~ Early Web Links ~

Rachel Tan's unapologetically Autistic blog challenges neuronormativity with a punk attitude, offering personal reflections on forging your own path outside neurotypical expectations. Based in Singapore, Rachel writes for Autistic punks, rebels, and misfits who refuse to mask or conform.

Matt's Big Fat Arse is a candid personal health blog where Matt documents his ongoing journey managing chronic pain, fatigue, mental health, and weight. The site tracks pain levels, stiffness, and mood over time with dedicated stats pages, making it a remarkably transparent and detailed account of living with chronic illness.

A Year of HYPERLIVING is a year-long personal challenge blog where the author set weekly goals to rebuild self-understanding, form better habits, and figure out their future. The project spans 23 weeks of documented activities covering biking, writing, sleep, struggles, and self-improvement experiments.

Created by @giowrs, this interactive mental health resource guides visitors through their emotional state with branching prompts and connects them to crisis hotlines, breathing exercises, and curated support links. Built with care and clear safety warnings, it covers depression, anxiety, stress, and suicidal ideation while reminding users that the creator is not a medical professional.

Crayon Hydra is the personal blog of a system living with DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) and vaginismus, sharing their lived experiences to raise awareness and combat stigma around these conditions. Written with honesty and care, the site offers insight into coping strategies, therapy experiences, and the day-to-day realities of plural living.

A moody, atmospheric personal site hosted on Neocities where the owner explores their inner world without censorship, including discussions of depression and intrusive thoughts. The gothic woodland aesthetic and content warnings signal a deeply personal space built around mental health experiences.

Created by the person behind 'Diet Coke or Choke', this personal site blends chronic illness storytelling with curated recommendations for movies, games, books, and links to other indie web spaces. The creator uses the site as a form of self-expression and a love letter to the old, human-centered internet, making it a warm and eclectic corner of the web.

A carefully curated directory of free and substantially free mental health resources, filterable by platform, type, and symptom category including anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and suicidality. The site brings together apps, workbooks, online therapy tools, and social support communities to help people improve their mental health without the barrier of cost.

A dedicated resource hub for teens struggling with mental health challenges, offering curated links to crisis hotlines, therapy services, and supportive websites. The site also includes statistics about teen depression and suicide to raise awareness, making it a practical starting point for young people and their support networks.

A personal Neocities site by Jasper Schill, featuring a self-described self-indulgent collection of pages built on a chromebook with a heavy blue aesthetic and lots of gifs. The site openly references the creator's mental health journey, with sensitive content appropriately marked with warnings for visitors.