Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: I seem to be plagued with bad moods. My co-workers have mentioned or joked about how I’m almost always in a bad mood. I’m always ready and waiting for something bad to happen. I really don’t want to be miserable all the time – I just don’t know how to feel differently. …
(Due to Hurricane Sandy, we are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: Three or four years ago, I had a lot of stress in my work, and it was creating havoc in my life. I had chronic neck pain from muscle tension. I had headaches regularly. I had …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m in a quandary with my marriage. I’ve been married for 23 years and my husband and I have raised a son who is in graduate school and doing well. I love my husband dearly, but he has always been very demanding of my love and devotion. Sometimes I feel choked by …
Planning In the past 15 years, my work with children and teens has changed significantly. This change is primarily due to the changes in lifestyle and technology of the kids I work with. Fifteen years ago, the parents of my clients may have had cell phones, but the kids did not. They also were not …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am a new mother of a baby girl, as of one month ago. My baby and I are healthy, and I have a supportive loving husband. Life is almost too good to be true. My husband and I are so in love with our baby. I’m writing to ask for advice …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I would like some advice regarding my relationship with my grown daughter. I’m 62 now, and have three grown children – two sons and a daughter. Of all my children I’ve always had the most difficulty with my daughter. She is the middle one. I had all 3 of them in just …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’ve been married for 20 years now and I have an 18 year-old son, whom I adore. I’ve been a home-keeper and mother my whole married life. I fully enjoyed devoting my time to raising my son. Last week, my husband and I dropped my son off at college for his freshman …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’ve been feeling irritable and out of sorts lately and I don’t know why. I notice that I can’t relax or sit still. I keep myself busy until bedtime. I’ve taken to drinking a glass or two of wine every night, and still my sleep is restless. Even when I’m out with …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m very worried about my cousin. We grew up in the same house, so I feel almost like a sister to him. I’ve noticed over the past few years that his drinking is becoming more and more of a problem. Whenever we are at a family function or out with friends, he …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m hoping you can help me with my problems. I have a lot of them – especially over the past six months. It started after my 24 year-old son was in a car accident. Luckily, he was OK, but the fear of losing him has filled my life with anxiety. It reminded …