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From the lens Anatomy of a Nervous Breakdown.

I hope this has been helpful to you. Please feel free to add your comments here.

I am currently working on another page as a supplement to this one. It will be titled "Avoiding a Nervous Breakdown". Please come back again to check it out.

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  • hopedreams Apr 21, 2012 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    Great information that you provided and lots of tips. There were times things got challenging for me, but I learned not to stress about things anymore. Life is so brief. Thank you for creating such a great lens.
  • Monica Apr 17, 2012 @ 5:30 pm | delete
    I suffer from anxiety and ocd that can get out of hand if I let it. I'm in a better place now, but I realize that 2 months ago I probably had a breakdown. I was crying all the time, had no appetite and lost weight, I either slept way too much or too little, I thought about suicide and my thoughts were just in this weird cycle that I couldn't break...I also had a loss of the sense of self and felt so out of it.
    Lookign back, the best advice I can give is to surround yourself with love and support from family and minimize the time you spend alone brooding...Surround yourself with things you love to do and understand it will take time to get better...it took me months and I'm still not fully healed.

    All the best
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    The information and pictures on this lens are amazing!! Thank you so much for creating this lens.
  • getwellsoon Apr 9, 2012 @ 9:22 pm | delete
    A nervous breakdown and depression can go hand in hand. Thank you for this helpful lens!
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    Very helpful!!!
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    Thank you for the site. Very helpful.
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    You put so much thought and effort into this. Through your experiences you are able to help others.
  • tifebrown Mar 19, 2012 @ 3:07 pm | delete
    I love this page and the information you have on it. I have a family member I will be sharing it with. Thank you very much for the insight!
  • McMillan Mar 19, 2012 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    After losing the most important relationship in my life, I am beginning to recover after six months. My life stopped. I have found an excellent therapist. But at the moment, the most significant challenge in my way, which seems insurmountable, is the mountain of mail in bags that face me each day. I need help. I'm an artist. I live in NYC. Does anyone have any ideas for finding a person to help me - hands on - to deal with this? I can't move past it by myself.
  • KathyT Mar 18, 2012 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Thank you for your open and frank discussion about this difficult topic. I'm sure it is helpful to a lot of people. It helped me as well. *Blessed!*
  • brynimagire Mar 11, 2012 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing about avoiding nervous.!
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    thank you for a great lens, an understanding of words and how you put them can only be understood by another "nervous breakdown" person. To understand how a flower really looks like and how nature does help relieve the pain of it all. Well done on your lens.
  • arnie Mar 6, 2012 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    Will be back soon.
  • mcadloni Mar 4, 2012 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    Thank you for the wealth of information, I need to refer to this, we all need to think of the simple things to make us happy.
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    Great job!!!
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    Good lens. It was really interesting.
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    Words can't say enough, about this. Thank-you for sharing it.
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    Featured your lens on mine http://www.squidoo.com/nervous-breakdown. Job well done.
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    This is quality. You really seem to be in tune with yourself and the ways in which think can go a little loose so to speak.

    In my opinion, the best way to stay balanced with the ways of life is to be aware and open to improvement. Anyway, you've presented things here in a very unique manner and straight forward manner.

    Mental health is hardly where it needs to be and you've addressed this nicely. I'm talking in terms of acceptance, understanding, and practice.
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    Excellent article on the anatomy of a nervous breakdown; has helped many and will help many more. Thank-you.
  • francois123 Feb 17, 2012 @ 1:53 am | delete
    Awesome lens. Everyone has to read this. Very good.
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    fantastic lens all around, Blessed!
