Worried about my emotional well-being, and my future. Need some good Metafilter advice.... I am a 34 y/o female who is gainfully employed and generally self-sufficient (own my own home, car, take care of the house, etc.) but I am extremely lonely and feel more and more isolated everyday. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 25, 2009 - 29 answers

Need advice for books on how to deal with a family member's suicide. [more inside]
posted by greenland on Aug 4, 2009 - 12 answers

How to be more resilient to constructive criticism? [more inside]
posted by molybdenumblue on Jul 20, 2009 - 20 answers

How to compartmentalize and get centered during a rough time. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 6, 2009 - 9 answers

So, I've been promoted at work and everything is going swimmingly except for some difficult interpersonal stuff with a few coworkers. I need help to decide how to handle these situations... [more inside]
posted by wild like kudzu on Jun 21, 2009 - 23 answers

Hi it's been 2 months since I posted this question. I have cut ties since the posting of that question and have not contacted the person. Any tips or advice for what to do when the urge strikes to contact him? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 3, 2009 - 8 answers

Recommendations for a book on coping / handling stress? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 18, 2009 - 7 answers

Help me support a friend whose father attempted suicide. Added complication: my friend is half a world away from both his family and me. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 4, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I sort out whether my feelings are due to grief, or depression, and how do I proceed after the suicide of my brother-in-law? [more inside]
posted by alpha_betty on Dec 11, 2008 - 8 answers

I'm having an "off day" for no particular reason. Feeling grouchy & peevish. This is dumb. Please help me fix it. [more inside]
posted by pseudostrabismus on Dec 4, 2008 - 54 answers

My little brother is in an abusive relationship. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 19, 2008 - 20 answers

Please suggest helpful books on the grieving process for a twentysomething who just lost her mom. [more inside]
posted by CwgrlUp on Jul 26, 2008 - 15 answers

What's an effective way to describe social anxiety and panic attacks to people who are unfamiliar with these concepts? Sometimes, there's little choice but to attempt an explanation, on the spot (let's assume you're not carrying around literature with you). How would you handle that? Metaphors? Anecdotes?
posted by zennie on Jul 18, 2008 - 26 answers

I've concluded that my generalized anxiety comes from a lack of confidence in my ability to cope with adversity. How can I change this? [more inside]
posted by Ringo on Jul 15, 2008 - 12 answers

Hints on easing the wait for bad news. With complications, and a story about my cat. [more inside]
posted by MadMage on Jun 25, 2008 - 20 answers

Why am I so bad at "letting go," and how can I better come to grips with the idea that some people are only in our lives for a certain window of time? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 7, 2008 - 16 answers

My partner has ADHD and I need ways of understanding/coping with his behavior so I can maintain my sanity. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 11, 2008 - 30 answers

For the past few months my girlfriend has felt very anxious when I have discussed going to out any social event with my friends, so I have been staying at home which makes her feel guilty but has been the only way she could cope. She wants to get better but doesn't know any skills or techniques for reducing anxiety that would help her, and her feelings of guilt only make things harder. Of course there's deep background inside. [more inside]
posted by AuroraSky on Feb 18, 2008 - 12 answers

I have ADD. What are some specific steps that can help me focus on getting a task done? [more inside]
posted by fogster on Jan 26, 2008 - 16 answers

About to go through a big life change, and I want to get through it the best I can. [more inside]
posted by lucyleaf on Dec 18, 2007 - 13 answers

What can I do for my boyfriend when he's going through a rough patch? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 16, 2007 - 16 answers

Why did my brother's suicide attempt make me want to get a tattoo? And should I? [more inside]
posted by greekphilosophy on Dec 14, 2007 - 33 answers

Coping/patience advice for someone going on a large synagogue tour to Israel. [more inside]
posted by gillyflower on Nov 29, 2007 - 17 answers

Being pregnant is easily the weirdest experience of my life. How did you cope? [more inside]
posted by otherwordlyglow on Nov 16, 2007 - 30 answers

I'm a first year business undergrad. Not even a month into University, and I feel overwhelmed and suffocated. Help me deal? [more inside]
posted by Phire on Sep 24, 2007 - 21 answers

I think I may have hypomania, but without the depressive episodes (i.e. not bipolar disorder) which I'm not sure can even happen, but I don't know how else to describe what happens to me. I get a number of benefits from these periods, but the irritability that sometimes goes along with them can be a bit challenging. Is it reasonable to want to deal with this without meds to retain the benefits I get and just try to deal with the irritability downside? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 6, 2007 - 21 answers

How do I deal with a boss who dislikes me personally and says no to all of my ideas unless my direct supervisor is in the room "pleading my case" as well? [more inside]
posted by ollyoop on May 9, 2007 - 23 answers

It's a fact of life: some of us are brilliant & utterly delightful to deal with, and then there are... other people. [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on Mar 24, 2007 - 38 answers

I don't know if this is a seasonal funk, or just an exhausted one, but I could use a few new ideas on how to escape it. [more inside]
posted by azriel2257 on Mar 13, 2007 - 11 answers

Books/writing on death, loss and grief. [more inside]
posted by cosmonaught on Dec 19, 2006 - 41 answers

My mother passed away last week and now I'm lost. [more inside]
posted by liquorice on Dec 11, 2006 - 70 answers

Imminent homelessness as of Saturday 10/28. [more inside]
posted by attackthetaxi on Oct 26, 2006 - 40 answers

How do I cheer up my SO? He just found out that his dad is in hospital following a hemmorhage. [more inside]
posted by barrakuda on Oct 6, 2006 - 10 answers

How does an introverted step-parent deal with an extroverted child? [more inside]
posted by anonpeon on Sep 28, 2006 - 27 answers

My girlfriend cheated. We're separated now. What do I do with this anger? [more inside]
posted by Brainy on Feb 3, 2006 - 43 answers

Boss Panic! I have a friend who becomes very apprehensive when he knows the boss is coming. [more inside]
posted by frykitty on Aug 5, 2005 - 10 answers

I'm trying to find an NPR interview/piece on recording the stories of elderly family members for future generations. I recently learned that a friend's father is dying of Lou Gehrig's disease and has been given between 18 months to five years to live. [more inside]
posted by OpinioNate on Jun 21, 2005 - 5 answers

What practices/ tools do you use to ensure you reply to important e-mails within a respectable amount of time, while still having a life? [more inside]
posted by skylar on Apr 25, 2005 - 18 answers

Dealing with suicide. No, not me, someone in my family, who is now dearly departed.

Comments, suggestions, advice? Thanks.
posted by anonymous on Jan 25, 2005 - 10 answers

Tonight the father of a close friend of mine passed away. In the last month this is the third relative he has lost and his mother is in cancer treatement : more inside [more inside]
posted by elpapacito on Jan 11, 2005 - 11 answers

My father was just diagnosed with polymyositis. His muscles are deteriorating and he can hardly dress himself, let alone drive two hours to his work or even do his work from home. Has anybody had a family member of close friend with this condition? What can I and my siblings and my mother expect? What can we do for him, if anything?
posted by billysumday on Jan 3, 2005 - 4 answers

Ok, so I'm going permanent at this place I've been freelancing for 3 years (it's been a regular gig--2-3 wks/month)--I negotiated a good salary, and an extra week of vacation for the permanent position, but I've never ever liked being permanent and have always felt trapped. Any tips and tricks to help make it psychologically more bearable and cushion the loss of my freedom? a little more inside [more inside]
posted by amberglow on Dec 13, 2003 - 18 answers