If deadlines are creeping you out: how to recognise neurosis and what to do about it

Many different disorders can be called neurosis, and their symptoms are just as varied. As most of them involve anxiety in some degree, the following signs may indicate neurosis:

tension, restlessness;
a sense of impending disaster, panic and despair;
rapid breathing and heartbeat;
increased sweating;
trembling;
feelings of weakness and fatigue;
trouble concentrating, inability to take your mind off what is troubling you;
trouble sleeping;
digestive problems;
difficulty controlling your anxiety;
an attempt to avoid things and events that trigger anxiety.