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And their own most incessant, bleating, nonconstructive critics.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2012

A neurosis is nonconstructive use of one's surplus steam.

From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.