Self-Help
- Addiction and Substance Use
- Anger Management
- Anxiety and Depression
- Dating and Romance
- Decluttering and Minimalism
- Divorce and Separation
- Domestic Abuse
- Emotional and Verbal Abuse
- Finances and Budgeting
- Grief and Bereavement
- Happiness and Quality of Life
- Loneliness and Making Friends
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Overcoming a Bad Childhood
- Personal Improvement
- Post-Traumatic Stress and Indigenous Healing
- Rape and Sexual Abuse
- Relationship Improvement
- Self-Confidence and Esteem
- Sexual Wellbeing
- Stress and Burnout
- Suicide and Self-Harm
This guide offers a range of VPL recommended self-help books and search strategies.
If you need personal book recommendations, try our online Books Just For You service. If you're looking for support groups, consult our Community Resources and Social Services guide.
Ready to browse the shelves? Here is a quick call number guide for locating specific types of self-help resource:
| Subject | Main Dewey number |
|---|---|
| Abortion | 363.46 |
| Cutting (self-mutilation) | 616.858 |
| Death | 155.937 |
| Incest | 306.877 |
| Marriage | 306.872 |
| Mental health and depression | 362.2, 616.8527 (depression), 616.89 (mental disorders) |
| Money | 332.024 |
| Rape and sexual assault | 364.1532 |
| Self-help, happiness and interpersonal relations | 158.1-158.2 |
| Separation and divorce | 306.89 |
| Sexuality | 306.7 |
| Substance abuse, quitting smoking | 362.29, 613.85 (smoking) |
| Women and psychology | 155.633, 155.333, 305.4 (women and society) |
| Work-life balance and job satisfaction | 650.1, 158.1 |