Tanya Byron

Q. My husband and I have been married for more than 40 years and, as normal, have had our spats, but our house has always been full of laughter. No longer. Ever since a nasty fall recently, I feel he

Q. My parents are both in their eighties and my mother has cancer, which appears to be beyond the point of a “cure”, though treatment to prolong her life is still possible. My father is sometimes

I was always a big drinker and am now sober. I am proud that I don’t drink — my parents were alcoholics. I have developed another problem, though: I seem to be addicted to sugar and my weight is increasing. I have substituted one addiction for another and this realisation is devastating

Q. I am increasingly concerned about my 16-year-old granddaughter. She has always been a difficult child, given to tantrums and demanding behaviour to the exten

Understanding triggers is important when supporting a child — or adult — to manage anxiety and overthinking. It is also helpful to look at the anxiety th

Q A few years ago my wife told me that she was no longer in love with me. We had been married for ten years and have two children. I thought we were happy. We w

Q Our 14-year-old grandson appears to be doing well. He is funny, clever and interested in a range of subjects at his large, academic school. However, he stru

I am 25 years old and have been in a relationship for nearly two years. I met my partner, who is ten years older than me, during the pandemic, and we started dating quickly. At the beginning of the relationship we were spending time together, talking, going on dates and enjoying each other’s company…

I am concerned about my brother’s six-year-old son, who I suspect may be on the autistic spectrum. My brother and his wife are loving parents who cherish both their children, but I am worried that they are blind to many of the older boy’s behaviours, which I think may be indicative of neurodiversity…

Q. Our daughter and her husband have been together for a over a decade. During the years that they have lived together, there has been no physical relationshi

Q Our 12-year-old grandson appears to be in the grip of an addiction to computer gaming and watching YouTube and TikTok. This is to the detriment of both his so

Q My wife and I have been together for 30 years. We tell each other regularly how much we love each other. We have no real health or money worries and our gr

Q It has recently come to light that my daughter-in-law has a shopping addiction and it is causing huge distress and financial difficulties for my son (her husb

Q Ever since lockdown lifted I have struggled with low self-esteem. I find socialising stressful. I notice my palms getting clammy and my pulse racing before I

Q Our smart, caring and funny six-year-old son has some serious food issues. He has always been fussy/picky and it has got worse. The foods he will eat are be

Q My mother, who is in her early seventies, is leading an active retirement, seeing a wide circle of friends and reading voraciously. However, during the past

Q My mother is dying and has months to live and it has created a series of issues that I really can’t think how to resolve. I have twin sisters and they have

Q. When my dad died many years ago my mother went into deep shock. Since then, my husband, my son and I have supported her. She was in our Covid bubble and I no

Q My brother has been a negative influence on my life since he was born, which was a year after me. For the past few years I have been utterly terrified of him.

Q. I am in my thirties and have never had a relationship. I now know that I am gay, and have been using Grindr for the past six months without success.I had a v