Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-07
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
The Grim Ncurotic.


ncurotic is--wci when n patient or
patron begins To be pest. the doctor IL
liable To get mad and call him n ncurot jc
iechhicalv a ncurotic is an individual, who
~ equipped with ncurosis. And IL ncuross
Is dchhcd by ono eminent authority as "A kind
OF dugout, in which tho ncuroti, hides to
escape the difficulties and responsibilities of
me- vcritablc psychological funk hole.
but don't mean to be too severe on the nou-
rotic There's still another definition of
heurosis which is rather more soothing
formerly a ncurosis was any dcrangcmcnt OF
inc nervous system. but more lattcrly it was
only a functional disturbance OF the nervous
system. The very latest question is: Why
Is Il ncuroloIist, anyway? And no answer
mas yet boon found when specialist much
1883 an ordinary general physician gets to
oihercniiatng functional from organic dis
cast ne mas become altogether too cxpen-
SFe to he classified as necessity.
10y ms tim" II should be apparent, to any
discerning reader that ! don't know much
ABOUT ncurotics and that am making a very
creditabie effort tn finish this article with.
o"' emphasizing tina, fact nccdiessly In
s"or' IN writing in the accepted form and
manner for all authors OF hooks and ESSAYS
on How TO Control Your Nerves" and such
like fiction
Speaking with much candor as is nor
"''"H'o'e III an article On such a subject I
may AUNT mat neurosis Is disorder of
'e nervous system. for which the doctor or
lie
something like tn. truth and I'm ,.,,,r, :,
clear myself OF the suspicion of being ~
nerve specialist. If had little more ror-
S"nai''y and about nine inches more stature
ana about 80 per cent more vocubuI,rv IA
"ec"h- a nerve specialist myself
among the cho!ccr varieties of ncurosis .,ro
anxiety hcur"siS. which is an cxarc,ro,.d
rear OF pr"boding. such as WORRYING ohn,,
symptoms Quilted from 4 nostrum Testimonial
WI d f""Ck -"octor book: occupation neurosis
GUY" as writer's cramp: traumatic ncurosls
"'" DIS railway spine or litigation spraIn
" "''"'E heurosis. such migraine or
'p'cpSN; and educational ncurosis such ,s
"'"S'''hla' There's nothing wiIIful or
counterfeit about epilepsy, miErainc railway
HP'"c or exaggerated fear of dogs mr. M ,,r,
GUS preakdown,-yct there's funk l,nIc Some
"h"rc-ah" IN his zeal to find / the ,Inc,or
'''e'''"cs tumhlcs into il himself and likcs
" ;" wen n" makes IL his own
INC determined ncurotic consul,s an o,d
rvs series OF doctors and spccialities rcru
" VI "''E"tar. and smiles grimly 10 him
scr over tn" dismal failure of c,cb ,,,.co,,
'E cons ui'ah'' lie would, indeed, he very
unhappy " some doctor shnuld catch bi,,
skulkng in his dugout ana cxno.n h,. .,
,"'"h''ry duplicity Grimly he goes ,hroucb
INC" ia" hane Of every doctor no c,, h,,,,l,
nor '"hG enough to tell about his experiences
WIN other doctors, and outIvcs mosr of ,b
"'''"rS ana most Of his friends for Tho worry
reason that he is careful about lir,soIf
Always giving himself the soft cud or ,v.,,.
t"ihs' Always sid"-steppinc lfcs li,tlo ~;
""'a''"hS' shouidcring things off onto bis
VIE husband. children. friends
oh' boys it's great life If you've ro,
dugout. 80