Library of the future? [more inside]
posted by fifilaru on Oct 23, 2009 - 25 answers

Is this a hostile work environment? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 8, 2009 - 14 answers

I mistakenly became friends with a narcissist, who I also work with. I've avoided a confrontation with her, but she keeps prying to find out if I'm mad at her or don't like her anymore, and I feel like eventually I am going to have to explain myself. But how do you tell a narcissist that you just don't care about them without having them explode? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Sep 14, 2009 - 42 answers

Does anyone have experience playing World of Warcraft on an ultra mobile PC like the Samsung Q1, OQO or Sony Vaio UX series? I know it's technically possible to run by watching the demos on YouTube but I'd like to get some feedback about whether it's actually a playable experience long term or more of a novelty. [more inside]
posted by jeffhoward on Jul 20, 2009 - 7 answers

Everybody that I work with has become an insufferable asshole over the past few weeks. What is going on here? What can I do about it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 8, 2009 - 39 answers

Am I giving my cat a complex? I call my cat a large variety of names, including but not limited to her original name. She is a little over 10 years old and I've been calling her nicknames for the past, oh, 9 years and 363 days and today it occurred to me that maybe she is completely confused when I talk to her. [more inside]
posted by banannafish on Jun 9, 2009 - 40 answers

Any recommendations for a helpful mental health practitioner person in the area of Portland, Oregon? After a few stressful months of medication issues, my boyfriend and I have lost a lot of faith in our psychiatrist, and are looking for additional forms of help and advice, whether a therapist, counselor, or even just a different psychiatrist. [more inside]
posted by brisquette on May 21, 2009 - 7 answers

Examples/terminology for media so compelling it drives you insane. [more inside]
posted by allen.spaulding on May 13, 2009 - 36 answers

What are some eloquent ways to proclaim that someone is crazy? This is for good tidings for some good friends getting married. [more inside]
posted by captainsohler on Apr 2, 2009 - 23 answers

Optoma HD70 projector flickering crazy colors, then whimpering out - just over a year old, with a brand new bulb installed 6 months ago -- tech support not very helpful. Anyone have ideas, or sympathy at least? [more inside]
posted by icetaco on Mar 30, 2009 - 3 answers

A coin a year, but the mint isn't sweet. [more inside]
posted by oxford blue on Mar 16, 2009 - 2 answers

Currently I am a young college lass with lots of time on my hands. I take a class one day a week and have a substituting job where I can work or choose not to work any day of the week that I want. I am so bored with life right now. With all this free time on my hands I would love to pursue a crazy off the wall job...video game tester, Mary Washington impersonator, plow truck driver, you name it; even if it is only short term. Any Suggestions?
posted by BettyBurnheart on Mar 5, 2009 - 22 answers

I've been very depressed for my entire life and have decided that it's time for another ride on the therapy train. My previous trips were rather unpleasant, so I'm hoping for recommendations for a doctor in NYC and some general advice. [more inside]
posted by wrinkle on Feb 18, 2009 - 7 answers

Australian (and U.S.) Mental Health/Legal Filter. Can you just go and talk your GP into having someone put through a psychiatric evaluation? [more inside]
posted by metalheart on Feb 1, 2009 - 14 answers

Were the mother and daughter subjects of the documentary "Grey Gardens" mentally ill? [more inside]
posted by greekphilosophy on Jan 12, 2009 - 16 answers

Give me crazy (legal) ways to make money during this economic dowwwnturn.... Become a Lab Rat? Sell my Hair? [more inside]
posted by Izzmeister on Dec 20, 2008 - 28 answers

All's fair in love and war? A guy I am dating has pitted me against my neighbor, do I ditch him? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 12, 2008 - 26 answers

In the past few months, I have found myself occasionally going into uncontrollable outbursts of rage and violence. Oddly, other than that I find that I am a happy and satisfied person. Help? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 11, 2008 - 12 answers

I just became the person in charge of a large building. Which is infested with cockroaches. Help! [more inside]
posted by peewinkle on Aug 3, 2008 - 14 answers

Bored on a lazy Sunday afternoon? How about helping me come up with ideas/suggestions on how I should plan an urban scavenger hunt? [more inside]
posted by wile e on Jul 12, 2008 - 12 answers

Will a Cuisinart food processor be able to grind up chicken wings (including the bone)? Chicken necks? Or do I have to buy a meat grinder? And if so, will the KitchenAid meat grinder attachment be able to handle it?
posted by HotToddy on Jul 10, 2008 - 15 answers

My cat demands constant affection. When she doesn't get it she screams and pushes herself against me. It is cute for short periods of time but recently she has become even more vocal and more needy. It's to the point that if I'm on the phone she is screaming in the background. If I have company she is in their face trying to get attention unless I am constantly petting her. How can I help her and help my sanity? [more inside]
posted by aburd on Jun 14, 2008 - 19 answers

Here's a semi-tough one (at least, I think). TV show from the 80's, had at least one character that was a mannequin who would come to life after you placed his cabbie-hat on him... [more inside]
posted by pedmands on Apr 16, 2008 - 11 answers

