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Woody Allen. (Photo: Lucky Team Studio/Shutterstock) Neuroticism and creativity have long been linked in the popular imagination, with Woody Allen[1] serving as the poster child for their convergence. But while support for this connection has emerged in research studies[2], as well as stories of emotionally troubled geniuses like Isaac Newton[3] and Tchaikovsky[4], it has never been clear why the two proclivities should go hand...

Anyone who’s ever fallen in love can tell you how much fun it is. Even when the initial glimmer of romance begins to fade, being in love is still good for us. A group of scientists have found that being in love can help strengthen your mind by stabilizing your personality and significantly decreasing your tendencies toward negative thinking. In...

It is springtime and they are everywhere: Newly enamored couples walking through the city hand in hand, floating on cloud nine. Yet a few weeks later the initial rush of romance will have dissolved and the world will not appear as rosy anymore. Nevertheless, love and romance have long lasting effects. Psychologists of the German Universities of Jena and Kassel...

Learn how to gently help a friend or loved one overcome neurotic tendencies and change their life for the better. Know someone who gets easily frazzled in stressful situations, or freezes up when faced with an important decision? These may be signs of neuroticism. While the term ‘neurotic’ is often tossed around in pop culture as an insult, it’s actually...