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    Nice lens..give me some idea for my anxiety lens,thanks
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    Superb lens. A nervous breakdown has become quite common these days owing to the pressure they build in academics and profession alike. You might find this useful to prevent it rather than to fight it: http://bit.ly/zkzycO
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    Hey You are famous ... This was such a Great Lens I featured you in my lens The Dangers of Non-Communication, Problem Avoidance and Suppressed Emotions
  • tw006e6375 Feb 2, 2012 @ 4:11 am | delete
    A terrific lens and one that needed to be written. I have had no experience of this condition but I have had relatives that have mental illness and, have experienced their condition whilest being with them.I have also worked in a hospital treating mentally ill patients, although not clinically, so I have some idea what people go through. its tough as your world is turned inside out.Tom
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    A terrific lens and one that needed to be written. I have had no experience of this condition but I have had relatives that have mental illness and, have experienced their condition whilest being with them.I have also worked in a hospital treating mentally ill patients, although not clinically, so I have some idea what people go through. its tough as your world is turned inside out.Tom
  • Rebeljohn Jan 29, 2012 @ 10:51 pm | delete
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  • candidaabrahamson Jan 25, 2012 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    Thank you for bringing an understanding of 'the nervous breakdown' back to the world. I've seen client after client suffer them--and the term really is the best way to describe what they've undergone. I've not published on Squidoo yet, but am doing a series on my blog right now on depression and bipolar disorder, in case that helps anyone, at http://candidaabrahamson.wordpress.com. Keep the good stuff coming.
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  • girlfriendfactory Jan 11, 2012 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    Very well written! CBT or some form of cognitive therapy is essential for anyone wanting to really change their thinking! Therapy helped me tremendously! I wish you a wonderful life! ~Ren
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    Wow and congrats on your purple star ,its unfortunate that we live in a more stressfull society nowadays
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    Nervous breakdowns should be prevented as it can happen to everyone. Stressful jobs are maybe among the most important causes.
  • ekogde Jan 8, 2012 @ 1:20 pm | delete
    I always get nervous especially when I have to face something that important for me or something that I like so much. For example when watching the football that involves my state, suddenly my face changed into red colour and I can't hold spoon while eating
  • mihgasper Jan 8, 2012 @ 3:32 am | delete
    We don't talk enough about nerve related issues. Thank you for your contribution.
  • healthylivingideas Jan 7, 2012 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    Thank you for this info. Our lives are so stressful these days.
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  • fullofshoes Jan 5, 2012 @ 9:12 am | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star, this lens is fantastic. I bookmarked it so I can come back and read it again. Wonderful job.
  • jimmyworldstar Dec 31, 2011 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    I've seen some some coworkers start to get nervous breakdowns because of the stress of a constant workload and not enough time to rest or relax. I find in a lot of kids it's something to do with schoolwork and the pressures of getting into a good college, or even finding a decent job after college.
  • dolphinstar Dec 30, 2011 @ 5:18 am | delete
    Great lens and good your highlighting this health condition
  • green-health-girl Dec 27, 2011 @ 11:00 pm | delete
    Really interesting perspective on chronic stress and mental health issues! Thanks.
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    very important info, thank you
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    This is a very nicely put together lens with lots of helpful information. Thanks.
  • netanya Dec 10, 2011 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    I'm a newbie and I will look to you as a mentor. A very beautiful and well put together lens. You indeed brought something of value. Rock on!
  • Northwestphotos Dec 9, 2011 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    Such a wonderful, well presented lens! No wonder this lens earned a Purple Star! May this lens be an inspiration and flame of hope for anyone reading this that might need help in their life with stress and anxiety. And that means just about everybody!
  • Thinker Dec 8, 2011 @ 11:00 am | delete
    Thank you.
  • Merstarr Dec 6, 2011 @ 10:17 am | delete
    An excellent overview with so much to consider.... I am so glad that I always take the time (and some times effort) to find the beauty in every day... just like my daddy taught me :)
  • cffutah Dec 5, 2011 @ 9:23 pm | delete
    enjoyed my visit on your lens tonight, thank you very much!
  • seosmm Dec 3, 2011 @ 6:05 pm | delete
    Lots of good info. Very nice lens!
  • erinpolerimos Nov 29, 2011 @ 9:16 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing, Rob. Got good information in your squidoo
  • Chris in Connecticut Nov 25, 2011 @ 11:23 am | delete
    Thank you for sharing your experience. I feel like I am coming apart and am jittery all the time. I feel like there is hope for me if I can just hang in there.
  • amieljaven Nov 25, 2011 @ 7:42 am | delete
    Awesome! Super love it. Thanks for sharing. Squid-liked!
  • Inkhand Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:24 am | delete
    This is very helpful for people recovering from nervous breakdowns.
