Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
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 …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We are re-running a letter published earlier in this column.) 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 …
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. …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My father is dying from cancer. He is my only real family, since my mother left us when I was 12. He and I haven’t seen eye to eye for awhile now. He is kind of cool towards me, but I think it’s mostly because he doesn’t like sharing his feelings. I …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I know you’ve written about panic attacks before, but I can’t remember what you said. I feel panic-y whenever I have to drive on the highway. I had a near accident two years ago (not my fault, by the way), and now my heart pounds uncontrollably and I start to panic whenever …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m very frustrated and angry with myself. I’m trying my best to be the best mom I can be, but everyday I find myself irritated and impatient with my kids. They are only 3 and 4 years old, and are good kids for the most part. It’s just that they always want …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column) Dear Dr. Norquist: Something is always going wrong in my life. Things never seem to go well for long. It’s very frustrating. Sometimes it’s mostly inconvenient or hard on the budget – like my car breaking …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My energy level has been low lately, and I’m sure I’m feeling the results of aging. I went through menopause two years ago, and decided not to take estrogen (my mom had breast cancer). I didn’t think I would age so quickly after menopause – my skin, my energy level, my libido, …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I have been in a relationship now for five years. For the four years we have been together (because it is when I found everything out), I have been dealing with his constant alcohol abuse, smoking, and use of other substances. There is one substance in particular that really makes me upset, …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m so unhappy and I don’t know why. There is an emptiness inside that I don’t know how to get rid of. I feel like I have no reason to feel so unhappy. I’m married with a nice home and husband. I just feel like my husband and I don’t connect – …