Glossary
Neurosis (historical term)
What is
Neurosis (historical term)?
Neurosis (historical term) is a old mental health term that used to refer to different mental health conditions.
What Is It?
Neurosis is an old term once used to describe mental distress that doesn’t involve losing touch with reality. It included issues like anxiety, phobias, obsessions, or emotional instability, often rooted in unresolved internal conflicts or early life experiences.
Common Experiences
People described as neurotic often struggled with excessive worry, self-doubt, low mood, or compulsive behaviours. These patterns could interfere with work, relationships, or self-esteem but didn’t typically affect someone’s grasp on reality like psychosis might.
How It Can Affect You
Though the term’s no longer used in modern diagnoses, the emotional struggles it referred to are still very real. Therapy helps by unpacking the root of these feelings, teaching coping skills, and supporting long-term emotional balance and self-awareness.
Ways Therapy Can Help
Providing coping strategies for managing neurosis (historical term)
Creating a safe space to explore thoughts and emotions
Identifying triggers and underlying causes
Building resilience and improving self-awareness
