How can I make space for my emotions and feel safe letting myself feel them? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 22, 2009 - 16 answers

What are the most basic feelings, from which all others are composed? By this I mean that some feelings are combinations of other feelings (e.g., melancholy is a combination of sadness, thoughtfulness, listlessness, etc.), whereas others are unrelated (if you feel loving, you don't feel angry, for instance). What a smallest collection of feelings which could be combined to create all possible feelings? Has this been studied? Or is the premise false?
posted by jewzilla on Nov 21, 2009 - 24 answers

Is this settling? Where are those heartpangs I should be feeling? [more inside]
posted by blackcatcuriouser on Oct 22, 2009 - 12 answers

Is the inclination to "destroy strong women" common among men? [more inside]
posted by adamfaux on Oct 1, 2009 - 70 answers

Do you have a soft heart? How did you get one? [more inside]
posted by milarepa on Aug 28, 2009 - 40 answers

Why do I feel so weird about owning this home? [more inside]
posted by gocubbies on Jul 8, 2009 - 53 answers

Am I that stereotypical "afraid to commit" male, or am I just being cautious about a relationship I care about? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 18, 2009 - 28 answers

How can I retake control of my life and achieve my hopes and dreams with a clean slate? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 12, 2009 - 26 answers

Will my inappropriate crush know? How do I keep it hidden? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 8, 2009 - 42 answers

Do you feel feelings? [more inside]
posted by Neonshock on Mar 4, 2009 - 34 answers

She gave me her Christmas present...a separation [more inside]
posted by Hands of Manos on Dec 14, 2008 - 27 answers

Girlfriend has suddenly lost all feelings for me and doesn't know why. [more inside]
posted by HBomb on Sep 30, 2008 - 35 answers

How to acknowledge my situation, without acting as though I'm apologizing for my past? [more inside]
posted by mrgreyisyelling on Mar 21, 2008 - 21 answers

I feel too much. Help me stop. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 17, 2008 - 21 answers

How do you critique a friend's work, without hurting his feelings? [more inside]
posted by hadjiboy on Feb 21, 2008 - 20 answers

Is there a word for: expecting to feel grief or ache of conscience and then not feeling it? [more inside]
posted by coizero on Jan 23, 2008 - 22 answers

Is there a word for when you appreciate the thought put into something (a gift, a gesture) but dislike the thing itself? [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Nov 27, 2007 - 22 answers

As the title says, how do you find a new best friend? [more inside]
posted by Talez on Nov 4, 2007 - 13 answers

How do I get my girlfriend to "know her own feelings" about me? [more inside]
posted by macsigler on Jul 19, 2007 - 55 answers

I had a short but serious relationship with someone I'd been friends with for a while, and with whom I was in love with. Now I'm not sure if he still cares for me - even though I know nothing that prevented our relationship from working out has changed yet, or if I'm just seeing what I want to see. Much Much More Inside [more inside]
posted by jonathanstrange on May 9, 2007 - 15 answers

I need help people. I'm very interested in some research about antidepressants and about how they inhibit love and feelings. There are many articles about this online but I'm having trouble finding any corroborating evidence from other researchers (everything that I've found lists Dr. Helen Fisher of Rutgers as the source). I'm also interested in any research that disputes this, other than that from the drug companies themselves, obviously. [more inside]
posted by Brachiosaurus on Apr 15, 2007 - 9 answers

How can I define my feelings, having a small field of reference? [more inside]
posted by psyward on Jul 21, 2006 - 10 answers

Does any language have a word or phrase for the feeling of sorrow one experiences upon finishing a really good book?
posted by honeydew on Apr 14, 2006 - 23 answers

How do I tell my girlfriend that I am not physically attracted to her since she put on some weight? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 16, 2006 - 68 answers

Here's the background. My girlfriend is from the republic of Ireland. I am antipodean. We both live in the United Kingdom. I am 33, partially sighted (although I lead a very main-stream life and have no disabled friends). I say the part about me being partially sighted because I believe it's a big part of what has made me ME and given me a slightly odd-shaped perspective compared to mainstream western society. My gf is 36. Our relationsip is about 18 months old and seems to suddenly be coming apart. Two main parts of this seem to be 1) the fact that she seems completely unable to discuss / articulate her feelings or accept any kind of responsibility for them and 2) she appears to be trying to drive my friends away. To the unsuspecting, this may seem like an obvious case of incompatibility. It is however similar to what hapened in my previous relationship of five years. The question: I want to know if anyone else has had the same experience and if so and if they managed to drag things off the rocks, how they worked with their partner to go about it? [more inside]
posted by azure on Sep 20, 2005 - 30 answers

How do you override gut emotional reactions? In other words, how can you bring your feelings into agreement with a conflicting conclusion you have reached via rational thinking?
posted by koenie on Jul 14, 2005 - 18 answers

You know that feeling you get when you contemplate how big the universe is? (Java) Or when you see a picture of the earth from space? Or you hear a piece of music that always makes you feel just a little bit happier? (MIDI) What are some books that can inspire that same reflective/philosophical/shivery state of mind? I'm looking for any type of book - not just science or philosophy (though those are good too) but anything - non-fiction, fiction, poetry, children's - that will "make your head spin" while reading it.
posted by Jaybo on Feb 4, 2005 - 44 answers

Do you play armchair pyschiatrist? How sure are you that you're right about people's inner lives? Do you act on your hunches? [More Inside.] [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Sep 10, 2004 - 25 answers