‘My partner will not give up meeting people for sex. I feel enormous rejection’
Tell Me About It: I found history on my partner’s laptop that tells me she has been having sex with other people […]
Category: Tell Me About It
‘A primary school teacher shook a child in class, according to my granddaughter. What should I do?’
Tell Me About It: The school your granddaughter attends should have a complaints procedure outlining the informal and formal routes available PROBLEM: […]
‘A stranger entered our family and turned them all against us’
Tell Me About It: There is a saying that resentment is like ‘taking poison and expecting the other person to die’ PROBLEM: […]
‘I have not had contact with my siblings for many decades, nor did I attend my parents’ funerals’
Tell Me About It: I have no friends nor any acquaintances, no one ever contacts me, nor vice versa, and I never […]
‘I’m alone pretty much all the time. The older I become, the less hopeful I am this will change’
Tell Me About It: Loneliness is a fundamental human emotion and one reason it may be so intense is in order to […]
‘I am 39 and feel like I have not managed to make much of my life’
Tell Me About It: ‘Some friends say that I have it all, but I feel my life is boring and unfulfilled’ PROBLEM: […]
‘My wife wants another child, but I would be in my 80s when they go to college’
Tell Me About It: ‘Take responsibility for creating a life that takes everyone’s needs into account’ PROBLEM: I am in my early […]
‘A few months ago my wife left the country. The last six months have been the most traumatic of my life’
Tell Me About It: ‘The love of my life told me she was not coming back. I keep switching from feeling normal, […]
‘My colleague has said she’s having marital difficulties. Worryingly, it includes physical abuse’
Tell Me About It: ‘Being there for her, bearing witness to her struggle and always believing her is crucial to your colleague’s […]
‘I am worried about my sister. She seems to have given up on life’
Tell Me About It: ‘I’m proud I have rebuilt my life and realised my life ambitions, but worry my sister is left […]
‘I now realise that my son is in a narcissistic relationship, completely controlled and manipulated’
Tell Me About It: ‘I am not quite sure how to maintain our fragile relationship and where to go from here’ PROBLEM: […]
‘I am no longer physically attracted to my husband and dread having to be intimate with him’
Tell Me About It: ‘This issue is not new and teasing it out might be possible with the support of a psychosexual […]
‘It dawned on me it was not good to be so mistreated by a friend’
Tell Me About It: ‘Friendships go through challenges which determine whether they are the real thing, or just more basic relationships’ PROBLEM: […]
‘I think I would be happier as a single man, but despair at the thoughts of a messy separation’
Tell Me About It: ‘ If we don’t change soon, we’re in for a miserable life together or some change for the […]
‘My sister’s attitude from the start of her cancer diagnosis was toxic’
Tell Me About It: ‘The family dynamics have always been fractured and are now at an all-time low’ PROBLEM: This time last […]
‘Why has everyone stopped caring about me? Why treat me like I don’t matter or like I don’t exist?’
Tell Me About It: ‘I’m female, 60-plus. I’ve stopped caring about everything’ PROBLEM: I’m female, 60-plus, and I’ve been alone for some […]
‘I am struggling to help my two children, who still live at home. They are both very isolated’
Tell Me About It: ‘If your children can see that their father is self-aware and help-seeking, it might open the door for […]
‘I don’t know what happened, but recently I just cannot bear to be around my friend’
Tell Me About It: ‘It is not uncommon that one can have had a close friendship with someone for many years and […]
‘I have been over-involved in my flatmate’s life and now I’m at breaking point’
Tell Me About It: ‘You need to be healthy and functioning well as a human being if you are to be a […]
‘I want to be with my now vulnerable mum, but my wife won’t understand and there will be push back’
Tell Me About It: ‘It is a time to think big, to appreciate the heritage of your family of origin and to […]