateway
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