Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am totally overwhelmed with my life right now. I’m working full-time in a job that demands my full attention, and going to school in the evenings for my master’s degree. I feel so much pressure trying to get everything done well that I have trouble sleeping at night. My friends …
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 …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have been in a horrible relationship for six years. This guy and I have a 1 ½ year old daughter. We are both unhappy and have both decided that I will be moving out on my own within a month. My problem is that I was going through my …
Dear Dr. Norquist:   I feel like I always get the short end of the stick when it comes to life. I feel short-changed. It seems like everyone else get the good stuff. I’m no slacker, but I can’t seem to get any breaks in life. I work hard, but no one seems to notice …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My life feels dry. I do not know how to make it different. I’ve spent most of my life raising my kids, driving them here and there, and going to many baseball games to cheer them on. As of September, they are both in college, and my life is feeling rather empty. …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have lots of friends, and I spend a lot of time with them. I like most of them very much, and they always make me feel welcome. I’ve been noticing that as I’m sitting around talking with everyone all of these unasked for opinions and outright judgements float across my …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I had a difficult childhood. As a child, my mother would never be satisfied with the way I did anything. She would always focus on any flaws she could find, and then tell …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My two sisters and I get together every summer with our kids and husbands. We’ve been doing this since my mom died five years ago to try to keep some kind of family connection going because we all live in different states. I’m glad we are making the effort for our …
(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 never see any questions from retired people that address my needs so I decided to write to you about my dilemma. Last year I retired after running my own business for …
Dear Dr. Norquist:   I have a bachelor’s in psychology and have always read a lot of self-help books. Because of that I can see ways that I am not healthy emotionally. In particular, I know that my relationship with my boyfriend is a dependent one. He is older and he takes care of me …