My guilt is getting a little out of control, but my issue is that I don't know whether or not it is justified. Looking for advice from those prone to worrying. [more inside]
posted by wild like kudzu on Nov 1, 2009 - 13 answers

When I was a young girl, my brother's best friend made very inappropriate advances to me. My brother and his family are visiting this friend on the weekend, and I have a concern about how the friend will behave to my young niece. There are complications over what I should do … [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 29, 2009 - 43 answers

A question about how to calm down. I am having a lot of trouble formulating this question, so forgive me if it's a little bit all over the place. [more inside]
posted by prefpara on Sep 16, 2009 - 35 answers

I have a job. That job isn't what I stayed in town for and doesn't exactly pay the bills either. I'm looking for tips in finding a new one and maybe keeping it a secret from the current employer for as long as possible. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 27, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I stop feeling so guilty? I can't think about anything else, it is consuming me completely. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 3, 2009 - 35 answers

Have you left a high-paying but bad-fitting job? How and when did you decide to go? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 28, 2009 - 17 answers

i am almost 30 and I have no future! help me convince myself I am wrong. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 15, 2009 - 32 answers

Can someone please reason with me? Give me some kind of perspective on how to care without caring so much that it ruins me? [more inside]
posted by 2X2LcallingCQ on Jun 4, 2009 - 23 answers

What can I do to feel more positive and confident while riding out uncertaintiy in "transitional" phases of my life? [more inside]
posted by Chrysalis on May 25, 2009 - 7 answers

Give me your community college success stories! I'd like to know if you went to community college at a traditional age and had a blast. [more inside]
posted by biochemist on May 24, 2009 - 20 answers

I'm afraid of making big decisions in my life because I worry too much on what other people will think of me and I feel it will close to many other doors ...(long) [more inside]
posted by mind2body on Apr 1, 2009 - 15 answers

My boyfriend is deployed, which is stressful. What are good ways to deal with this stress? And what, if anything, can I do to be a better, more supportive girlfriend? [more inside]
posted by charmcityblues on Feb 2, 2009 - 15 answers

How do you stop worrying so you can work? When you start to freak out with worry, how do you stop? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 19, 2009 - 19 answers

Should I be worried about meetings a friend of a friend who works as a shady mercenary? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 4, 2008 - 46 answers

An emergency vet said that my cat has an enlarged heart (discovered via chest x-rays). How worried should I be? [more inside]
posted by PhoBWanKenobi on Oct 7, 2008 - 5 answers

How worried should I be? (You are not my doctor.) [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 11, 2008 - 14 answers

Watershed moment or wishful thinking? : 26 year old father considers future life. Looking to the hive mind for direction. [more inside]
posted by numberstation on Jul 24, 2008 - 18 answers

Anxieties about my own safety and that of my loved ones are making it hard for me to sleep at night. The onset of dusk makes my stomach knot. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 12, 2008 - 29 answers

My parents are getting a divorce. How do I support them? How do I relate to them without it being terribly weird on me? How do I stop worrying about them so much? [more inside]
posted by salvia on Jun 30, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm trying to figure out how to be less paranoid and obsessive and how to not replay past and future negative scenarios in my head constantly – eventually getting myself in trouble. Often, I go over negative things that I've overheard or have suspicions about, and negative recent occurrences (like getting fired recently or conversations that might have left me in a bad light in someone else’s view). I feel paranoid about anything I cannot control and have ever had problems with perhaps. I was recently fired from a job for generally being too confrontational with my boss about things I saw going wrong and things I was feeling paranoid about. The thing is -- the paranoia is somewhat justified, and I have a hard time believing that it's possible not to worry about stuff all the time. And now at my new job I feel that I’m at risk of the same behavior, feeling jaded already about my new work situation and worrying constantly about everything in my life (and about not having a life, and even about worrying too much itself!) – how can I feel more relaxed and just chill out? [more inside]
posted by albatross5000 on Jun 23, 2008 - 10 answers

Has my overactive imagination turned into anxiety? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 2, 2008 - 8 answers

How do I Change my Worrywort Perspective? [more inside]
posted by gb77 on Jan 12, 2008 - 34 answers

My boyfriend is on the verge of a psychotic breakdown and I don't know how to help him. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 3, 2007 - 74 answers

How can I, as a soldier, minimize the worry of those I care about? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 4, 2007 - 25 answers

Do you worry about how clean your home is when people visit? Do you notice imperfect cleaning at others' homes? [more inside]
posted by TochterAusElysium on Dec 29, 2006 - 54 answers

In an effort to help me de-stress, one of my Christmas presents is a complete housecleaning from a maid service. Now what? [more inside]
posted by I_Love_Bananas on Dec 4, 2006 - 13 answers

What's the worst professional mistake youv'e ever made? How did you recover? [more inside]
posted by universal_qlc on Dec 3, 2006 - 28 answers

How do I stop myself from being affected by my friends' relationship problems? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Nov 20, 2006 - 9 answers

I feel like I've made a bad move career-wise. Please help me avoid making any more mistakes. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 24, 2006 - 20 answers

How do I stop worrying so much? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 10, 2006 - 28 answers

How do I learn how to stop worrying, and being anxious, and get on with life? One of my biggest flaws is worrying about a negative outcome in most aspects of my life. Even though I know that in general my life is ok, and indeed I am lucky in many ways, I worry daily about it all going wrong, and this is having a negative effect on my quality of life. How do I learn to live and enjoy life without unnecessary worry? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 10, 2006 - 32 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