Hi Aloneinmymind My grandfather, who is turning 101 this year, once said to me when I was in an unhealthy relationship. You know what the current situation is like and it is going to continue down...
Once again I'm upset. My boss is once again manipulating the system to get people appointed in places where they should rather not be. It irritates the hell out of me. I must keep telling myself that...
Thank you Leigh Ann. The problem with my work is that it is a very specialised field. It will be difficult to change jobs. The chances of me being fired is luckily also very slim. My boss just tries...
Thanks for the advice. I am going to start a diary immediatly, noting everything he says and does. I've even recorded some of our meetings with my cell phone. I am planning to out last him at work....
I've been feeling a bit down these last few days. Had an incident with my boss again. We used to work great together until he started to take credit for my work. I confronted him privately in his...
Dear Cee7Jay These type of conferences will get better in time. Remember, the other people that attended probably haven't seen each other for a time and wanted to catch up on everything. They are not...
Dear sad Don't believe the things he tells you to keep you from leaving him. Rather listen to his friends. They probably feel sorry for you in the way that he is playing and lying to you. In my...
Hi Brian It sucks if your work is not challenging and very boring. If they do not challenge you, can you maybe challenge yourself? For example is there a study course or workshop in a related topic...
Dear Sad. Your ex is playing you. He knows you have feelings for him and he is using it against you. He is not only playing you but his other ex girlfriend as well. I feel sorry for her as well,...
Alissabella Sometimes two people just brings out the worst in each other. If you both care about each other, it is better to get a clean break before something bad happens that will destroy both your...
Thank you Marthas and Mikehar. I'm afraid my mentors at work are the once that mostly let me down. I had three mentors for my PhD of which the one (which was also my friend and who I helped to get an...
Sorry Trina - got the name wrong :-) Thanx for the advise....
Thank you BnotAfraid I needed to hear that. The critic made me feel as if I was not good enough for my post. I'm emotionally invested in my current project and I guess that is why I struggle. I keep...
Thank you Karen I just get frustrated with negative criticism - wish it was more constructive criticism. My superiors at work are uninformed which can be very tiring if you first need to educate them...
Hi Angelic Remember the context in which the hurtful things were send to you. It is most probably not the true feelings of how your sister and mother feels about you. For that few seconds they might...
Hi everyone Does anybody have any tips on how not to let other peoples judgement and negative comments get to you? I always thought I had a thick skin, but lately after negative critic, I feel...
Dear DB8787 It feels as if I wrote your letter. I am in a simillar situation. Advice that I once got that sometimes help - "it is easy to be friendly and kind to a person at your work who is not a...