Library / Feelings

For when you feel

Feeling Stuck / Trapped

Stuck in a job, a place, a routine or a feeling, and not sure how to get out.

162 picks matched to this feeling

Films

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  127 Hours
  Film · 2010
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  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  Film · 1975
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  Blue Valentine
  Film · 2010
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  Groundhog Day
  Film · 1993
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  Rocky
  Film · 1976
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  The Savages
  Film · 2007
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  The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  Film · 2013
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  The Shawshank Redemption
  Film · 1994
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  What's Eating Gilbert Grape
  Film · 1993
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  Another Round
  Film · 2020
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  Lost in Translation
  Film · 2003
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  Parasite
  Film · 2019
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  Revolutionary Road
  Film · 2008
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  The Hours
  Film · 2002
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  Julie & Julia
  Film · 2009
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  The Truman Show
  Film · 1998

TV shows

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  Severance
  TV · 2022–present
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  Squid Game
  TV · 2021–2025
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  Unorthodox
  TV · 2020
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  The Wire
  TV · 2002–2008
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  Dark
  TV · 2017–2020
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  Northern Exposure
  TV · 1990–1995
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  Panchayat
  TV · 2020–present
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  Peep Show
  TV · 2003–2015
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  Undone
  TV · 2019–2022
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  Westworld
  TV · 2016–2022

Anime

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  Welcome to the NHK
  Anime · 2006

Documentaries

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  Hoarders
  Documentary · 2009–present
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  Unrest
  Documentary · 2017
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  The Biggest Little Farm
  Documentary · 2018
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  Born into Brothels
  Documentary · 2004
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  Grey Gardens
  Documentary · 1975

Books

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  Adolphe
  Book · 1816
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  The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  Book · 1997
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  The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
  Book · 1899 (title story); collections 1917 onward
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  A Psalm for the Wild-Built
  Book · 2021
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  Uncle Vanya
  Book · 1897
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  Bartleby, the Scrivener
  Book · 1853
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  Child's Play (Takekurabe) and Other Stories
  Book · 1894–1896
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  The Conference of the Birds
  Book · c. 1177
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  Confessions
  Book · c. 397–400 CE
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  The Diary of a Young Girl
  Book · 1947
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  The Hours
  Book · 1998
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  A House for Mr Biswas
  Book · 1961
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  Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
  Book · 1861
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  Inferno (The Divine Comedy, Part I)
  Book · c. 1308–1321
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  La Regenta
  Book · 1884–1885
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  Oblomov
  Book · 1859
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  The Portrait of a Lady
  Book · 1881
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  Revolutionary Road
  Book · 1961
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  The Shining
  Book · 1977
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  Solanin
  Book · 2005
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  Three Sisters
  Book · 1901
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  Waiting for Godot
  Book · 1953 (French); 1955 (English)
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  Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life
  Book · 2016

Games

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  PowerWash Simulator
  Game · 2022
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  Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
  Game · 2020
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  Firewatch
  Game · 2016
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  Florence
  Game · 2018
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  Night in the Woods
  Game · 2017
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  Kentucky Route Zero
  Game · 2013–2020

Songs

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  Breaking the Habit
  Song · 2003
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  Fight Song
  Song · 2015
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  Break Every Chain
  Song · 2012
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  Cornfield Chase
  Song · 2014
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  Crawling
  Song · 2000
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  Ex-Factor
  Song · 1998
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  Famous Last Words
  Song · 2006
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  Hard Place
  Song · 2019
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  Hard Times
  Song · 2017
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  Hold On
  Song · 1990
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  Hoppípolla
  Song · 2005
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  Kun Faya Kun
  Song · 2011
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  Man in the Mirror
  Song · 1987 (album; single 1988)
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  Many Rivers to Cross
  Song · 1969
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  Self Care
  Song · 2018
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  Shake It Out
  Song · 2011
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  Temporary Home
  Song · 2009
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  The Lark Ascending
  Song · 1920 (violin & piano premiere); 1921 (orchestral)
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  Unwritten
  Song · 2004
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  Your Hand in Mine
  Song · 2003
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  Mad World
  Song · 1982
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  Santé
  Song · 2021
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  Subdivisions
  Song · 1982
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  Little Boxes
  Song · 1967
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  Merry Go 'Round
  Song · 2012
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  Fast Car
  Song · 1988
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  Born to Run
  Song · 1975
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  Time
  Song · 1973
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  9 to 5
  Song · 1980
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  We Gotta Get Out of This Place
  Song · 1965
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  No Surprises
  Song · 1997
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  Bitter Sweet Symphony
  Song · 1997
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  Dancing in the Dark
  Song · 1984
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  Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  Song · 2004
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  Feel Good Inc.
  Song · 2004
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  Coffee & TV
  Song · 1999
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  Making Plans for Nigel
  Song · 1979
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  Mistaken for Strangers
  Song · 2007
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  A Well Respected Man
  Song · 1965
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  In the Ghetto
  Song · 1969
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  He Thinks He'll Keep Her
  Song · 1992
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  She's Lost Control
  Song · 1979
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  Is There Life Out There
  Song · 1992
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  Jesus of Suburbia
  Song · 2004
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  1979
  Song · 1996
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  good kid
  Song · 2012
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  Deadbeat Summer
  Song · 2009
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  Passing Through a Screen Door
  Song · 2013

Albums

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  Man on the Moon: The End of Day
  Album · 2009
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  Circles
  Album · 2020
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  For Emma, Forever Ago
  Album · 2007

Podcasts

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  Dear Sugars
  Podcast · c. 2015–2018 (Strayed/Almond run); feed active through 2026 with reruns and a miniseries
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  Dear Therapists with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch
  Podcast · 2020–present (new sessions appear to have stopped; feed still posts encores and one-year-later follow-ups in 2026)
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  Hidden Brain
  Podcast · 2015–present
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  The Anxious Truth
  Podcast · 2015–present

Stand-up specials

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  Bo Burnham: Inside
  Stand-up · 2021
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  Mike Birbiglia: The New One
  Stand-up · 2019
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  Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill
  Stand-up · 2020
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  The Inside Outtakes
  Stand-up · 2022

Tv episode

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  The Simpsons: And Maggie Makes Three (S6E13)
  TV episode · 1995

Videos

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  Bob Ross - Steep Mountains (Season 12 Episode 6)
  Video · 1987
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  Fight Depression and Anxiety With Your Core Values 26/30 How to Process Emotions
  Video · Unconfirmed (audio version released as a podcast episode Oct 2021)
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  How changing your story can change your life | Lori Gottlieb | TED
  Video · 2019
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  Solving Actual Problems (Instead of Just Coping Skills) - Break the Anxiety Cycle 26/30
  Video
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  Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
  Video · 2005
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  The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel | TED
  Video · 2013
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  Yoga For Depression - Yoga With Adriene
  Video · 2017
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  Do All Suicide Survivors Think The Same? | Spectrum
  Video · Unconfirmed (c. 2019-2020)
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  Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED
  Video · 2013
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  University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. McRaven
  Video · 2014
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  Try Something New for 30 Days | Matt Cutts | TED
  Video · 2011