Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
(Dr. Sallie Norquist is on vacation this week. This is a previously published column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I am a graduate student, doing very well in my coursework and research. However, I feel extreme anxiety in doing anything, e.g. starting a problem set, writing a program, etc. I wonder what are the common causes of …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I’d like to know your thoughts on marriage. With the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday, I’ve been thinking about relationships more. Why do people get married when it is so acceptable to just live together? I can live with my boyfriend, be committed, and even share finances/bills without marriage. Why do you think …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m 39 years old and in a panic. From the time I was a child, I’ve always wanted kids. My whole life, I’ve longed to be a mother – from deep inside me. Unfortunately, I’ve never met the right man and now I have my biological clock staring me in the face. …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: My life is in a rut and I’m not sure what to do to change it. I’m bored with my life. I’m stuck at a job that pays my bills, but provides little satisfaction. My friendships are shallow – mostly friendships that revolve around going drinking on the weekends. I have my …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I feel like I have a black cloud following me around. Life has always been hard. My father left when I was young, so I had to help raise my siblings. Then I married young and my husband left me raising my son alone. Now he’s grown and you’d think I’d be …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I have become I think overly concerned about how others see me, like am I pretty, smart enough, witty, competent? This was really almost paralyzing when I was in high school. Now I’ve graduated from college and am at a new job in a large corporation – and I’m up late at …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m in a total quandary. I’m considering leaving my husband, after eight long years of marriage. We have two wonderful children together, a 6 year-old boy and a 4 year-old girl. I’ve been staying because of the kids. I feel really bad about breaking up their home. At the same time, the …
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(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this holiday weekend. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: It seems I can never be happy with myself. I never feel pretty enough, or perfect enough in my looks. I go to the gym almost every day, but still my body …
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(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this holiday weekend. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: The Christmas season is upon us now, and, as usual, I’m really uptight about all I have to accomplish before Christmas. I make lists. I try to plan my schedule so that …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m in a total quandary. I’m considering leaving my husband, after eight long years of marriage. We have two wonderful children together, a 4 year-old boy and a 4 year-old girl. I’ve been staying because of the kids. I feel really bad about breaking up their home. At the same time, the …
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