educational and self improvement resources

Feb 24, 2014, 02:46 AM

Ok sz is a real problem for the mind , so its great to keep what it does constructive.

So have you any educational resources you'd like to share?

I'll add a few

Ps they dont have to be mental illness related.

Dont have the exact addresses, just google

Brainblogger
Courseera
Books by Carl Sagan
Open University
Facebook , yes I believe it to be educational
Rottentomatoes
Goodreads
Metacritic
Bbc
Channel 4 uk
Amazon
Play.com
Ebay
Jerry coyne
Richard feynman
Google news
Gmail
Google drive
Dell
Dropbox
Freesat
Free to air
Youtube

Computer science listed below
Php
Mysql
Java
Wincvs
Winmerge
Eclipse
Netbeans
Xml
Xml 2007

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 08:58 AM

University of the People accredited

An accredited online university that charges only a small fee for grading courses.

The Center for Reintegration - Scholarship Program - Apply for Scholarship

Eli Lilly scholarships

Lumosity: Brain Games & Brain Training

Lumosity

Home - PubMed - NCBI

Pubmed for scientific papers

https://new.ted.com/talks

Ted talks for inspiration

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 09:02 AM

Latest news from ISPS

ISPS takes a psychological rather than pharmacological approach to psychosis.

https://www.madinamerica.com

Mad in America

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 09:28 AM

Rosetta Stone® - Start Learning a New Language - Save Up to 35% Off

Rosetta Stone for language..typically they have a free demo available.

Brain Training Software, Brain Fitness, Brain Games, BrainHQ - Posit Science | Your Brain Health Headquarters

Brain games they are working on one for sz.

MindFreedom's library of information about mental health, psychiatry, human rights & alternatives ? MFIPortal

Mind freedom for people who are more oriented toward activism or advocacy...

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 09:30 AM

NPR : National Public Radio : News & Analysis, World, US, Music & Arts : NPR

National public radio

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 10:40 AM

iHeartRadio | Real & Custom Radio Stations - Listen Free Online

online radio--you can create a custom station for any song you like(free but need and account) this is super handy when you get bored and need to change up your routine.
There is also a free app for tablet or phone access.

Here are some cooking resources...we all need to eat right why not have fun at the same time?

Epicurious.com: Recipes, Menus, Cooking Articles & Food Guides
smitten kitchen
Food & Wine Magazine | Recipes, Menus, Chefs, Wine, Cooking, Holidays, Entertaining
Healthy Recipes, Healthy Eating, Healthy Cooking | Eating Well
Cooking Light | Find Healthy Recipes, Nutrition Tips, and Guides to Healthy Eating
Fine Cooking - quick recipes, ingredients guide, how-to videos and community
foodgawker | feed your eyes
TasteSpotting | a community driven visual potluck
Food
Cook | Martha Stewart

Also the learning value of this is questionable but I love this site and it does have science and today I learned if you're looking for educational.

reddit: the front page of the internet

You may or may not have access to these

scientific american mind

Scientific American Mind - Scientific American
Discover Magazine: The latest in science and technology news, blogs and articles
http://www.psychologytoday.com/
Psychiatric Times | Psychiatric Times

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 10:49 AM

Drawspace.com - Lessons
art lessons---youtube is also great for art lessons

Sounds True

It is a resource for new age thinking and beliefs but it has spirituality yoga and mediation courses and books and while I know its not for everybody for some people its exactly what they need.

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 10:54 AM

About birding and sometimes even caring for bees.

Birdchick

another bird blog

10,000 Birds

Cornell ornithology bird guide

Birds

National geographic

National Geographic - Inspiring People to Care About the Planet Since 1888

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 11:17 AM

This is a snack delivery service----for $6 a month you get to try a bunch of different foods every two weeks, most of which are semi-healthy.

graze | healthy snacks by mail | get nature delivered

Here are some fun sites for learning ukelele

Ukulele Lessons
Ukulele Lessons

but to get you inspired to learn the uke there is this youtube video which is amazing

and most people know about netflix but it can be educational depending if you pick documentaries or not. Amazon prime is another good choice but I haven't tried it.

https://www.netflix.com/?locale=en-US

The great courses has random sales on their educational courses so don't pay full price they are dvd audio or streaming and are from top professors but just for fun education not for credit.

The Great Courses® - Audio & Video Lectures from The World?s Best Professors

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 12:57 PM

Here is something else I find interesting---it is about emotion recognition in the eyes and while this is typically affected in autism it can also be affected in sz---so its basically an assessment of your social intelligence.

Test your social intelligence

its more in the realm of knowledge about yourself than education but I think its useful...

Feb 24, 2014, 04:39 PM

[QUOTE=Sometimes psychotic;3605628University [/QUOTE]

Thanks for all the comments , especially the university of the people

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Materly

Thanks for all the comments , especially the university of the people

You're welcome---feel like I'm dominating the thread though---yeah university of the people just got accredited this month---its pretty cool!

Feb 24, 2014, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

You're welcome---feel like I'm dominating the thread though---yeah university of the people just got accredited this month---its pretty cool!

you unintentionly raise a point. Its something ive made comments on before , people with sz are concerned about the meticulousness of delusions , sadly most possibly , through no fault of their own. But delusion does not reality make. Its a philosophical conundrum , better to be , hopeful and deluded? or materially despondent? I think there is another option , where people can embrace reality , even if its only an aspiration.

Sometimes psychotic · Feb 24, 2014, 07:21 PM

Interestingly my delusions were based on self improvement for the most part...I'm not saying there weren't some scary horrible ones but the majority were about writing a grant for my job...I had a nutritionist who was a voice and helping me eat a better diet...I also had a voice who was an IT guy...he did everything from helping me enhance my computer security to helping me play strategy based video games more efficiently. The ones that weren't constructive told me I was psychic and possibly a shaman but I felt I could heal the world with just my thoughts and it was incredibly pleasant. So I had work and play and everything was exciting much more so than ever before so I don't think all these concepts are mutually exclusive. So I think you can be deluded but also have real aspirations...albeit this could be because I'm a scientist and part of my job is creation and seeing patterns in data so relaxing my normally rigid thresholds actually opened up more possibilities.

Feb 24, 2014, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic

Interestingly my delusions were based on self improvement for the most part...I'm not saying there weren't some scary horrible ones but the majority were about writing a grant for my job...I had a nutritionist who was a voice and helping me eat a better diet...I also had a voice who was an IT guy...he did everything from helping me enhance my computer security to helping me play strategy based video games more efficiently. The ones that weren't constructive told me I was psychic and possibly a shaman but I felt I could heal the world with just my thoughts and it was incredibly pleasant. So I had work and play and everything was exciting much more so than ever before so I don't think all these concepts are mutually exclusive. So I think you can be deluded but also have real aspirations...albeit this could be because I'm a scientist and part of my job is creation and seeing patterns in data so relaxing my normally rigid thresholds actually opened up more possibilities.

Yeah, i myself , try to stay away from rationalisation , ironically! The less assumptions i make the better. For example i see an indignity in delusion , i find it incredibly sad. The type of person i am , i would always want the truth , depending as little as possible on what i 'think' to be true, and rather more on what i observe to be true. So my dignity could also be viewed as sanctimonious. What of a paraplegic? What of the devastated ? Delusion may be necessary to survive but what cost does it come at? For me at least , too much of a cost.