Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: This has been the worst couple of years of my life. My husband lost his job. I work for a bank that is being acquired by another bank, and things have been incredibly stressful at work. My mother suffered a stroke and needs a lot of help from me. I’m also worried …
Dear Dr. Norquist: It seems that I always feel like “it’s me against the world.” It’s not that people don’t like me or are plotting against me, but it mostly feels like I’m alone. I have a few friends and caring parents. But I can’t seem to share enough of myself to not feel alone. …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My sister and I have always been close. We are four years apart (she’s younger) and we have always turned to each other for support, especially growing up in a family with an alcoholic father. Now I’m 42 and married with a beautiful daughter. My sister is single and seems to have …
Dear Dr. Norquist: During this past weekend, I’ve realized that most of my workdays are not at all enjoyable and I no longer expect them to be so. I just get through the day – I endure it. I’ve forgotten that it is possible for each day to be enjoyable. I’ve been thinking of retirement …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have a question for you. If you had a daughter that had a hysterectomy at an early age due to a tumor and she can no longer bear her own children before she’s even had the chance to marry or have kids, would you constantly bring up other women who are …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m busy all the time. That’s what my friends say. I plan my time so I can get a lot done – very efficiently. I like being busy and getting things done. I know this is a trait that some of my friends would like to have – getting things done. What …
(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 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 …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I come from a family where for the most part, everyone was kind and reasonable towards each other. I know that sounds Pollyanna but it is true. When I married last year, I assumed that would be true in my marriage as well. I have found my husband to be very unreasonable …
Dear Dr. Norquist: Recently I have been feeling like I am stuck in a lifestyle that no longer feels like me. I worked very hard to get where I am, but now it isn’t what I want. I have a successful career that I have worked long and hard for. It brings with it many …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I wrote to you last month about a friend of mine who was with the wrong people at the wrong time and even though he did nothing wrong, he was arrested with them. Not only did he lose his job but because he could not pay for bail, he is now in …