That's not uncommon. I studied psychology for seven years and developed a reputation for being able to help people with problems. Everyone I know thinks of me as their counselor. And I'm usually OK with that. It gets a little frustrating, at times, though, because there are those I NEVER hear from until/unless they need my help.

But I'm completely stymied when it comes to dealing with my own issues. I don't have a lot of problems, but the few I do have are real stumpers and there is no one I can go to for help.

Lex i couldnt have said it better... teh answers to others problems are so easy to come by but my own are like the greatest puzzles i've ever stumbled across... i do ask for advice but nothing seems to help and nothing i can think of seems to solve it either... its so strange

Lex is one smart cookie. He knows most of lifes answers.

Part of it is the fact that I've never run into anyone who has the issues I have -- let's face it, most people tend to have a few basic problem areas which revolve around a few basic circumstances/situations, most of which are fairly easy to analyze and diagnose.

Mine don't fit so neatly into any of the old familiar categories and are therefore not susceptible to standard solution scenarios.

I have sometimes wondered how I would go about counseling someone who had problems similar to mine -- but that's a slippery slope, because their overall circumstances would have to be somewhat different from mine, anyway. Whereas I can find no one who could be of any help with the problem for myself, someone else might have better connections in their lives for that sort of thing. It could just be a matter of identifying those people in their lives.