Neurotic
adjective
Related to or affected by neurosis, a condition of being overly anxious or sensitive.
My neurotic friend gets worried even about minor issues.
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General,Medical
adjective
Having an extreme mental or emotional disorder.
People with neurotic disorders can experience severe anxiety or depression.
adjective
Unreasonably upset or obsessive about small or trivial things.
He is neurotic about cleanliness and tidies his room thrice a day.
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Colloquial
adjective
Related to or affected by neurosis, a condition of being overly anxious or sensitive.
My neurotic friend gets worried even about minor issues.
Usage tips
General,Medical
adjective
Having an extreme mental or emotional disorder.
People with neurotic disorders can experience severe anxiety or depression.
adjective
Unreasonably upset or obsessive about small or trivial things.
He is neurotic about cleanliness and tidies his room thrice a day.
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Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Overreaction Common
The term 'neurotic' often denotes someone reacting too much to small problems.
She's neurotic about her diet, panicking over a single candy.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Context
'Neurotic' can sound critical, use it with people you know well.
I was being neurotic when I called you ten times today.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Diagnosis
In everyday use, 'neurotic' isn't a medical term but describes worry or anxiety.
Sarah feels neurotic whenever she goes on a flight.
Pro Tip 1/3Overreaction Common
The term 'neurotic' often denotes someone reacting too much to small problems.
She's neurotic about her diet, panicking over a single candy.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Context
'Neurotic' can sound critical, use it with people you know well.
I was being neurotic when I called you ten times today.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Diagnosis
In everyday use, 'neurotic' isn't a medical term but describes worry or anxiety.
Sarah feels neurotic whenever she goes on a flight.
Pro Tip 1/3Overreaction Common
The term 'neurotic' often denotes someone reacting too much to small problems.
She's neurotic about her diet, panicking over a single candy.
Pro Tip 2/3Sensitive Context
'Neurotic' can sound critical, use it with people you know well.
I was being neurotic when I called you ten times today.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Diagnosis
In everyday use, 'neurotic' isn't a medical term but describes worry or anxiety.
Sarah feels neurotic whenever she goes on a flight.
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Why sleep matters now...
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is not shutting down and not releasing you know this specific sleep chemical I know that you know Alzheimer's proteins in my brain may be building it and at that point you know I almost become like the Woody Allen neurotic of the sleep world and I'm dead in the water for the next
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The real reason you...
And you're acknowledging what you're doing, accepting responsibility for it. But you're not feeding back into the negative emotions that probably put you in that place where you wanted to procrastinate in the first place. It turns out that self-compassion is especially hard if you're a neurotic perfectionist,
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How to make your writing...
Let's start with the who, the comedic character. Think about the books, TV shows, and movies that make you laugh. They're usually filled with funny types, or archetypes. The know-it-all, the loveable loser, the bad boss, the neurotic, the airhead.
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Disability does not...
the pediatrician and he told us that I was being a neurotic first-time parent and you know to relax and just you know lower my expectations for a three-month-old well that didn't seem very satisfying so we sought out a
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A Rare Look at the...
week of search days of their person days to actually find their aunt on it's not realistic to just what hunter force myself and go find a neurotic on the photograph it's not gonna happen so
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Kim Gorgens: Protecting...
but I can guarantee that every time he leaves the house, that kid's wearing a helmet -- like, to the car, or at school. So whether athlete, scholar, overprotected kid, neurotic mom,
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Protecting the brain...
every time he leaves the house that kids wearing a helmet like to the car or at school so whether athletes scholar overprotected kid neurotic mom or
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Ben Katchor's comics of...
They understand the structural integrity of a deep avuncular lap, as compared to the shaky arrangement of a neurotic niece in high heels.
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Young Warthog Destroys...
I've gotten over worrying about the furniture I really can't get that you know neurotic we've been through about
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How theater weathers...
and neurotic obsessions." Sound familiar? We stop. We breathe. We observe.
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Why sleep matters now...
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is not shutting down and not releasing you know this specific sleep chemical I know that you know Alzheimer's proteins in my brain may be building it and at that point you know I almost become like the Woody Allen neurotic of the sleep world and I'm dead in the water for the next
Video examples
The real reason you...