  • Enlightened Nov 19, 2011 @ 5:15 am | delete
    Thanks you for this article, i feel that i have gained so much by reading it.
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    lots of good information
  • goodeboy09 Nov 9, 2011 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    Great lens! Great organization. Easy to read.

    I have heard a lot about the book you mentioned titled: "The Highly Sensitive Person". I believe it is directed towards people who have innate abilities to draw in emotional energies from other people and their surroundings. If these people take on too emotional input then they can be more susceptible to a nervous breakdown. I believe the key is to find outlets to release those energies such as mediatation.
  • ann Nov 8, 2011 @ 7:08 am | delete
    thank you so much i enjoyed this very much, i am recovering from a nervous breakdown
  • WaynesWorld Nov 5, 2011 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    Your lens still getting comments 5 years after you created it is more of a comment and compliment than I can give you... way to go though anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Lindrus Nov 5, 2011 @ 3:25 am | delete
    Your lens is very well done and I can tell the topic is close to your heart. Thanks for sharing this important information!
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  • Close2Art Oct 20, 2011 @ 10:24 am | delete
    great page, follow your bliss, blessed...:)rob
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    This is the second time I have visited this lens and it is so wonderful and beautiful. I had a "nervous breakdown" before I was diagnosed with bipolar illness and a postpartum psychosis which I found out often occurred in bipolars. I am stable and happy with the help of medication and a healthy, loving lifestyle and it is people like you who give me the courage to tell my story.
  • JebbieBlue Oct 18, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Great information! I have been there too, and can relate to much of what you have shared.
  • sherioz Oct 16, 2011 @ 9:52 am | delete
    Excellent, informative and well-balanced lens about such an important topic.
  • privresearch Oct 13, 2011 @ 7:29 am | delete
    very informative lens! thanks
  • tlynn6420 Oct 12, 2011 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    These issues affect so many lives today including my own and it's nice to see that I'm not the only one. You have some great information and tips here. Thanks!
  • oregongal Oct 12, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Your lens is very informative and has a lot of helpful ideas. We all need help to deal with the stress in our lives.
  • mistyblue75605 Oct 10, 2011 @ 8:40 am | delete
    Nicely done! I enjoyed reading your lens and the info you have provided here.
  • Surfer83 Oct 5, 2011 @ 3:04 am | delete
    Very good informational story and its true about the lower level get more stress because you have no control of a situation.
  • Surfer83 Oct 5, 2011 @ 3:04 am | delete
    Very good informational story and its true about the lower level get more stress because you have no control of a situation.
  • TobiasFJames Oct 1, 2011 @ 12:33 am | delete
    This looks great, I'll have to have a proper read through when I have time. I myself suffer from a social/generalized anxiety 'disorder' and am in the process of creating my own lens on the subject. It's great to see people making this kind of information available and spreading awareness. Thank you and Good luck.
  • ModernChakra Sep 29, 2011 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    This is nice to see, very nice. As you have said "from someone who's been there." I've been there. I love when people share what helped them get through and CONTINUE to get through. Your resource is wonderful. Thank you for your time and effort. Meditation has been one of my saviors (support systems as well, wherever you can find them). Nice work. Take care.
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  • ana_nimoss Sep 26, 2011 @ 4:09 pm | delete
    This lens was very touching. Thank you. Sometimes we all have to feel down and broken to gain insight in our lives...Unexamined life is not worth living (my favorite Greek dude, Socrates)...but, we only do that when we seem to have no other choices. I have been there, too, and I like my life better now.
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    What a wonderful lens. I do stress management and am so impressed by the time and effort you put into helping others - am going to send this out!
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    I am indeed impress with this lens. We all do encounter stress and it's better to get ready on handling it.
  • Magickal_Mysts Sep 21, 2011 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    You have described me almost to a "T". I have so much I am trying to do just to survive and make like "normal" for my kids after the breakup of my marriage. Now I find myself trying to fit
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  • sylvana Sep 19, 2011 @ 5:50 am | delete
    In order to find myself again, all I can hear in my head is to leave my work. It's a constant mantra. I think I will stop being concerned with what others think of me if I leave, and JUST DO IT. They don't pay me enough to feel this horrible.
