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mentalillnessmouse is a WordPress blog offering mental health peer advice, with its most structured content organized under a "Useful phone apps" section and an "About" page. You can browse posts directly on the homepage, jump to the apps list for categorized tool recommendations, or use the site's subscribe option to follow updates. The site is a peer-run resource, not a clinical service — its own apps page states that none of the listed apps are valid substitutes for therapy or medical professionals.
What the site offers
The blog's stated purpose is mental health peer advice — practical suggestions written from the perspective of people with lived experience rather than clinicians. Its content is organized in a standard WordPress layout, so the main navigation points are:
- Homepage / blog feed — the running list of posts, newest first
- Useful phone apps — a curated, categorized app list
- About — background on who runs the site and why
- Subscribe / subscription — a way to follow new posts
Navigating to the app recommendations
The "Useful phone apps" page is the most reference-like part of the site. It groups apps by the problem they address rather than by platform or price, which makes it useful when you already know what you need help with. The categories visible on the page are:
| Category | Example apps listed | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Emergencies & Crisis | ICE Contact, MY3, Wickr Me | Safety contacts, personal safety plans, private messaging |
| Chronic Pain | Ouchie, Flaredown | Pain management, symptom and treatment tracking |
| Give and get comfort | Comfort Spot, Vent, Reachout: My Support Network | Peer support and emotional expression |
| White noises | Rain, Rain; TaoMix 2; myNoise | Relaxation, sleep, concentration |
| Medications | Medisafe, Carezone, MyTherapy | Reminders, prescription tracking, symptom journals |
Each entry names the app, describes what it does, and lists supported platforms (Apple, Android, and in one case Amazon Apps).
Two caveats the site itself makes
Before relying on this list, note what the page says directly:
- Not a substitute for care. The page carries an explicit disclaimer that none of the apps replace therapy or medical professionals. Treat the list as a starting point for self-management and peer support, not treatment.
- Test while you're safe. For the crisis category, the page advises trying the apps first while you are safe, to check whether they actually work on your phone — rather than discovering a problem during an emergency.
The page also notes that most of the apps are free, which is a general observation rather than a guarantee for every app or every feature.
Following updates
The site references subscribe and subscription options, which is the standard way to receive new peer-advice posts without checking back manually. Look for the subscription prompt in the blog's sidebar or footer, or on the homepage. If you only want the app list, you can bookmark that page directly — it changes less often than the post feed.
A practical way to use the site
If you're arriving with a specific need, skip the feed and go straight to the category that matches it: crisis contacts, pain tracking, comfort and peer support, sound, or medication management. Read the app description and platform support, install one, and test it while things are calm. Then use the blog feed or subscription for the ongoing peer-advice content, which is where the site's main value sits — the apps page is a reference, but the posts are the advice.