Common Concerns and Self-Help Tools
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Adjusting To College
- Get Involved-FGCU Campus Events and Registered Student Organizations
- Homesickness as a Freshman
- How to Stop Being Homesick
- Things to Do Off-Campus
Career and Major Decision-Making
- Career Counseling
- Discover and Choose Your Core Values
- FGCU Career Development Services
- Values Explained
Goal Setting
Time Management
- How to Manage Your Time Better
- How to Stop Procrastinating
- Managing Your Time in College
- Time Management Tips
- Free Time Management Apps (check your app store): Evernote, Pomodoro Timer
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Student Resources
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Asian Life Net Hotline: 877-990-8585 (services offered in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Fujianese)
- Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective
- Black Family, Community, Self-Care Kit
- Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network of Health Families and Communities
- Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health
- National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association
- National Resource Center for Hispanic Mental Health
- We R Native
LGBTQIA+ Student Resources
Student Survivors of Interpersonal Violence Resources
- FGCU ARISE (Assault and Rape Information, Support, and Education)
- Asian Pacific Institute of Gender-Based Violence
- Casa de Esperanza: National Latin@ Network of Health Families and Communities
- National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
- Ujima, Inc.: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
Veterans’ Resources
- FGCU Office of Military and Veterans Success
- Safe Helpline(survivors of sexual violence who are current military or work for the Department of Defense): 877-995-5247
- US Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Information
- Veterans Crisis Line (vets, active duty, families of current or former service members): 800-273-8255, press 1; or text 838255
Exercise and Mental Health
- FGCU University Recreation & Wellness Center
- FGCU Exercise is Medicine
- Free Exercise and Wellness Apps (check your app store): Daily Workouts-Home Trainer, Lifesum, My Fitness Pal
Nutrition and Mental Health
- Holistic Wellness
- Nutrition and Mental Health
- Free Nutrition and Wellness Apps (check your app store): My Fitness Pal, My Plate, Recovery Record
Relaxation
- Deep Abdominal Breathing
- Guided Relaxation
- Relaxation and Guided Imagery
- Free Relaxation Apps (find in your app store): Breathe 2 Relax, Finch, Pacifica, Wysa
Sleep
- How to Sleep Better
- Mindful Sleep Tips
- Tips for Healthy Sleep
- Tips to Help You Fall Asleep
- Tips to Reduce Nightmares
- Free Sleep Apps (find in your app store): MindShift, Pzizz, The Mindfulness App
Stress Management
- Coping Skills Ideas
- How to Make Stress Your Friend
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Problem-Solving Strategies
- Self-Soothing Skills
- STOP-Mindful Awareness
- Free Stress Management Apps (check your app store): Breathe 2 Relax, Finch, Happify, Mood Tools, Wysa
Communication
- Assertive Communication
- Effective vs. Ineffective Communication
- How to Be More Confident
- I Statements
- Interpersonal Communication Overview
- Listening Skills
Making and Keeping Relationships
- Healthy Relationships
- How to Be a Better Friend
- How to Make Friends as an Adult
- Relationship Assessments:
Anger
- Anger and Compassion
- Anger Management Techniques
- Free Anger Management Apps (check your app store): AIMS for Anger Management
Managing Thoughts
- How to Defeat Negative Thinking
- Thoughts Aren’t Facts
- Thought Log
- Untwist Your Thinking
- What Are Automatic Thoughts?
- Free Managing Thoughts Apps (check your app store): MindShift, Self-Help for Anxiety Management
Mindfulness
- Acceptance
- Elements of Self-Compassion
- Guided Mindfulness Activities
- Mindful Observing
- Self-Compassion Exercises
- Self-Compassion Tips
- What is Self-Compassion?
- Free Mindfulness Apps (check your app store): Healthy Minds, Liberate, Simple Habit Meditation, The Mindfulness App, Wysa
Anxiety
- Becoming Aware of What I Can Control
- How to Manage Anxiety
- Managing Test Anxiety
- Tips to Overcome Social Anxiety
- Free Anxiety Management Apps (check your app store): CBT Thought Diary, Pacifica, PTSD Coach, Self-Help for Anxiety Management
Autism
- Autism Self-Advocacy Network
- FGCU Community Autism Network
- My Autism Connection
- Neurodiversity Frequently Asked Questions
- Free Apps for Autistic Individuals (check your app store): iCommunicate, Habit Pictello, Time Timer
Depression
- A Black Dog Named Depression
- Depression and Behavioral Activation
- 7 Things to Avoid When Depressed
- 10 Ways to Cope with Depression
- Free Depression Management Apps (check your app store): CBT Thought Diary, Happify, Mood Tools, Pacifica
Self-Harm
- Self-Harm Hotline: 800-DON’T-CUT
- Self-Injury
- What is Self-Harm?
- Free Self-Harm Management Apps (check your app store): Calm Harm, NotOK
Substance Use
- Free Tobacco Cessation Assistance and Products
- Gulf Coast Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
- Lee County Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings
- Lifering Secular Recovery
- Secular Organization for Sobriety
- Free Recovery Apps (check your app store): Recovery Record, Stay Quit, 24 Hours a Day
Suicide Prevention
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Crisis Text Line
- Jed Foundation
- U Lifeline
- Free Suicide Prevention Apps (check your app store): Circle of 6, NotOK, Stay Alive
Getting the Most From Therapy
Mental Health Medications
Video Presentations
Threat Assessment & Management Team
FGCU cultivates a secure community within a supportive and accessible living, learning and working environment. It is standard practice on university campuses to promote safety through a Threat Assessment & Management Team (TAMT) empowered to investigate, assess and manage risks of violence by any troubled community member.