Teen friendships: Losing my two closest friends. 02/29/2016
I am 15 years old and until recently, had a decent amount of friends. I knew the closest of my friends for many years. But all of a sudden my friends never talk to me. I lost my two closest friends to each other as they are constantly leaving me out....
40 things to do when you're bored in class. 02/28/2016
1. Randomly sit down on the floor. 2. When the teacher walks into the classroom shout 'NEXT!' 3. In the middle of class when everyone is silent start singing the pillow pet theme song. 4. Raise your hand every time there's a question and answer: "I forgot."...
Having no friends in a small high school. 02/27/2016
I am a 15-year-old girl in tenth grade. I am in a pretty small school and there are probably around 50 girls in my grade. I have been really close to a couple of people, we were really good friends, and we hung out all the time. Then they started getting...
Friendship: Is loyalty a weakness? 02/25/2016
Do a person’s friends reflect who they are? To give you some context, my fiancé is a caring man who is very good at assessing people very quickly. However I question some of his friendships. The friends he spends lots of time with and with whom he’s maintained...
10 ways to overcome negative thoughts.
Negative thoughts drain you of energy and keep you from being in the present moment, The more you give in to your negative thoughts, the stronger they become. I like the imagery of a small ball rolling along the ground, and as it rolls, it becomes bigger...
Office friendships: When you are neither fish nor fowl. 02/24/2016
I am a professional nurse and counselor working on staff at a large Protestant church. My private office is in the church office area. The pastors have their own “clique” which is their professional group. I am occasionally invited to social events with...
Tips to improve yourself. 02/23/2016
Are you someone who likes to grow? Do you constantly seek to improve yourself and become better? If you do, then we have something in common. I've very passionate about personal growth. It was just 1 year ago when I discovered my passion for growing and...
10 things to do after a breakup. 02/22/2016
Relationships can be amazing, life-changing and soul altering. But eventually they end. Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find prince charming. And even when you break up with someone you know they weren't for you, that doesn't stop...
Falling in love with a best friend. 02/21/2016
Hey, I’ve been best friends with this guy for five years now. I’m starting to feel different about him. I’m so scared to tell him because I’m afraid it might ruin our friendship. What if he doesn’t like me back? All my friends say we would make a good...
Afraid of losing her friend in India. 02/20/2016
My friend and I are in a pretty long distance relationship. She lives in India, and I live in the U.S. We sometimes send each other things (this just started happening) and when she’s online we talk. But after she started going to a school, there have...