Behavior Quote by David Brin

It is actually the neuroscientists and evolutionists who do the best job of explaining the reasons behind the most unreasonable behavior.

— Nancy Gibbs

Being neurotic seemed to be a kind of wild card, an all-purpose explanation.

— Renata Adler

A neurosis is wherever we are allied against our true nature.

— James Hollis

Neurosis is an inner cleavage-the state of being at war with oneself.

— Carl Jung

We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of…

— Sigmund Freud

I believe that even the worst people on the planet believe that they are somehow justified in their neurosis.

— John Schneider

Neurosis is the natural, logical development of an individual who is comparatively inactive, filled with a personal, egocentric striving for superiority, and is therefore…

— Alfred Adler

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

— Sigmund Freud

We can actually put the essence of neurosis in a single word: blaming - or damning.

— Albert Ellis

“Neurosis is the rule, not the exception’, and grasping this can help us to see that we are not alone. It is also the…

— Oliver James

A neurosis is a secret that you don’t know you are keeping.

— Kenneth Tynan

You can see neurosis from below - as a sickness - as most psychiatrists see it. Or you can understand it as a compassionate…

— Abraham Maslow