Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Neurotics Notebook by Mignon Mclaughlin

This is one interesting stuff that I have came across in past 4 years, since my introduction to Psychology... This made me realise how much I miss Psychology classes.

Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960:~
~No good neurotic finds it difficult to be both opinionated and indecisive.

~The neurotic doesn't know how to cope with his emotional bills; some he keeps paying over and over, others he never pays at all.

~Others settle for small rewards; the neurotic must always go for broke.
~The neurotic is always half-drowning in anxiety, and always being half-rescued.

The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966:~

~There are three iron links in the neurotic's chain: unloving, unlovable, unloved.


~Naturally, the neurotic wants you to love him twice as much, for he's going to cut it in half anyway. (One of the best I like...hehehe..)

~Neurotics dream of a good life, or a great suicide note.

~The neurotic usually obeys his own Golden Rule: Hate thy neighbor as thyself.

~Neurotics are sure that no one understands them, and they wouldn't have it any other way.

~The way the neurotic sees it: bars on his door mean that he's locked in; bars on your door mean that he's locked out.

~The neurotic keeps minute track of his enemies; it is only his friends he is careless about.

~The neurotic always wishes people would let him alone - until they do.

~Neurotics are always looking for something new to overdo.

~Of all second-class citizens, neurotics are the only ones who are so by choice.

~Neurotics are anxiety prone, accident prone, and often just prone. (second best)


~The neurotic believes that life has meaning, but that his life hasn't.

~The neurotic lies awake at night, composing letters to those he hates. He seldom thinks of dropping a line to those he loves.

~Neurotics think of the past with resentment, and the future with dread; the present just doesn't exist.

~Neurotics expect you to remember all the things that they tell you, and many that they don't. (THE BEST!)