And you're acknowledging what you're doing, accepting responsibility for it. But you're not feeding back into the negative emotions that probably put you in that place where you wanted to procrastinate in the first place. It turns out that self-compassion is especially hard if you're a neurotic perfectionist,
Video examples
How to make your writing...
Let's start with the who, the comedic character. Think about the books, TV shows, and movies that make you laugh. They're usually filled with funny types, or archetypes. The know-it-all, the loveable loser, the bad boss, the neurotic, the airhead.
Video examples
Disability does not...
the pediatrician and he told us that I was being a neurotic first-time parent and you know to relax and just you know lower my expectations for a three-month-old well that didn't seem very satisfying so we sought out a
Video examples
A Rare Look at the...
week of search days of their person days to actually find their aunt on it's not realistic to just what hunter force myself and go find a neurotic on the photograph it's not gonna happen so
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Kim Gorgens: Protecting...
but I can guarantee that every time he leaves the house, that kid's wearing a helmet -- like, to the car, or at school. So whether athlete, scholar, overprotected kid, neurotic mom,
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Protecting the brain...
every time he leaves the house that kids wearing a helmet like to the car or at school so whether athletes scholar overprotected kid neurotic mom or
Video examples
Ben Katchor's comics of...
They understand the structural integrity of a deep avuncular lap, as compared to the shaky arrangement of a neurotic niece in high heels.
Video examples
Young Warthog Destroys...
I've gotten over worrying about the furniture I really can't get that you know neurotic we've been through about
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How theater weathers...
and neurotic obsessions." Sound familiar? We stop. We breathe. We observe.
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John Stamos
American Actor
People look at me and go, 'You must have it made. You have girls. You have a great life.' It's not true. I mean you pull the curtain away, and you see I'm just as insecure and neurotic and scared and vulnerable as anybody, you know.
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John Hurt
British Actor
My mother's father drank and her mother was an unhappy, neurotic woman, and I think she has lived all her life afraid of anyone who drinks for fear something like that might happen to her.
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Idina Menzel
American Actress
Motherhood has helped me to stop overanalyzing things. It's been liberating because I used to be somewhat neurotic. I attribute that to having something bigger than myself.
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Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
A culture in which guilt is automatically assumed to be neurotic and unhealthy has devised a remarkably clever way of protecting its self-interest.
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John Bishop
British Comedian
My generation are the neurotic ones. Therapists' offices all over the world are full of patients blaming their parents for their own failings.
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Marlon Brando
American Actor
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. Quitting acting, that's the sign of maturity.
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Jonathan Lethem
American Writer
Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.
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David Sylvian
English Musician
During the lifetime of Japan I became very neurotic, very paranoid.
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Len Wein
American Cartoonist
I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.
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Ralph Fiennes
British Actor
I'm sure acting is a deeply neurotic thing to do.
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John Stamos
American Actor
People look at me and go, 'You must have it made. You have girls. You have a great life.' It's not true. I mean you pull the curtain away, and you see I'm just as insecure and neurotic and scared and vulnerable as anybody, you know.
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John Hurt
British Actor
My mother's father drank and her mother was an unhappy, neurotic woman, and I think she has lived all her life afraid of anyone who drinks for fear something like that might happen to her.
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Idina Menzel
American Actress
Motherhood has helped me to stop overanalyzing things. It's been liberating because I used to be somewhat neurotic. I attribute that to having something bigger than myself.
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Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
A culture in which guilt is automatically assumed to be neurotic and unhealthy has devised a remarkably clever way of protecting its self-interest.
Quote examples
John Bishop
British Comedian
My generation are the neurotic ones. Therapists' offices all over the world are full of patients blaming their parents for their own failings.
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Marlon Brando
American Actor
Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. Quitting acting, that's the sign of maturity.
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Jonathan Lethem
American Writer
Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.
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David Sylvian
English Musician
During the lifetime of Japan I became very neurotic, very paranoid.
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Len Wein
American Cartoonist
I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.
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Ralph Fiennes
British Actor
I'm sure acting is a deeply neurotic thing to do.
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