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Sensitivity to being perceived
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (249+ words) A dominant personality trait of mine is being abnormally prickly about being perceived. This trait hampers my ability to open up to others, even romantic partners. I'm not bothered by it myself, but I know this hurts people close to…...
I feel like I've abandoned a vulnerable relative but what else can I do?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (855+ words) I had a panic attack while helping a relative. They reacted to it really badly and unfairly, and the situation sent me down an unprecedented-for-me anxiety spiral. I don't feel that I can help them anymore... But I also feel…...
Recommendations on how to try CBD to help with sleep/nightmare issues?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (94+ words) I have seen various reports such as this one of people using CBD to help with sleep/nightmare/anxiety issues. I'm interested in give this a try and would like some recommendations on where to start.I will be talking…...
Surviving unpleasant people
2+ week, 2+ day ago (63+ words) I'm very good at not letting unpleasant people get to me on a conscious level. I shrug it off, go "their problem - not mine", find humour in it, and don't worry about it. However, when someone is in a bad…...
Developing a finely tuned shut-down response to a repeated nag
2+ week, 5+ day ago (181+ words) Is there a word that describes the phenomenon of people shutting down (or lashing out) in response to a repeated request that they've learned to ignore? Mark Twain writes about this in his short story, The Facts Concerning the Recent…...
How do I get my friends to talk to each other? And should I?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (213+ words) Two different friends right now have a husband who has recently either been hospitalized for suicidal ideation or who has made an obvious half-hearted attempt at suicide (details would narrow it down rather considerably; please trust me my assessment that…...
Dealing with regret and doubt around big life changes
3+ week, 3+ day ago (459+ words) I'm in the middle of making a significant life change: I've accepted a job offer and will be leaving my current job. I just let my manager know this week. It's a perfectly reasonable decision, and I put a lot…...
How do you get over a really bad day at work?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (527+ words) I had a catastrophically bad day at work, and am experiencing an enormous shame response. I am looking for strategies to bounce back from this, and other days I have like this in the future.I tend not to have…...
Essays that praise specific friends, nothing too heavy
3+ week, 6+ day ago (78+ words) I'm writing an essay about how cool my friend Scott is, and it's making me want to read similar pieces (essays, memoirs, blog posts) by other writers. A lot of friendship essays/books deal with heavy stuff (Patchett's Truth and…...
One must imagine Sisyphus happy... I guess???
4+ week, 1+ day ago (84+ words) I just found this news article that points to this study claiming that most patients with locked in syndrome are happy. I would love for this to be true, as it is one of my worst fears. Is it?I…...