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Socialising, work, exercise: what makes a good day and is there a ‘formula’ for making it better?
What edges a day over the threshold from being humdrum to something better? Something good?It is a question that occurred...
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I’ve spent 20 years treading water and fear that I’ve wasted so much time. Am I depressed? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My wife and I are in our late 60s. The past 20 years have felt like treading water, as all...
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My father-in-law lives with my young family but I don’t want to ‘sandwich parent’. What should I do? | Leading questions
At my suggestion, my husband and I moved his father to live in a granny annexe of our home. This...
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My teenage daughter’s OCD keeps getting worse. What can I do? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
My daughter is 15 and has lived with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for some time. Her compulsions change – counting,...
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I’m 18 and don’t feel physically attracted to anyone. How can I ever have children? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
I’m 18 and have been at university for a few months. Being here has made me realise certain things about...
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Marriage over, €100,000 down the drain: the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion
Towards the end of 2024, Dennis Biesma decided to check out ChatGPT. The Amsterdam-based IT consultant had just ended a...
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My life collapsed when my husband had an affair. How can I recover? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
I have been married for 30 years. Until recently, we were the best of friends. Then he began being distant, though...
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My mother’s best advice: learn to raise one eyebrow at the world
When I was about 10, my mother mentioned something to me about the advantage of being able to raise one...
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I expect friends to let me down and then I play the victim. How can I stop? | Annalisa Barbieri
I am a 38-year-old woman with three kids and a husband. I often find myself expecting people to disappoint me,...
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My best friend’s ex is turning my partner against her. How can we heal our friendship group? | Annalisa Barbieri
I’ve been best friends with Ellie for more than half my life. She’s truly one...
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