Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this holiday weekend. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column) Dear Dr. Norquist: I don’t know if you’ve written on this question before or not. If so, I’m sorry that I missed it and I hope you’ll consider this question anyway. I’m the mother of …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m trying to get my career going and having a hard time of it. I majored in business but it doesn’t interest me much. It seemed like the safest major (according to my dad anyway). I’ve always been interested in people but I don’t know how to support myself with that! Right …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have a tendency to look at the people around me and wonder about their lives. I guess a lot of people do – people I know, people I don’t (like those I see on the subway or the streets of Manhattan), in any walk of life. I’ve been ‘observing’ some of …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have food cravings all the time – for chocolate, for burgers at my favorite restaurant, for chips, for wine – the list goes on and on. It happens mostly in the evening, after a full day at work. My job is very stressful and my days are long. Work is rewarding …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have this running voice in my head, telling me I’m not good at this or I’m going to fail. I really hate it. I hear it often. It could be regarding a work project, a new recipe I’m trying, an activity at my daughter’s school or trying to keep a clean …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I am a very religious person. I feel very lost with regard to what I should be doing with my life. I’ve been asking God, praying for direction, but I haven’t received any …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m a psychology major, a late comer to the college scene, so I have read about different kinds of psychopathology, and lately about the importance of the bonding process between mothers and infants. I know they say med students start thinking that they have one (or more) of the medical conditions that …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I find I am pretty unhappy with the way my life is going for me. I thought that by now I’d be further along, with friends I enjoyed spending time with and doing a job that I didn’t hate if not one that was worthwhile. I don’t seem to be making ANY …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m a guy who can’t seem to find the right person. I’m not unattractive or a louse, but for the longest time I’ve had trouble starting a relationship with anyone. The problem is that when I meet a woman, I can’t seem to progress past the friendship stage. Many of these women …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’ve been feeling tense a lot lately and very scattered. I need to do something about it because my work requires a lot of concentration. In “Enlivening Ourselves” you have written about ‘mindfulness’ and ‘meditation’. It sounds like it would be good for me, but I don’t know how to do it. …