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Imagine the following scenario: You’re waiting for a friend to pick you up for dinner and a movie. They’re running late. What are your thoughts? Do you start getting anxious or stressed, thinking: ...

You don’t have to be free of neurotic behavior to thrive: experts say it’s ‘just one facet’ of our personalities In one early Seinfeld episode, George Costanza became convinced that his girlfriend was ...

The personality trait neuroticism is a potent risk marker for psychopathology. Although the neurobiological basis remains unclear, studies have suggested that alterations in connectivity may underlie ...

Isaac Newton was a classic neurotic. He was a brooder and a worrier, prone to dwelling on the scientific problems before him as well as his childhood sins. But Newton also had creative ...

Consider, if you will, your favorite neurotic. You may need to look no further than across your breakfast table, or conjure a picture of the nation’s neurotic laureate — Woody Allen. Or perhaps you’d ...

Researchers found that more-neurotic people took worse care of themselves To some people, the word “neurotic” can conjure images of a certain type of psychotherapy: Woody Allen types splayed out on ...

Psychologists have advanced a new theory linking neurotic unhappiness and creativity, arguing that natural worriers may also have highly active imaginations and be more creative problem-solvers.

Suicidal behavior, I recently argued, usually “stems from an intersection of three things: 1) difficult circumstances resulting in major stress or trauma; 2) a neurotic temperament; and 3) an internal ...

It is important for both lay people and clinicians to be aware of neurotic loops, as they are at the heart of much psychological suffering and are the focus of much of the work in the clinic room. A ...