Why it matters
They trap people in rigid coping patterns.
Core term · Karen Horney
Neurotic Needs
The cravings — for approval, for love, for power or perfection — that we lean on too hard when early life left us feeling unsafe, until they quietly run our lives.
Areas of life
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How to handle it
Turn compulsive needs into flexible preferences.
Who shaped this idea
The thinker behind it
From concept to practice
Turn Neurotic Needs into a question you can answer.
Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.