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    True my wife has a little bit of this. Good articles will come back again. Cheers
  • Koupie Sep 11, 2011 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    I've been there a few times and it is scary, now I have things under control with medication and a lot of the behaviours you mentioned. Excellent lens :)
  • easpegren Sep 8, 2011 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing this information. A very difficult subject many people don't want to admit to experiencing. Great lens.
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    Good information. Depression and stress are so much a part of everyone's life, now. It takes real effort to get past them.
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    This is an excellent, excellent lens. Thank you for posting so many great resources for people who are hurting. I work with women struggling with suicide, depression, and anxiety. I have bookmarked this site to refer them to it.
  • BoardwalkFitnessinWinona Sep 4, 2011 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Very applicable to modern life,reguardless of to what degree your tolerance for stress is or if you have more of a predisposition to stress related diseases(possably to one degree or another plays a role in all physical diseases).As someone that has battled anxiety,addiction and a couple other labels all disguising a general hypersensitivity to all types of stimuli you spoke of & having owned my own business for 21 years ironically as of today,its not so much a mystery I ended up with type 2 diabetes,with the bigger irony being in the Fitness Business.So Thankyou for your effort most people with this condition can only think,same old answers or opinions,it's nice to hear someone that defines so well& through their own pain offer viable solutions & thankyou for that!
  • ZodiacImmortal Sep 3, 2011 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    Thak you for the lens.. I'm going trhough that now. I started a job end of march and in a bout 2 weeks noticed I wasn't sleeping right & thought i jsut had to get situated at the new job to get used to things. Then I wasn't eating right then I started to feel (by beginning of may) a Fist in my back (I still somewhat feel it but not as bad) it took me til June 20 to quit. Then another couple months before I was able to find actual help. Was going to anxiety counselor but that was too much when you are living off savings. now on medicaid until a health plan goes through but need to get to Dr. to find out whatup with the back & maybe hopefully be able to get on disability
  • CoolFoto Sep 1, 2011 @ 10:48 am | delete
    Lots of good resources here, Thanks. Blessed by travel angel.
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    Thank you for creating this lens, because it really can help, as it talks of the nervous breakdown in scientific, serious but also reassuring words. You can really feel the calm and the positivity, while reading. Great, really.
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  • SynchronicityHouse Aug 29, 2011 @ 6:36 am | delete
    Brilliant Lens and so creatively put together - thanks for sharing all this info. I am going to add this to my Stress Buster Recipe.
  • Lenskeeper Aug 27, 2011 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing. A person can only push himself so far for so long, and then burnout or a nervous breakdown will inevitably occur.
  • HeartBroken62 Aug 26, 2011 @ 2:31 pm | delete
    Great lens with great info. Thank you.
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    This is a very serious situation for anyone to be involved in. I would SERIOUSLY suggest if you are going through a hardship in your life to seek SOME form of medical attention. Best of luck and love.
  • youhealth3 Aug 23, 2011 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing the names of well know people who have had a nervous breakdown.
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    Idk if virginia woolf is a good example because... she commited suicide. but i love this lens so much. i've suffered from panic attacks myself and they're very scary. my boyfriend thinks that they can easily be controlled but they scare me so much. he tells me that i can stop anytime. and that it's all in my mind... I will definitely bookmark this lens though. thank you so much!!
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    Very helpful. Thank you!
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    Very helpful to anyone who's ever been stressed.
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    This is really nice. I needed this today. I like that you give specific things to do.
  • SocialpathFree Aug 14, 2011 @ 11:00 am | delete
    I don't think our current mental health system is equipped to deal with what's currently going on in our society. More people than ever are having 'nervous breakdowns' and even killing themselves because of the economic collapse. I appreciate your lens.
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    Thank you for writing this lens. It really is a great resource and first step for people who think they're having a breakdown. It's helped me too, today. I think I needed to read it.
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    A brilliant article! It really says it all. I can totally relate to this because many years ago I too experienced what could be called a "nervous brekdown". The enormity of that problem left me with no hope or peace. I was totally overwhelmed and didn't know why. I came through, but it took years. My advice, if anyone wants to take it is, don't take on more than you can handle, know yourself and your wants, needs and limitations, and most of all, don't try to please everybody, they don't know you and really can't fathom what you are doing nor do they care. Most of all, be kind to yourself and enjoy the simple things in life.
