Here are some resources for people that may be new here or just haven’t seen them before! Many of these are shared regularly by members and moderators so I’ve tried to collect them here.

1. LEAP is a communication method for dealing with people with fixed, false beliefs. It’s counter-intuitive and takes some practice, but can be highly effective when used consistently.

-This is a TED Talk by the psychologist that literally wrote the book on LEAP. https://youtu.be/NXxytf6kfPM

-This is a good chunk of that book for free. https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/I_am_not_sick_excerpt.pdf (there’s also an audiobook)

-podcast episode with him as guest https://youtu.be/me21HsRpd60

-This is his website. https://leapinstitute.org/about/

1. I-You statements is another communication technique and when paired with the LEAP method can be really powerful but also takes practice. https://www.relationshipsnsw.org.au/blog/i-statements-vs-you-statements/

2. This helpful caregiver’s guide is a work in progress created by a moderator here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bOx-m9692Z03QXu-mC5oRwBRtwlqOKK9/view?usp=drivesdk

3. This is a good video developed for medical students to understanding the schizo- diagnoses: https://youtu.be/JmiARS9TIj8

4. If you’re in the US, NAMI has support groups and classes for mentally ill people and their loved ones. I highly recommend the Family to Family class. They have in person and Zoom. If you don’t have a branch near you just find one in your time zone and ask. https://www.nami.org/program/nami-family-to-family/

*Please note that the NAMI Family to Family class and NAMI support groups are very different in both purpose and experience.*

There are also further resources under the Guides/Information tag (you can find by

clicking it at the top of this post).