My life as a word problem: what is the best, smartest way for someone to change career fields, or increase their range of career options, given limitations of knowledge, time, money and sanity? [more inside]
posted by missix on Sep 9, 2009 - 12 answers

Should I reveal my depression to my co-workers? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 7, 2009 - 37 answers

Can I still have a career in science? This economy caused both my spouse and I to lose our jobs and to relocate to find new employment after a 10-year corporate career. Thing is, I hated that career and only loved the money. Now, I am at a crossroads in life. [more inside]
posted by UseyurBrain on Jun 6, 2009 - 14 answers

What can I do to stop hating my job? I really cannot stand my job, but I work full-time to support my husband while he goes to graduate school. He has all kinds of work/social functions that I've come to dread because it's all I can do not to burst into tears when someone asks "What do you do?" [more inside]
posted by curiousowl on Mar 19, 2009 - 33 answers

How do I stop feeling so detached from everything? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 16, 2009 - 15 answers

I'm going through a depressive episode at the moment and I'm worried about my job given the economy. What should I do that I don't know I should do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 13, 2009 - 21 answers

My life is a mess. I'm in debt over my head, without a steady income, and in the midst of a personal crisis. What can I do to get back on my feet and get some direction in life? [more inside]
posted by GS1977 on Nov 10, 2008 - 18 answers

how my perfectionism, indecisiveness, and depression are driving me mad. [more inside]
posted by howiamdifferent on Sep 10, 2007 - 17 answers

Going back to school, making a career change, age is starting to become a factor and I can barely function emotionally. Help. [more inside]
posted by Hands of Manos on Apr 30, 2007 - 25 answers

I'm happy for the first time in my life. Really, amazingly happy. Only, I still have lots of big goals I'd like to accomplish in my life, and I'm worried that any moves I make toward these goals will take me away from the things I love so much about my life. What should I do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 21, 2005 - 18 answers

Help me help myself. I have had social anxiety for almost as long as I can remember and for the last few had also been depressed as a result. [Gory details inside] [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 6, 2005 - 10 answers