The NHS reports 46.7 million antidepressant prescriptions were written in 2011, a staggering rise of 3.9 million more than the previous year. Bells and whistles aside, what are your proven options if you don't want to take medication?
Zanna's previous relationships have broken up because she's so possessive. Now with her new boyfriend she gets miserable when he goes out texting him constantly for reassurance. She talks to psychotherapist Christine Webber about breaking the cycle
It's often talked about in 12-step parlance as something that underpins addictive behaviour and can lead to all kinds of relationship and personal problems but what exactly is co-dependency? Here's how to recognise the signs in you, your partner or parents and what do to break the cycle - Mandy Saligaru of Charter Daycare Rehab Facillity in London's Harley Street explains
Sarah, 31 says: 'My fiancé is very controlling and this morning he got nasty. I was crying, and he shouted at me to ‘get a grip’. He was so furious I felt frightened. I feel I’m losing all sense of myself. But I also feel I have no alternative but to go through with the wedding'
If you've fantasised about it, she's written about it. Here sex super-guru Tracey Cox who's written umpteen books on sex talks about broaching the sometimes ahem, sticky subject of exactly how to share your fantasies with a partner
In this week's 5-minute Therapist, Christine talks to Rachel who says she is in a fantastic relationship with a solicitor who is kind, generous and caring - the only glitch is that the sex is terrible