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Her collection of essays called Neuroses and Character Types appeared in 1965 and two monographs were published as books in the late 1960s.
Helene Deutsch. 2009
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Her 1930 book Psychoanalysis of the Neuroses was a memorable teaching aid.
Helene Deutsch. 2009
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Neuroses remain because of strong physical changes to the limbic system.
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Neuroses aside, it felt wonderful and liberating to put my faith and even my safety in the hands of these strangers.
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Charles Stross is once again lamenting the state of American science fiction again, in his post Genre Neuroses 101.
The State of Science Fiction, Part III Lou Anders 2006
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In 1919 the Hungarian psychiatrist Sándor Ferenczi published a paper entitled "Sunday Neuroses," in which he argued that some people get sick or depressed on Sunday because they have difficulty coping with so much free time.
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This is part of what psychoanalyst Carl Jung meant when he wrote, "Neuroses are the avoidance of legitimate suffering."
Dr. Joshua Coleman: When I Was Your Age, I Was an Adult! 2008
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And between the two of us, Emily and I had enough Neuroses to fill a stadium.
This is why I only date crazy bitches justnick 2008
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Neuroses aren't funny in themselves unless you can sell them -- no one really likes to be around people who are cripplingly neurotic, unless the social and mental pratfalls caused by their painfully miswired brain also happen to be hilarious.
Alex Remington: I Want to Be a Comedian, But I'm Worried I Don't Loathe Myself Enough 2008
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Charles Stross is once again lamenting the state of American science fiction again, in his post Genre Neuroses 101.
Archive 2006-08-01 Lou Anders 2006
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