Looking for infamous personal add. [more inside]
posted by DieHipsterDie on Apr 9, 2008 - 14 answers

What are some audacious things that people have done to convince someone of their goal/cause/opinion or change their mind - and succeed? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Mar 27, 2008 - 17 answers

Scientific History Filter / Native German Speaker Filter. What did Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard's 1985 exclamation, "Das war ja toll!" mean? [more inside]
posted by kisch mokusch on Feb 25, 2008 - 11 answers

My ex has turned violent on me. What recourses can I take? [more inside]
posted by somersault on Feb 25, 2008 - 42 answers

What's My Problem Filter: I'm 32 years old, exteremely high sex drive, interesting, pessimistic, very bright, very funny, dead average in attractiveness, creative, not an alcoholic, poor, neither succesful nor unsuccesful financially (no debts, no assets). And I'm consistently and permanently single, despite my, say, 18 year desire for a permanent relationship with a woman. (long explananation to follow) What's my $%^&$%^& problem. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 30, 2007 - 57 answers

CareerFilter: Should I stay or should I go? [more inside]
posted by mamaquita on Oct 3, 2007 - 21 answers

My mom and my husband have become bitter enemies. Is there anything I can do to make it better? If so, what? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 17, 2007 - 61 answers

Any ideas why my dog won't eat out of his food bowl any longer? [more inside]
posted by miss tea on Jul 24, 2007 - 10 answers

Looking for an abandoned/public military base or old airstrip, for crazy driving experiences and to teach a friend some things [more inside]
posted by revmitcz on Jun 28, 2007 - 14 answers

I'd like to be able to respect and enjoy people who like music that I think is lame, and listen to said music without making a lot of snarky comments. How can I stop being thirteen freaking years old about this? [more inside]
posted by crinklebat on Mar 18, 2007 - 72 answers

I need help training/controlling my cats before they drive me even more crazy than they already have. [more inside]
posted by Four-Eyed Girl on Feb 1, 2007 - 26 answers

I have fought depression, anger, fatigue, lack of motivation (and more) for thirty years. I have taken so many psycho-pharmacological drugs that I couldn't list them all. One constant has been antidepressants. I've been taking Zoloft for ten years. It has left me with memory problems, brain fog, etc. I also take Klonopin (2mgs a day) and that leaves me feeling jittery if I miss it and has the "tolerance' effect of needing more and more. I have tried tapering the Zoloft - very slowly - but I am like a raging lunatic off of it. The Doctor says, "symptoms have returned." I say, "withdrawal," or as they like to call it with antidepressants: "discontinuance syndrome." Hey, if you freak out without it - I don't care what you call it, but withdrawal is what most people would think. The niceties of the semantics I'm not interested in. ***More inside about my desire to try Cognitive Behavioral Therapy*** [more inside]
posted by Gerard Sorme on Jan 29, 2007 - 13 answers

Name my new fish! [more inside]
posted by tdreyer1 on Dec 10, 2006 - 87 answers

Can I have narcolepsy and insomnia, or am I just another cad with cyberchondria? [more inside]
posted by JeremiahBritt on Oct 26, 2006 - 8 answers

I have the opposite of this problem. I'm quite eccentric, and I would like your help. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 25, 2006 - 25 answers

PsychoCatFilter: So my roommate has a demon for a cat… [more inside]
posted by Burritos Inc. on Jul 6, 2006 - 18 answers

Why does our cat try to cover our heads like litter when we sleep? Does our cat think we're filthy?!? I'm a little insulted... [more inside]
posted by ibeji on Jun 13, 2006 - 22 answers

Shrink me: I had to reschedule a long-awaited appointment with a new shrink because of a work conflict, and it'll be two weeks before I can see another person. [more inside]
posted by hamster on Nov 22, 2005 - 12 answers

Voices in your head. What mental disorders are associated with this? What other phenomena? Which historical and mythical figures? [more inside]
posted by cortex on Nov 6, 2005 - 27 answers

Am I crazy to quit my job when I have nothing else lined up? Recently, my job took a sudden turn. I am now video taping non-professional young women doing unseemly things in various nightclubs. I find it disturbing for any number of reasons. (I'm male.) But the question is: should I let go of this job if I don't have immediate prospects for another? I have enough money to last three months. How much is my conscience worth?
posted by captainscared on Oct 11, 2005 - 31 answers

I have an eleven month old baby at home. She's a sweet kid, but she refuses to sleep unless she's being held. She sleeps fine throug the night, it's just durring naps. It's driving my wife crazy, does anyone know any tricks for getting a child to sleep in a crib alone? We've tried the "Let them cry it out" method and it doesn't really seem to work for us. But any advice would help.
posted by ejhdigdug on Jul 19, 2005 - 15 answers

Imagine a game show involving two beautiful female hosts. One is the "nice girl" and the other the "bad girl". This is a goofy show like Distraction or Bonzai. Random contests, which are meant to be titillating to the viewer. Can you think up some contest ideas for such a show? [more inside]
posted by delmoi on May 29, 2005 - 13 answers