neurosis

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Films are a chance to work out these nagging, existential neuroses that live in the back of the mind, the type that overwhelm to the point of panic if thought about for too long.

From Salon

I wouldn’t call it a neurosis, but it’s something that I care about.

From The Wall Street Journal

He starts off as a real guy with neuroses and problems and foibles.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s not exactly unconventional for one of his movies, but more than any of his other features, this film is laced with Aster’s neuroses.

From Salon

She understands there is a formula to our narcissism and neuroses; patterns and mathematical sets of criteria drive our decisions.

From Salon