Some of us are just not fit to be normal by modern-day standards. We need an abnormal existence in order to be healthy. To cure a neurosis you have to risk something, says Jung. For those afflicted with too much conformity, we should keep in mind that some people don't require any reminders of social duties and obligations.
“There are just as many people who become neurotic because they are merely normal, as there are people who are neurotic because they cannot become normal. That it should enter anyone’s head to educate them to normality is a nightmare for the former, because their deepest need is really to be able to lead “abnormal” […]
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Why are so Many People Neurotic? – Carl Jung as Therapist first appeared on
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