In serious, long-term relationships, how have you dealt with nagging doubts? How have you sorted through those doubts and then either set them aside and committed yourself, or decided to end things? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 12, 2008 - 18 answers

Help me to find a way to be compassionate to people with a fear of spiders. Today in the work place someone started jumping up and down and screaming when they saw a spider. My wife and daughter are also very afraid of them too. My mind tells me that such fears are totally irrational and I want to tell them to "get over it." My gut tells me there is something more going on but I don't no what it is. Educate me.
posted by Xurando on Sep 8, 2008 - 49 answers

How do you protect your privacy when writing personal stuff down into journals, diaries, or self-help books? [more inside]
posted by Tbola on Jul 22, 2008 - 28 answers

How can I stop being so scared? [more inside]
posted by elquien on Nov 13, 2006 - 24 answers

I have an irrational aversion to using the telephone, even in the most innocuous and impersonal of situations (like calling to find out if some place is open, if a store sells a certain thing, if a musical venue is selling tickets to a show in advance, etc). I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "fear", though I do get somewhat nervous when forced to use the phone in such circumstances, which makes it inconvenient and somewhat unpleasant for me when I have to use the phone for whatever reason. So how can I overcome my phone aversion?
posted by anonymous on Dec 7, 2004 - 45 answers

PhobiaFilter: I'm an arachnophobic. How does one conquer an irrational fear? [more] [more inside]
posted by normy on Nov 15, 2004 - 14 answers