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Default May 05, 2019 at 01:04 PM
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Self explanatory. Could be a website, forum, videos..

I'll share. Youtube. Scishow Psych. A channel where the host condenses knowledge from a myriad of corroborated sources and explains a topic in under 10 minutes. (all of which are referenced in the description.) Who needs to take psychology courses or read textbooks and peer reviewed studies? people need to think their smart, spending months on a course or reading hours of text..

Here are some significantly important topics the channel tackles

How to clear your mind
The real secret to fighting peer pressure
How to get to know yourself in a healthy way
The future of depression treatment
The surprising benefits of watching cute cat videos
The lesser known symptoms of depression
How being sick changes your brain
When does your brain stop developing
Do you have an unconscious mind?
How do you define a disorder?
Does psychotherapy work?
Does IQ really measure how smart you are?
Do personality tests mean anything?
Will Video games replace therapy?
Does psychotherapy work?

I can already foresee the skeptical inquiries, how do you know the host is interpreting the data from said sources correctly? How do you know they are able to cover all that information in under 10 minutes? Well, that's what a youtube comment section is for.

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Default May 05, 2019 at 02:20 PM
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Self explanatory title. Could be a website, forum, videos..

I'll share. Youtube. Scishow Psych. A channel where the host condenses knowledge from a myriad of corroborated sources and explains a topic in under 10 minutes. (all of which are referenced in the description.) Who needs to take psychology courses or read textbooks and peer reviewed studies? Ig people need to think their smart, attending a fancy university to take a course, and/or reading hours of text..

Here are some significantly important topics the channel tackles

How to clear your mind
The real secret to fighting peer pressure
How to get to know yourself in a healthy way
The future of depression treatment
The surprising benefits of watching cute cat videos
The lesser known symptoms of depression
How being sick changes your brain
When does your brain stop developing
Do you have an unconscious mind?
How do you define a disorder?
Does psychotherapy work?
Does IQ really measure how smart you are?
Do personality tests mean anything?
Will Video games replace therapy?
Does psychotherapy work?

I can already foresee the skeptical inquiries, how do you know the host is interpreting the data from said sources correctly? How do you know they are able to cover all that information in under 10 minutes? Well, that's what a youtube comment section is for.
I usually just type into google what I am looking for then check out the results until I find what I need.

specific forums well theres a class with the colleges out here in NY that is police oriented. kind of a how to protect your self and recognize stalkers and such things. most first year students get the information in their orientation but others take a police and family crisis type class.

in these classes they teach internet safety like when on line dont disclose what sites you actually visit and dont disclose what your user name is on other sites and use a different user name for each site. this way when on one forum someone cant follow you to another forum and another forum and... you get the picture.. some one gets upset at you on one forum follows you around the net causing you problems and quite possibly actually end up following to your actual front door.

therefore Im extremely careful about posting what sites I actually visit. especially when there are site rules saying not to post about other website forums to gather members to go there (which is one of psych centrals guidelines)

my suggestion just type in to google what you are looking for and then check out the results until you find what you are looking for.
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Default May 05, 2019 at 02:33 PM
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Why not enroll in a course?
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Default May 05, 2019 at 10:48 PM
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I use Reddit a lot for my main source of information as the best info always gets voted the top, weeding out the useless/incorrect info.
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Default May 06, 2019 at 01:35 PM
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I studied psychology formally. But I really enjoy the Psychology Today articles. There's a magazine and a website.
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Default May 07, 2019 at 07:58 AM
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Yale university has all of their introductory psychology lectures up on YouTube for free.

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Default May 09, 2019 at 07:15 AM
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All over the place. The more places the better. The ".gov" articles are not elementary reads, but interesting ones.

I, too, took formal psychology classes online (for credit) through a local college. That was a few years ago. I took the Intro to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Developmental Psychology courses. One per semester. I also audited Cognitive Psychology at a local university. They were all interesting courses.

Good books are great sources of info. Not just memoirs, but actual books specializing in the disorder. For those inclined, a close read through of the DSM-5 is also recommended. Some blogs specializing in bipolar disorder are also helpful. Bp Magazine is a good info source and its associated website at bpHope.com | Hope & Harmony for People with Bipolar. I don't have bipolar 2, but those that do may find Bipolar 2: Mood Swings but Not Manic - PsychEducation.org especially interesting, along with Dr. Phelps' books. I found some info there relevant even for bipolar 1 experiences.

Honestly, Wikipedia's entries for mania and bipolar disorder contain a lot of info not found in the usual entries.
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Default May 11, 2019 at 09:32 AM
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I took psychology in undergrad and grad schools (all kind of different courses) as a part of my degrees and because I need it for my job but other than that there are ton of sites out there. One needs to be careful though what they read. Not everything out there is valid whatsoever
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