A review by lorenzobc
Neurosis and Human Growth: The Struggle Towards Self-Realization by Karen Horney

4.0

I am trying to get back into psychoanalysis because I get a lot out of it. There is something about psychoanalysis and the narratives it promotes that is very persuasive to people, probably because it taps into subconscious archetypes we project onto society at large. This book in particular is also a great argument against status-obsessed and ambitious over-achievers. Specifically it identifies them as neurotic, and delves deeply into the kind of neurosis and self-deception involved.