neurosis

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We moderns, Mr. Delbourgo argues, have gone from theories of “demonic possession to accusations of superstition, obsession, sexual neurosis, and pathological greed down to the recent invention of the medical term ‘hoarding disorder.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 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

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

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

The problem in such cases, Freud explained, is that when an entire society develops a neurosis, it becomes impossible to gauge what is “normal.”

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2024

“My poor friend,” Vincent writes to him, “our neurosis &c. surely also comes from our rather too artistic way of life—but it’s also a fatal inheritance.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman