‘I am back in the workplace full-time and it is unbearable. Managers have become mistrustful’
Tell Me About It: ‘I never thought I’d be a person who would work just for the money and it feels against my principles’
‘I am 38, living at home, with my mother doing my washing and cooking my meals. I feel like a child most of the time’
Tell Me About It: ‘Smoking dope gave me some peace, and I suppose I withdrew from life in general’
‘I feel lost and lonely. I have begun to think there’s no reason for me here anymore … do any other people feel this way?’
Tell Me About It: It is not easy to make genuine connections, but all of this starts with spending time with people you either admire or share an interest with
‘My wife, who I love and adore, has emotionally abandoned our relationship’
Tell Me About It: Begin taking actions now that increase your engagement with life, thus building your confidence
‘I’m in my early 30s and recently married - but I cannot imagine spending the rest of my life with her’
Tell Me About It: ‘I feel that if we divorce, I will be letting my family down and also abandoning this woman to a country that she did not intend to live in’
‘I want out of this marriage, but feel like I am trapped’
Tell Me About It: My controlling husband has a nasty temper and lashes out at me when he gets stressed
‘I am expected to prepare food for the extended family while my husband chats with the lads’
Tell Me About It: I have climbed the career ladder as an outsider in the Far East, but my husband’s family there put a lot of pressure on me to be a traditional wife
‘My husband wants to sell our house, buy an RV and go travel the world’
Tell Me About It: ‘I can’t imagine anything more horrifying than giving up my home to spend it in a tight space’
‘The whole adult world is sold as a bright, shiny thing but it’s actually a sad and lonely place’
Tell Me About It: Am I the common denominator and are people staying away from me? I’d hardly blame them
‘I love my husband of 40 years but he has been emotionally and verbally abusive. How can I overcome my fear of leaving?’
Tell Me About It: ‘I know so many single women and I don’t envy them’
‘I want to ask someone out at work, and I am terrified, with some justification’
Tell Me About It: The object of my affection is not Irish so I’m also afraid of the cultural implications of asking him out
‘The worst picture is of me, drunk at a party, kissing someone with my skirt up way too high’
Tell Me About It: ‘I am mortified and so very angry. I know this is wrong and that the law is now able to take this on, but I’ve been getting very conflicting messages’
Our mother is refusing to use incontinence wear. My sister who cares for her is exhausted
Tell Me About It: My sister, who is my 91-year-old mum’s main carer, is exhausted from having to get up several times during the nigh
‘I’m trying to build a social life, but how can I when my parents call to see me all the time?’
Tell Me About It: I have a great relationship with my parents, but I feel stifled by their constant attention. How can I set boundaries so my life can really blossom, without hurting their feelings?
‘My husband’s weight has begun to affect my desire for him’
Tell Me About It: ‘What more I can do before I end up a widow, or a carer for a seriously disabled man, before my time?’