Our internal struggles

No matter the point of origin, and no matter how tangled the road, we must ultimately reach the conclusion that personality disorder is the source of mental illness. The same can be said about neurosis, and about any other psychological discovery, although in fact it is a rediscovery. Poets and philosophers throughout the ages have defined the calm and balanced person as not the one who falls victim to mental disorders, but the one torn apart by internal conflicts. According to modern terminology, every neurosis regardless of its symptoms is a personal neurosis. Therefore, our theoretical and therapeutic efforts should be directed towards a better understanding of the structure of neurotic personality.