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    It's all too easy to let 'life' get the best of us. Sometimes a person gets way too many challenges all at once.
  • denman4 Jul 5, 2011 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    An exceptional lens! I would think that alcoholism can lead to a nervous breakdown due to the manipulation, denial, lying, and deceit that is part of this disease. For more information, please see the following Squidoo lens: Alcoholism Stages
  • YourFirstTime Jul 4, 2011 @ 4:29 pm | delete
    Nicely done with tons of good info.
  • GirlBurkeStudios Jul 4, 2011 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    Great lens! I second getting a pet. My Japanese Chin puppy always helps to reduce my anxiety. xoxo
  • jaktraks Jul 2, 2011 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! Good information and nice to look at.
  • D Hyde Jun 26, 2011 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    This was really good to read. Thanks so much for putting this site together :)
  • SarahMattics Jun 26, 2011 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    Very nice lens, anxiety is a huge problem.
  • Serj Jun 25, 2011 @ 10:47 pm | delete
    Nice lens! I have a friend who almost died from a crash because of an anxiety attack... this is serious stuff.
  • 01hottopics Jun 23, 2011 @ 6:00 am | delete
    Nice perspective, cerainly opened my eyes to a few things I did not think about..stress and anxity is a killer, i believe a underrated area of hurn, so love your work
  • Jun 20, 2011 @ 3:11 am | delete
    Your information is something that we all need as a reminder. I have seen the Northen Lights in person while staying in Montana. They are an awesome reminder to remind us of the beauty that surrounds us and that is inside us when we let it happen. As for the tunnel I look at it as still the light at the end even if it is the entrance. Sometimes backing out of a situation can be the light at the end of the tunnel too, Thanks for your lens.
  • lynnrdavis Jun 19, 2011 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Wonderful information. I really hope that this is helpful to those who may be feeling anxious or stressed. Very nice work.
  • Annonymous Jun 17, 2011 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    what a wonderful article, especially since it comes from someone who has been through this. Stumbled upon this while asking google if I was having a nervous breakdown! Am starting cognitive therapy for the first time in around 6 weeks, hope that one day I can see the light at the end of the tunnel like you. Thanks.
  • mulkurnia Jun 15, 2011 @ 8:09 am | delete
    Excellent article. I can associate myself with the process of getting stressed out before realising what's happening. I can identify with the process of moving from more laid-back society to a more fast-paced society. The lesson that I learn from this experience is to learn to be more assertive and not to be pushed around. Keeping one's mental health in prime state is one of the important factor to have a happy life.
  • JCEverett Jun 14, 2011 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    Great lens. Definitely the kind that needs to be recommended relevant to the volume of stressors caused especially by something as influential as the economy.
  • nolinel Jun 14, 2011 @ 10:04 am | delete
    I really love this site. The feeling I get when I visit this site is completely the opposite to a nervous breakdown. Thank you...
  • CarynJSwift56889 Jun 13, 2011 @ 3:18 am | delete
    what a huge lens!
  • LadyTropic Jun 11, 2011 @ 5:51 am | delete
    Yepp, I've been in the middle of a nervous breakdown for years. You every words is like I'm a text book example. Somehow no one has managed to lock me up yet though. Sometimes i wish they would if it would honestly help.
  • lr-duval Jun 11, 2011 @ 2:10 am | delete
    very helpful information- thank you
  • pawpaw911 Jun 9, 2011 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Very well done.
  • MareeT Jun 6, 2011 @ 10:23 pm | delete
    Such a helpful site with tons of info. Great job!
  • psalmody Jun 4, 2011 @ 10:56 am | delete
    Thank you for the information. Also, check out www.easilyoffended.org which talks about handling emotional situations and overcoming them. Be Blessed
  • LisaAuch Jun 2, 2011 @ 5:54 am | delete
    i really dont know why i havent seen this before, I have been on a similar journey and now coming through the other side! Beautiful lens, a a lot fo fantastic info
  • QuinnWolf Jun 1, 2011 @ 7:23 pm | delete
    Great lens. I think the punk hardcore band Black Flag summed it all up in their 1979 song called Nervous Breakdown. Every time I feel stressed I start playing that song in my head.
