‘I came to resent my parents as I grew older and now I feel guilt about inheriting their wealth’
Tell Me About It: ‘ I left the country as soon as I could as I could not bear to be the […]
‘I’m considering ending a five-year relationship, but living in a small town I’m worried I may end up single forever’
Tell Me About It: ‘ I know he loves me and wants the relationship, but I feel my own needs aren’t being […]
‘My elderly mum is a good person, but she made my childhood and teenage years as painful as she could’
Tell Me About It: ‘I have to keep an emotional distance for my own mental health, but it doesn’t prevent me from […]
‘How does a father in Ireland have a relationship with his children when the mother prevents it?’
Tell Me About It: ‘Everyone I have spoken to – guards, therapists, doctors, clinical psychologists and lawyers – openly admit the Irish […]
‘I’m frightened of spending retirement with my husband, I’m not sure he is someone I would choose again’
Tell Me About It: We were pregnant (at 20) so got married and, in retrospect, it was way too early in the […]
‘I’ve met a wonderful man, but he feels guilty about moving on’
Tell Me About It: ‘His wife died of cancer a couple years ago and they had 20 years of a wonderful relationship’ […]
‘My relative’s extreme hoarding and self-neglect are out of control’
Tell Me About It: Her house is infested with rodents, she does not use a fridge or wash, but refuses our help […]
‘My fiancé is great, but I don’t feel attracted to him’
Tell Me About It: ‘I have been happy for most part in the relationship except I never feel satisfied, and he doesn’t […]
My husband suffered a brief psychiatric illness and I feel unable to tell him about my medical diagnosis
Tell Me About It: I have just been diagnosed with adult-onset Type 1 diabetes and I am adapting to a new way […]
‘I have considered giving my mother the ultimatum of me or her boyfriend’
Tell Me About It: I feel everything in my life has been a lie – my mother is dating and says her […]
‘When we go shopping, my boyfriend – who earns a considerable salary – will always steal one item’
Tell Me About It: Addressing his behaviour needs to be seen as a joint project for the two of you PROBLEM: When […]
‘I thought my partner was having an online affair, but then I realised there was more to it’
Tell Me About It: He has been seeing doctors online, in many countries, on almost a weekly basis due to his anxiety […]
‘My neighbour sunbathes naked on sunny days and it’s making me uncomfortable’
Tell Me About It: ‘He waves and then proceeds to lie in a very explicit fashion. I simply do not know what […]
‘My girlfriend has worn me down and I feel she wants to shape me into her corporate partner’
Tell Me About It: ‘I had thought I wanted to marry her, but I have grave concerns about this as I think […]
‘My family don’t particularly like me and I despair about retiring and spending more time with them’
Tell Me About It: A reader is not relishing retirement because of his troubled relationship with his wife and children PROBLEM: I […]
‘My husband has no interest in having a sexual relationship’
Tell Me About It: ‘It has been more than five years since any intimacy took place. I feel entitled to look for […]
‘I’m in my 30s and have grown out of “sessioning” but worry about sustaining important friendships’
Tell Me About It: A lot of the most memorable times with friends involve going out and staying out well into the […]
‘I was married for three decades. Why did I stay when I was so unhappy?’
Tell Me About It: I was married for 30 years and I wonder why I allowed myself to remain sad, unhappy and […]
‘We are at our wits’ end. Our adult daughter still lives with us and her boyfriend has started to settle here too’
Tell Me About It: Their plans to go travelling, instead of focusing on their careers, concern us as the current situation will […]
‘My mum wants me back in Ireland, but now an Aussie woman is pregnant with my baby’
Tell Me About It: I feel very conflicted: I do not want to repeat the past and have my child grow up […]