Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am writing because I find I don’t like myself very much. I tend to compare myself with other people, which usually results in me seeing myself in a negative light. Rationally, I know I have many good qualities. The problem is when I do focus on the positives, I end up …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I need your advice. My boyfriend of nine years has been constantly blaming me for so many things: his health (his belly fat), he lost his friends – especially his female friends – because of me, he can’t get his master’s degree because of me, and how I have ruined his life. …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’ve been living with my boyfriend for 2 ½ years. I left my home in Texas to move in with him here in Hoboken. I’ve been able to re-establish my career and make new friends here, but I’m increasing lonely in my relationship. My boyfriend has a stressful job, and when he …
(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 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, …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m feeling sad and lonely in my marriage and I don’t know what to do about it. I’ve been married for 18 years and my husband and I are raising two wonderful children together. We are marvelous parents. The problem is that we seem to misunderstand each other often and it ends …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column) Dear Dr. Norquist: I have been in a relationship for several years that I know is not good for me – yet I can’t seem to break it off. I’m fine when I’m not in the …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I need help dealing with my feelings. I get so angry at my boyfriend for being disorganized and slothful. He spends his weekends overeating and watching movies and not thinking about what he needs to do to get ahead. I can see lots of things he could be doing to better himself, …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am writing concerning a financial conflict with my uncle, who is handling the estate of my father, who passed away seven years ago. This uncle (my father’s younger brother) was given executive control over this money under the conditions of my father’s will and I feel that he has been abusing …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column) Dear Dr. Norquist: I have a stressful job and a demanding boss and I can’t seem to relax. Also, my company is merging with another, so I’m afraid my position will be cut. I’m always trying …
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 a …