  • Holli Moreno May 31, 2011 @ 2:29 am | delete
    Indeed this is something that you can survive with proper remedy and great support system from families and friends. The "storm" will soon pass indeed. :)
  • blanckj May 30, 2011 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Thankyou for sharing this important information.
  • DrDebbieThompson May 30, 2011 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    Your lens is full of great information and it offers a hopeful perspective to those who have a personal relationship to the lens. Thank you for posting.
  • Blessedmombygrace May 29, 2011 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Great lens! Love the pictures too.
  • vallain May 28, 2011 @ 9:05 am | delete
    I was just reading about a relative who had a "nervous breakdown" in 1930. This helps me understand what she may have experienced at that time. Thanks.
  • Pastiche May 28, 2011 @ 8:40 am | delete
    I'm on an angel journey to a new neighborhood and am so happy to have discovered this hidden jewel along the way. Blessings to you and to the lens ...
  • BunnyFabulous May 26, 2011 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    This is an extremely good resource. I have several people in my life who've gone through NBDs, and having gone through post-partum depression myself, this is a hopeful ray of light into what can be a very dark time.
  • anansigirls May 15, 2011 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    Thank you for the lens!
  • Robin May 10, 2011 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    Beginning to recover from my first NBD, and this article is the MOST HELPFUL that I've found on the web!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
  • lil_muchang May 9, 2011 @ 10:40 am | delete
    I can seriously relate to this lens, thank you so much
  • victorianpassage May 6, 2011 @ 12:04 am | delete
    We all need to step back and evaluate ourselves from time to time. Thank you for the very informative lens!
  • MareeT May 4, 2011 @ 7:03 pm | delete
    Great lens,thanks for sharing!
  • ShirlW May 1, 2011 @ 6:58 pm | delete
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  • Kate3 May 1, 2011 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    This was very comforting and uplifting to read. Informative, with excellent visuals to help comprehend ,what can be a very disturbing experience to go through.Very helpful.
  • nolinel Apr 30, 2011 @ 5:24 am | delete
    Your lense is beautiful and the pictures are stunning and relevent. They really touched my heart. Thank you....
  • sujaysen Apr 29, 2011 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens.
  • Ramkitten Apr 29, 2011 @ 12:17 am | delete
    My elderly mom has recently been talking quite a lot about the "nervous breakdown" she had in 1967 and the hospitalization that followed. This lens has helped me understand what she went through even more. Very well done.
  • leansmasterpranav Apr 28, 2011 @ 9:44 am | delete
    Really liked this lens
  • jamesnodturft Apr 28, 2011 @ 8:16 am | delete
    This is extraordinary. I am touched.
  • Kiwisquid Apr 27, 2011 @ 5:07 am | delete
    That is a really informative read. Im sure you are aware of the chemical imbalance in the brain that causes these symptoms of mental health issues. Proactive things like exercise and talking with friends or family are excellent, but so is identifying healthy nutrition for specific disorders. Seeking help from Biopsycologists can be very beneficial. Great work, keep helping people.
  • KChang Apr 26, 2011 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    Thanks for the lense
  • Apr 26, 2011 @ 11:13 am | delete
    Blessings for your beautiful, heart felt and very helpful lens!
  • sharpturn Apr 23, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    A great lens!
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  • terrygw Apr 23, 2011 @ 7:14 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing with us so useful information, now as sociaty goes quicker and quicker, more and more people face such problems because of too much pressure.
  • theprintcenter Apr 23, 2011 @ 12:10 am | delete
    Really great information.. Thank you for posting this.
  • JamieSueAustin Apr 22, 2011 @ 12:11 pm | delete
    Love your lens. I have severe GAD and I'm always looking for creative ways to manage it.
  • Athf Apr 20, 2011 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    interesting
  • ltraider Apr 18, 2011 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    I can see why people have responded so well to your lens. It's great!
  • lollyj Apr 16, 2011 @ 12:42 pm | delete
    Thanks for this wonderful, helpful lens.
