Trying to be rational here. Is it possible that I might be targeted by a group of people? [more inside]
posted by antgly on Dec 24, 2012 - 38 answers

My sister's husband has probably had a psychotic break in Southern California and has gone missing. Please advise. [more inside]
posted by cereselle on Oct 22, 2012 - 25 answers

My father in law is bipolar and self-medicating with alcohol. He is the sole carer for my house-bound mother in law. They live 5 hours’ drive away and they resist efforts to help them. How do I best cope with him? How do I practically help them both? Long and painful story below the cut. [more inside]
posted by little-egglplant on Jul 16, 2012 - 9 answers

Is loyalty expected amongst family members even when they are wrong? [more inside]
posted by jmmpangaea on Sep 8, 2011 - 12 answers

How careful do I need to be in disposing of the credit card offers that come in the mail? [more inside]
posted by segfault on Jun 28, 2011 - 10 answers

What's the matter with these soda cans? I have two cans of diet pop that are bulging on the bottom (pics inside). Is this botulism or does it pose any danger? [more inside]
posted by katyggls on Jun 20, 2011 - 12 answers

I'm setting up a personal blog/ site and need some advice on not exposing my blog's URL through outgoing links. [more inside]
posted by WalterMitty on Mar 23, 2011 - 15 answers

Why does my wife zing me all the time? How should I react? Is there a way to stop it? Am I being paranoid? [more inside]
posted by bovious on Nov 3, 2010 - 102 answers

How do I stop worrying that history will repeat itself in regards to my relationship? [more inside]
posted by daysocks on Aug 21, 2010 - 16 answers

I suspect someone in my network connected to my computer today twice while my firewall was not working. Does this mean what I think it does, and what should I do from here? [more inside]
posted by ultrabuff on Jul 20, 2010 - 13 answers

My computer requires professional attention, but there's stuff I'd rather keep private sitting on my hard drive right now. How concerned should I be about what a technician might see/go looking for while working on my machine? [more inside]
posted by EatTheWeak on Dec 1, 2009 - 22 answers

LadyFilter: I found a lump where there should not be a lump. (And it's not on my breast.) I do not have health insurance. What to do? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 10, 2009 - 17 answers

Help me not descend into extreme paranoia. Last night a male intruder approached me in my back yard. Police came and "caught" him. I have always been on the fairly cautious/paranoid side of personal security so I am afraid this incident may spiral downward to a place I do not want it to go. Any thoughts? (Longer story below) [more inside]
posted by murrey on Dec 21, 2008 - 31 answers

There are mice in my apartment. Hijinks ensue. Now what? [more inside]
posted by spec80 on Nov 17, 2008 - 29 answers

How did a username I've never seen before get into my IE7 autocomplete list? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jun 13, 2007 - 7 answers

My workplace (in the UK) has recently decided that every desk must have a laminated card with "Action To Be Taken In The Event Of A Bomb Threat". This strikes me as somewhat bizarre in that although I work for a communications company there is no infrastructure here to damage (barring remote switch access). Should the fact that these have been posted around the building out of the blue trigger a paranoia alert or is it just the company being a tad silly? Does anyone out there have any experience with this sort of thing?

Moderately Concerned of Yorkshire
posted by longbaugh on Nov 17, 2004 - 22 answers