Philippa Perry

Psychotherapist and author more on Wikipedia

I’m single, about to turn 40 – and fear I will self-destruct | Ask Philippa 1yr
I don’t know how to be me. How do I find myself? | Ask Philippa 2yrs
I had anorexia in the 1970s – and it came back in lockdown | Ask Philippa 2yrs
I’m a successful man but trauma has left me gripped by anxiety | Ask Philippa 2yrs
My partner is very depressed and it’s getting me down | Ask Philippa 2yrs
Together forever: lessons for lifelong lovers 2yrs
I slated my ex on social media. Why am I so full of hate? | Ask Philippa 2yrs
My wife will have me home after an affair, but I long for more | Ask Philippa 2yrs
If I stopped teaching, I worry people would think less of me | Ask Philippa 2yrs
I’ve stopped seeing a married man. Was I unfair to end it? | Ask Philippa Perry 2yrs
My teenager doesn’t want to see her dad again after we split | Ask Philippa 2yrs
I have fun with my girlfriend, but she has no prospects | Philippa Perry 3yrs
My mother’s secrets weigh too heavily on our relationship 3yrs
I’ve been ill and alone – now relationships seem meaningless | Philippa Perry 3yrs
I used to have a rewarding life, but now I feel stuck 3yrs
I’m dying. Will it help my beloved husband to cope if I leave him notes? 3yrs
My grown-up granddaughter is rude and angry, I want her to apologise 3yrs
My grown-up granddaughter is rude and angry, I want her to apologise 3yrs
I was seeing a man for a few months. Why am I so heartbroken? 3yrs
 

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Something about my perfect partner isn’t doing it for me… 3yrs
I can’t commit to anything, I feel no eagerness to live 3yrs
My young son feels guilty about hurting his friend at school 3yrs
How can I win round my frosty future mother-in-law? 3yrs
My brother has two new children – and it’s making me sad 3yrs
I secretly hate sex and now fear I will lose my girlfriend 3yrs
My work has always defined me, but now I am burning out 3yrs
My boyfriend said he wanted to marry me, but then walked out 3yrs
Will my menopausal wife ever want to have sex with me again? 3yrs
I’m an unsuccessful writer, how can I escape this feeling of despair? 3yrs
My friend has tricked me into paying her medical bills, what can I do? 3yrs
Ask Philippa: meet the Observer’s brilliant new agony aunt 3yrs
My sex life has dropped off. Is my marriage at risk? 3yrs
Seven ways to cope until the end of lockdown 3yrs