Living with a person who has a neurotic personality is extremely difficult. But the root of this difficulty is the absence of existing knowledge towards this pattern of personality, as people tend to think that they are exaggerated people who care about any foolishness. However, they cannot understand that these "silly worries" can generate in such people a very significant discomfort.
For this reason, in Psychology-Online, we propose to explain what a neurotic person really is and their features, as well as providing guidelines to help make life easier for these people in our society. Following you will find how to treat a neurotic person.
The neuroticism It is not a pathology in itself, but rather it is related to the personality traits that characterize a person. With regard to this dimension, the neurotic person is very unstable and sensitive emotionally, which results in a very extreme experience of pain. As a result of neuroticism, people can develop some pathologies and disorders, such as phobias, lto anxiety or depression.
What are the causes of neurosis? As we discussed in another article, neuroticism has its origin in a person's adulthood, when he or she is not he is capable of accepting that he is no longer a boy or girl and that, therefore, he has to enter the adult world alone or alone. What happens then is that they are usually afraid of everything around them, causing them a continuous situation of mistrust and stress.
How to identify a neurotic person? In this section the main characteristics of a neurotic person Well, in reality, there are no closed and detailed criteria for its diagnosis. Each person can have a certain degree of neuroticism and have more marked characteristics than others. The symptoms of neurosis are as follows:
- Anhedonia. These people are usually in an anhedonic state, where they show a lack of interest when it comes to doing any pleasant activity. They never find anything that motivates them. In the following article you will find information about the definition, causes, symptoms and treatment of anhedonia.
- Sadness. Neurotic people have a permanent feeling of sadness. It must be emphasized that these people have a great possibility of entering depressive states and guilt for not being able to feel happy.
- Inability to accept criticism. They are very susceptible to criticism from others even if it is recommendations or advice. This is due to both its high sensitivity and its lack of selfesteem, which prompts him to consider himself inferior to others.
- Impulsiveness. They are very impulsive. They have a tendency to act without thinking about the consequences, and that is why when they feel frustrated they tend to act quite aggressively.
- Instability. Their thoughts and actions are determined by their emotional states and, since they are very emotionally unstable, there are times that in the same situation their actions can be contradicted and his words.
- Distrust. Although it has difficulties in trusting people and for this reason they have problems establishing personal relationships, it is not very strange to see that a neurotic person creates a dependency on another individual. This is because said person creates in him a feeling of security and protection.
- Widespread concern. They raise unrealistic concerns which anticipate an event that has not even happened. That is why they are considered to have a catastrophic thinking.
In the following article you will find more information about how a neurotic person acts.
To help a neurotic person, the best option is to have the help from a specialist, since it is a state that negatively influences the quality of life of the person who suffers it.
The usual treatment for people with these characteristics is made up of different techniques psychotherapy that provide the patient with knowledge about their personality and their way of functioning, teach strategies to regulate emotions to obtain a correct emotional balance. If there is psychopathology, pharmacological intervention may be required.
But in addition to the treatment proposed by the specialist, the neurotic person must also feel the help from those around you. For this reason, we recommend that those who want to help a neurotic person follow these guidelines:
- Inform. Collect information and learn about personality and neuroticism that is proven and educational information provided by professionals who are experts on the subject. Knowledge increases empathy and facilitates decision-making.
- Act as a support from understanding and understanding. The neurotic must see that he can tell her about her fears and concerns without fear of being judged.
- Not judge. It is important to avoid trivialization and disqualification as these can lead to the neurotic person feeling ridiculed and rejected.
- Encourage you to progressively face their fears with your help.
- Offer help, but without overprotecting. The neurotic person could develop a state of dependency if he feels safe, which would slow down the process of overcoming.
- Avoid stress. Many of the times in which anxiety peaks occur in these people is as a result of stressful situations. Therefore, if we are aware of these stressors, it is advisable to try to avoid them. Learn techniques for fight stress.
- Favor treatment. Help the person to adhere to the treatment prescribed by the professional.
- Practice relaxation techniques together. There are many relaxation techniques. Find the one you like the most and learn to practice it.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
