Sentences with phrase «compulsive need»

i have always wanted to explore my passive willing nature and, almost compulsive need to please people.

It has been noticed that many of these women face problems manifested in the form of depression, lower self - esteem, issues with their sexual life, a constantly compulsive need to urine etc. (Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1997, p. 38).

The micromanager is a common boss archetype who feels the compulsive need to control as much as possible, whenever possible.

Confession can be an acknowledgement of guilt or an exercise in self - justification, the difference being that the latter usually results in a compulsive need to repeat the story over and over in a kind of morose delectation not far removed from today's «tell - all» talk shows.

Yesterday, when I spotted Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdene on the cover of People Magazine with the headline «THE HUNGER GAMES» in bold white letters, I couldn't help but wonder if Suzanne Collins set all of this up to remind us of how closely our culture can resemble that of The Capitol — what with our excess, our reality shows, our glorification of violence, and our compulsive need to shove every good story through our celebrity - obsessed media machine.

Michael Scott is a great character because his greatest weakness — a compulsive need to be liked by everyone — is also his greatest strength.

Ideas may be intuited as true, purely on the basis of the pleasure they provide or their satisfaction of some compulsive need.

I shared one of my biggest struggles — my compulsive need for approval and awards — over at Glennon Melton's place last week as part of her Sacred / Scared series.

If BF is really that convenient, why the compulsive need to make formula sound as unattractive as possible?

As a laundry nut job, I feel a compulsive need to continually test out every eco-minded detergent I can get...

Don't despair — there are simple tips that can help keep your children from getting injured as a result of their compulsive need to teethe, suck and drool on everyday objects and toys.

This brain disease results in the compulsive need for the substance.

That kind of reaction is rooted in a compulsive need to «win» in almost every scenario.

I'm really into this jacket because it's cool and lightweight, and fits my compulsive need to bring a coat everywhere even if its 100 degrees outside!

I added many new dresses in the last month (hit by a compulsive need of shopping).

Make sure your tube is prominently visible as you open the door to the kids, and give them a compulsive need for years of therapy along with their Butterfingers.

She's disaffected with the world, with an addict's razor - sharp focus only on her compulsive need to lose weight.

It emerges as a kind of offbeat love story between Claire and her housekeeper (Adriana Barraza), the one person who seems able to withstand Claire's compulsive need to lash out.

Refn clearly has a love for the likes of Walter Hill and John Carpenter, as well as cult classics like Silent Running and Logan's Run, a film he was looking to remake for some time; von Trier has grander aspirations as a filmmaker, a compulsive need to make the audience feel something, anything, at the end of his works.

Indeed, Leigh's own capsule description of his film, published in the Cannes film festival catalog, sounds like the sort of thing Jack Valenti might have come up with for an after - dinner speech: «Secrets and Lies is about roots and identity, the ever - changing images we all have of ourselves and each other, and our compulsive need to reaffirm constantly who and what we are, and where we come from.

Anderson's first film is an interesting look back at the development of filmmaker's now signature style: the methodical cinematography, with its bright coloring and compulsive need to center - frame the actors, along with humor so dry you'd better pack a canteen.

The film is an immediately involving revenger's tragedy about one man's compulsive need to hurt the people who hurt him first.

Kudos to he and Kenny for leaving it in; it's the most sincerely exposed Smith's been since Chasing Amy, in fact, and it fits him like a hooded sweatshirt and baggy shorts, redeeming his compulsive need to berate special guest star Jason Mewes («Jay» of the duo Jay and Silent Bob)-- among others (including an oft - mentioned Ben Affleck)-- before hundreds of impressionable minds.

This is weirdly detached from her mom's backstory and it undermines Veronica's character, which was never about mere thrill - seeking but about her compulsive need to get at the truth behind social facades.

Her obsessive - compulsive need to micromanage every detail of her existence inspires her to commission a talented young writer (Amanda Seyfried) to pen her obituary before it's too late.

'' «Secrets and lies» is about roots and identity, the ever - changing images we all have of ourselves and each other, and our compulsive need to reaffirm constantly who and what we are, and where we come from.

Politicians have a compulsive need to measure «school quality».

Dissertation Paper on AddictionBy definition, addiction is the compulsive need for the harmful substance.

By definition, addiction is the compulsive need for the harmful substance.

Pet hoarding is a pathological behaviour that involves a compulsive need to obtain and control animals, coupled with a failure to recognize their suffering.

Obsessive - compulsive disorder is a mental disorder causing the afflicted individual to have obsessive thoughts, and feel the compulsive need to repeat certain behaviors, such as repetitive hand washing, checking things a repeatedly, or continually counting items.

Travel Planning OCD has many forms and appearances, but what sticks out the most is the compulsive need to plan every little aspect of the travel beforehand.

If you do this for at least three days you'll get over the compulsive need to check your e-mail that all too many of us have and will allow you to envelop yourself in silence.

It is why he does not understand that simply saying «Okay, I will just put it in the script that all the characters in this are obsessed with aspects of the original trilogy and feel a compulsive need to try to draw upon their ideas for inspiration» is not really a good excuse for having a character walk around wearing a knock - off of Darth Vader's breathing helmet even though he breaths just fine.

And part of it is my compulsive need to see everything in games that I enjoy.

The mixture of over the top action, dozens of missions, management elements and endlessly stealing soldiers (and goats, sheep and bears) for your Mother Base doesn't become dull, and the compulsive need to micromanage your team on the ocean home base is a peculiar delight we're glad to see return.

The compulsive need to make marks and capture a picture, comes from a deeper desire to capture the happenings of the intangible now.

Follow this with an education in computer science, a career in interactive design, a compulsive need to create, and a drive to Seek and you -LSB-...]

The work of Frank Stout has an unusual paradox: the painterly eloquence, which seems to evoke a deceptive ease in depicting modes of appearances, is betrayed by a compulsive need to iterate expressionistic gestures throughout the picture planes.

These are subjects that possess this artist and inspire her to create; her compulsive need to create automatic drawings.

I've always had a compulsive need to be right, but I let that trait take over.

Internet addiction refers to the compulsive need to spend a lot of time on the Internet, to the point where relationships, work and health suffer...

This kind of parenting is most common with mothers but fathers, too, may have a compulsive need to help their child out of tough situations.

This basic loss results in ongoing feelings of rage, shame, lack of trust, a morbid fear of attaching to anyone, an inability to understand cause and effect thinking and a compulsive need to control everyone and every situation.

Hughes [42], stated that the children being treated are described as having a «rigid self - reliance that becomes a compulsive need to control all aspects of their environment» (p. 263).

When analyzing investment properties, investors have a compulsive need to oversimplify the decision - making process down to a single metric.