The most direct way to reduce neuroticism is to enter therapy. Your therapist can help you address it in a comprehensive way, including thought patterns, relationships, lifestyle factors, and perhaps medication. Is it bad to be a neurotic person? In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association removed the term neurosis fromRead More →

Under certain circumstances neuroticism can be good for your health, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study showing that some self-described neurotics also tended to have the lowest levels of Interleukin 6 (IL-6), a biomarker for inflammation and chronic disease. What is a healthy neurotic? Thus, a “healthyRead More →