neurosis

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I wouldn’t call it a neurosis, but it’s something that I care about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

I've just worked on developing better skills to keep myself from talking myself into a place of neurosis.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2025

In a way we are called to do similar work with types, with the objective being to stop pathologizing the ones that might heal us or rescue us from neurosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

A victory to flush out any neurosis and compound the belief in their plan.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

He had lived for almost twenty years without trauma, tension, hate, or neurosis, which was proof to Yossarian of just how crazy he really was.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller