How do I deal with my family who always says I'm playing the role of the victim if I bring up problems?
I have never really felt like I fit in with my two sisters and haven't seen eye to eye with our parents. If I bring up any issues I'm having, like talk about my struggles as a single mom, they all say something like, "You're not always the victim in every circumstance," or "Stop being the victim." It really hurts my feelings that they can't acknowledge that some of the things I've been through were unfair or that some of my struggles are legitimate. I've read your books and I don't think I have a victim mentality. So how do I deal with these people who constantly say I'm trying to be the victim when I'm not?
I feel numb. What do I do?
I've had a really bad year and it feels like one awful thing after the next. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, my home was damaged in the hurricane. I just feel numb and overwhelmed by everything but I have to keep working but things are just piling up so fast. What do I do?
I dig myself into incredible messes. How do I stop doing this?
I get myself into ridiculous situations like I agree to something I don't want to do and end up on some volunteer committee from hell. I bring it on myself sometimes too. I volunteer to help with something because I think it's a two hour project and then learn it's a 3 week commitment. It's not just volunteer stuff though. I once dated someone for six months and I didn't tell him something huge about my past. It wouldn't have been a big deal if I had just told him up front. But I waited so long I couldn't find the courage to do it. And got myself in another mess. Why do I always seem to get myself into stupid messes for no real reason and how do I stop?
How do you handle the stress of making a career change?
I'm considering a career change but I'm afraid of making the wrong decision. At the same time, I feel like staying put is just sucking the life out of me. How do I know if I'm just thinking the grass will be greener somewhere else? Maybe it will be just as bad in the other career I want.