To me, acting is the most logical way for people's neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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Neuroses
//n(j)ʊˈɹəʊ̯.siːz//
Synonyms for "neuroses" (93 found)
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drug addictionemotional disorderemotional instabilityexpectation neurosisfixation neurosisfolie du doutefrayed nervesfrazzled nervesfright neurosisfunctional nervous disorderfunctional psychosisgeneral paralysisgeneral paresishomosexual neurosishypochondriahypochondriasishysteriainsanityjangled nervesmaladjustment
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nervous disordernervous prostrationneurasthenianeuroticismobsessional neurosisoccupational neurosisorganic psychosisparalytic dementiaparanoiapathological drunkennesspathoneurosispersonality disorderphobiapresenile dementiaprison psychosisproblems in livingpsychastheniapsychoneurosispsychoneurotic disorderpsychopathia
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psychopathia martialispsychopathia sexualispsychopathic conditionpsychopathic personalitypsychopathypsychosisraw nervesreactionregression neurosisschizophreniasenile dementiasenile psychosissenilitysexual pathologyshattered nervesshell shocksituational neurosissituational psychosissocial maladjustmentsyphilitic paresistoxic psychosistwanging nerveswar neurosis
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Psychological trauma is the origin of many neuroses.
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