Q: I am the 55-year-old twin sister of my brother, who still lives with mum. When we were about 17 years old he began drinking, and not a week has gone by since then that he hasn’t terrorised mum, dad and me. He has insane ramblings, his abuse is awful and he causes real terror. [...]

Q: I would like a completely honest answer on this one. Please don’t sugar-coat things. Five years ago I was the most confident teenager in the world — I was probably more confident than 99% of all the people I have ever met — yet I wasn’t arrogant and didn’t look down on anyone. I [...]

Q: My mother is three times divorced and currently in her seventies. She spends most of her time going to dances and pursuing ‘boyfriends’. She has never had much to do with children or grandchildren over the years. Now that I have teenaged daughters, she contacts them via e-mail and Facebook to talk about dating [...]

Q: I’m seeking help for my mum. She has been suffering from major depression since she had me 17 years ago. She keeps saying that she wants to commit suicide. She has even tried hanging herself with a rope, and using gas fumes from the stove. She shivers with cold most of the time and [...]

Q: I’m 19 years old; I was 18 when this happened. I had just broken up with my first love, whom I was with for over a year, so I was completely vulnerable and didn’t want to be alone. I met a guy right away and started dating him. About a month later, we were [...]

Q: I am in an on and off relationship with this guy. He was engaged at age of 22. After a long relationship, things didn’t work out between them. He’s now 26 years old, and he’s not been able to be in another relationship. Every time we get close, he gets afraid and asks me [...]

Q: My common-law wife of 10 years and I got into an argument about a week ago. She left the house and went for a drive. We texted each other in the meantime, as we don’t argue in front of the children. We have two daughters, aged five and nine, and she is currently five [...]