How can I keep myself from freaking out about a medical issue that, in all likelihood, is common and minor, and for certain is not life threatening? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 17, 2009 - 9 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

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

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

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

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

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