Completely OT: but I would suggest that one of the options for people who have problems in their lives is to search through MetaFilter for "prior art" and the s

Completely OT: but I would suggest that one of the options for people who have problems in their lives is to search through MetaFilter for "prior art" and the surrounding support/advice. It took me a little while to accept that my problems were far from unique, and once I got over that and reached out (as a lurker - I only read through archives, didn't post anything), I'd go so far as to say that MeFi saved my life from a downward spiral. I love the Internet.