Self-Help Resources

Self-care information and tools are organized here, with links to additional resources. Because self-care is important to quality of life, it is essential to practice self-care when dealing with problems such as anxiety, depression, stress, PTSD, etc. You may find the self-help resources posted under well-being, deployment and addiction/recovery to be helpful.

Exercise: A Prescription for Feeling Good

Pleasant Events: A Daily Practice

Understand the Importance of Relaxation

Clear Thinking is Good for Your Health

Diet and Weight Management

Positive Psychology: A Search for well-Being

Stress

Sleep

Books & Workbooks

Bibliotherapy Resource Guide
Department of Veterans Affairs

Web Resources

Authentic Happiness
Dr. Martin Seligman, Director of University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center
Resources focused on the empirical study of such things as positive emotions, strengths-based character, and healthy institutions. His research has demonstrated that it is possible to be happier – to feel more satisfied, to be more engaged with life, find more meaning, have higher hopes, and probably even laugh and smile more, regardless of one’s circumstances.  

Show Yourself Some Respect and Love
Prevention.com
Learn how to take care of yourself instead of always solving everyone else's problems

Barriers to fitness: Overcoming Common Problems
MayoClinic.com

Veteran and Military Family Health
U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health

Real Warriors Campaign
Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury