Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
(Dr. Norquist is away for training this week. We are re-running a letter published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I don’t know if you’ve written about this topic before but I bet a lot of people can relate to it. I’m talking about money and my lack of it. I got a new …
(Dr. Norquist is away for training this week. We are re-running a letter published earlier in this column.)< Dear Dr. Norquist: Lately I’ve been really frustrated and down on myself. I keep getting disappointed in myself, both at home and at work. I’m never happy with the quality of my work. There’s always something I …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I do not feel as though I am enjoying life the way I could or should be. I’m going through the motions, not really living. I have a great family and great friends, yet I tend to push them away and feel I am better off alone (but I always feel lonely …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I seem to be plagued with bad moods. My co-workers have mentioned or joked about how I’m almost always in a bad mood. I’m always ready and waiting for something bad to happen. I really don’t want to be miserable all the time – I just don’t know how to feel differently. …
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 me I couldn’t play with my friends until I did it perfectly (usually, this was a household chore). I’m …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m in a quandary with my marriage. I’ve been married for 23 years and my husband and I have raised a son who is in graduate school and doing well. I love my husband dearly, but he has always been very demanding of my love and devotion. Sometimes I feel choked by …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I would like some advice regarding my relationship with my grown daughter. I’m 62 now, and have three grown children – two sons and a daughter. Of all my children I’ve always had the most difficulty with my daughter. She is the middle one. I had all three of them in just …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’ve been married for 20 years now and I have an 18 year-old son, whom I adore. I’ve been a home-keeper and mother my whole married life. I fully enjoyed devoting my time to raising my son. Last week, my husband and I dropped my son off at college for his freshman …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’ve been feeling irritable and out of sorts lately and I don’t know why. I notice that I can’t relax or sit still. I keep myself busy until bedtime. I’ve taken to drinking a glass or two of wine every night, and still my sleep is restless. Even when I’m out with …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m very worried about my cousin. We grew up in the same house, so I feel almost like a sister to him. I’ve noticed over the past few years that his drinking is becoming more and more of a problem. Whenever we are at a family function or out with friends, he …