neurosis

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Recent Examples of neurosis Sometimes, that crap is our own fears, our own neuroses, our own limitations, our own beliefs. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024 Mayer, who grew up in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, is a whirling dervish of off-the-cuff neuroses onstage, a relatable queen on TikTok, and a blunt and brash storyteller on the page. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024 And that’s the kind of past that creates neuroses: the fear that makes fans think that a game is never over, not even three-nil up with a minute to play, the sort of experience which convinces them that football really only exists as a way for other people to laugh at them. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 15 Apr. 2024 The principal events that establish this negative dynamic in their relationship—and, indeed, if such a thing were possible, the underlying etiology of Mother’s fundamental neurosis—lie beyond the scope of her pages and any living recall. Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for neurosis 
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Noun
  • Shannon Amos was not able to provide documentation of a diagnosis of dementia.
    Elizabeth Maline, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Heming Willis, who has become a vocal advocate for the caregiver community since Willis' frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, also posted a tribute to Moore on her Instagram stories.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • At the time, Joel’s mother was hospitalized with schizophrenia.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Gradually, the whole field of schizophrenia began to shift.
    Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The center wasn’t equipped to treat people with schizophrenia or psychosis disorders, according to Haelle.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
  • In 2014, Congress began earmarking funds for states to establish programs for first-episode psychosis, to be provided at no out-of-pocket cost to patients.
    Ellen Barry, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024

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