What does neurotic mean?!
Question: My shrink told me I was neurotic. Why would he say that? What does that mean?
Answers: My shrink told me I was neurotic. Why would he say that? What does that mean?
No shrink should just come out and say that. Their purpose is to be a sounding board and help you reach conclusions about your own behavior. They are NOT supposed to judge and label you. She was a very bad shrink for saying that. It was an abuse of her authority. You should find a new shrink immediately.
He is wrong for not explaining what it means then.
It means you're the nervous and paranoid kind. It's a condition that does not prevent rational thought or an individual's ability to function in daily life
You unecessarily obsess over things that really aren't that important
nervous and skittish.
cosmic angel
"Neurotic", or affected by neurosis, has come to describe a person with any degree of depression or anxiety, depressed feelings, lack of emotions, low self-confidence, and/or emotional instability.
It's OK...I'm neurotic too, aqccording to the diagnostic testign my shrink did on me. It does NOT mean crazy! It means more predisposed to stressful nervousness and anxiety. :P
EDIT: Folks, "neurotic" is NOT an insult...it's a medical term! The doctor wasn't being a bad doctor by calling her that, sheesh! He should have explained it better, though.
The terms neurotic and psychotic are both used to describe conditions or illnesses that affect mental health. Though neurotic and psychotic are both relative to mental health, there are differences between neurotic and psychotic conditions. The terms neurosis and psychosis are sometimes used interchangeably with neurotic and psychotic disorders.
A neurotic disorder can be any mental imbalance that causes or results in distress. In general, neurotic conditions do not impair or interfere with normal day to day functions, but rather create the very common symptoms of depression, anxiety, or stress. It is believed that most people suffer from some sort of neurosis as a part of human nature.
As an example, some people are afraid or unable to speak in front of large crowds. As a result, any situation that might warrant public speaking can cause symptoms from nervous nausea to vomiting, or from trembling to excessive perspiration. Some people suffer more severe symptoms of neurosis than others, and some forms of neurosis are more marked, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, neurosis is not as severe as psychosis.
Psychosis, or a psychotic disorder, is believed to be more of a symptom than a diagnosis. As a psychiatric term, psychosis refers to any mental state that impairs thought, perception, and judgement. Psychotic episodes might affect a person with or without a mental disease. A person experiencing a psychotic episode might hallucinate, become paranoid, or experience a change in personality.
Generally speaking, the psychotic state is not permanent. Psychotic behavior differs from psychopathic behavior, and psychotic episodes rarely involve the violence associated with psychopathic behavior. Psychotic is also not the same as insane, which is both a medical and a legal description for a person who cannot be held accountable for his or her actions.
In essence, the primary difference between neurotic and psychotic is the manner in which they affect mental health. Neurotic behavior can be naturally present in any person and linked to a developed personality. Psychotic behavior can come and go as a result of various influences. The effects of some drugs can cause psychotic episodes, or a traumatic situation that affects a person