Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
(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 …
(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 not happy with my life and I’m definitely not happy with myself. There’s always something that’s not right. If I get a good review at work, I feel bad that I …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My life is in a rut and I’m not sure what to do to change it. I’m bored with my life. I’m stuck at a job that pays my bills, but provides little satisfaction. My friendships are shallow – mostly friendships that revolve around going drinking on the weekends. I have my …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I think I have become overly concerned about how others see me, like am I pretty, smart enough, witty, competent? This was really almost paralyzing when I was in high school. Now I’ve graduated from college and am at a new job in a large corporation – and I’m up late at …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I don’t feel like I belong in my family. It’s very painful and has been this way for my whole life. I was adopted as a baby. Then, three years later, my parents were able to get pregnant and they had my brother. I guess it’s natural that they would like him …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am in a relationship that is bad for me, and I can’t seem to leave it. I’m embarrassed to say it, but my boyfriend puts me down and yells at me every day, yet when I think of leaving, I’m too frightened to do anything. The thing is, I lost my …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m writing to you because I’m hoping you can give me an answer about whether or not I have a problem with alcohol. My wife says I do. I never thought I did until recently, when I started having blackouts. I certainly don’t have a problem the way my dad did when …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I know I’m too involved in my kid’s lives, but I don’t know how to pull back. I worry they won’t be on top of things, so I’m always reminding them of what needs to be done. I guess they see it as nagging. They are getting older now (6th, 9th & …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m worried about my marriage. We’ve been married nine years now and for the last couple of years especially I feel more and more distance between my husband and I. We have had a stressful five years – trying to get pregnant, dealing with my mom’s cancer, and moving. We get along …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am writing to you, Dr. Norquist, because no one else has been able to fix what’s wrong with my life. My parents abandoned me through their addictions. My husband left me (luckily we didn’t have any children). My job is boring and doesn’t pay well. I don’t have any loyal friends …