I regress. Every time I come over the Ross/Monmouth border into Wales and visit my parents. I go from being a largely intelligent adult to a child. I lose my powers of reasoning, my ability to act as an adult - everything!

They won't leave me to myself, they want to talk to me all the time. They seem unable to avoid the criticsm that comes so naturally to them.

So far today we have heard about my weight, my appearance, my inability to hold a fork properly, how I wasn't brought up to behave the way I do and today's particularly damning bit has been that my girlfriend is lovely but not suited to me!

I feel frustrated, I feel challenged and I feel wrong for doing so. Coupled with the regression is my moods becoming akin to that of a teenager - I am snappy, I am grumpy, I am generally rude and a less nice person than that which I try to be on a daily basis!!

I need help!!!