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  • Inspireume Apr 15, 2011 @ 9:38 am | delete
    I have such a problem trying to understand this subject because I grew up with a mother who had nervous breakdowns regularly. I always had the feeling that she could have done something more about it or managed it better. So hard to really know how to think about this subject so this has been very helpful. I totally get the anonymity issue but hopefully having this information out there will help to change that.
  • Apr 14, 2011 @ 7:20 am | delete
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  • ScottMeyer Apr 12, 2011 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    Great info on an important subject. Thanks for sharing.
  • Green_Apple Apr 11, 2011 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    nice lens, thx for your sharing
  • ---Chazz Apr 6, 2011 @ 6:00 pm | delete
    Excellent lens. It is a shame that there is still such a stigma attached to this sort of thing that you had to post it anonymously. I am sure this has helped more people than you could imagine. Blessed and added to our lensography of same. You can see it at http://www.squidoo.com/lenses-blessed-by-this-squid-angel. Thank you for your brave and important contribution.
  • priscillaB Apr 6, 2011 @ 9:50 am | delete
    So sorry that you had to post this lens anonymously. That just stinks. The info you have shared here touches many people at some time in their lives. Well done.
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    Great lens, I've lensrolled to http://www.squidoo.com/pulse-management-or-heart-rate-monitoring - hope you dont mind?
  • Apr 14, 2011 @ 5:02 am | delete
    intelligent lens..
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    Very interesting
  • LeanneChesser Apr 1, 2011 @ 9:55 am | delete
    Excellent and blessed :).
  • ShirlW Apr 1, 2011 @ 6:43 am | delete
    I don't know how I've missed this gem until now. Excellent lens with so much useful information and advice. Blessed by a Squid Angel today.
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  • Beautiful-Bridal Mar 31, 2011 @ 11:41 am | delete
    Very good information here. "Nervous breakdown" was a very common term when I was a child. Adding this to my favorites.
  • Obscure_Treasures Mar 30, 2011 @ 6:30 am | delete
    Very good lens...now a days people are facing nervous breakdowns more because of their stressful lives.
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  • Paulette of WV Mar 17, 2011 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    My name is Paulette! Today I felt that I was close to a nervous bd. After reading this I feel somewhat better! I know I have to take better care of myself! Thanks for sharing! It has helped! I have to put me first! GOD Bless!
  • nanswa Mar 21, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Hang in there, Paulette, and stop it in it's tracks.
  • TollArt Mar 16, 2011 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    Thanks heaps for the information.Very well explained. I found this very useful and I hope this helps many others going through this tough time.
  • driftsdaughter Mar 16, 2011 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    My ex-husband had a nervous breakdown, due to many stressful issues building up, a predisposition genetically to bipolar disease, and an unwillingness to get help. He ended up taking his mental health problems out on me and the rest of the family. To protect myself and them, we had to divorce. Although I feel compasion for him now, at the time I was afraid for our lives. I wish there was more good public access to information like you have presented here; if it had been socially acceptable, or acceptable in his job, he might have chosen to get help rather than destroy those he loved, and his life. Mental health problems are still such a social stigma, he was afraid he would lose his job of 21 years if he got help. Thank you for sharing, I would be interested in hearing more about the details of Abe Lincoln's breakdown. That was new information for me and I am curious!
  • giftskingdom Mar 15, 2011 @ 2:40 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing.
  • Kompressionsstrumpf Mar 14, 2011 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    thanks for sharing this information. I've seen a lot a people with a nervous breakdown, the most important thing is to act early.
  • Yogalicious Mar 7, 2011 @ 7:26 pm | delete
    I think I was on the way to having a nervous breakdown (at least it felt like one). I used a combination of therapy and yoga to help cope with the stress.
  • UKGhostwriter Mar 5, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    absolutely sold help and advice for anyone involved with nervous breakdowns, friends and family too
  • Diane Dickson Mar 4, 2011 @ 5:07 pm | delete
    I started with a severe nervous breakdown about 2 years ago I think. I have had the trauma of experiencing another one about 15 years ago, but not as severe. It initially came through a great deal of hearing about other peoples ordeals in life and me worrying about them and then my sudden infatuation with a man who I hardly knew, who I thought could turn my life around and
    I made a faux pas by seeing him out in the middle of the night, it was bizarre and totally out of my character. I cannot get episodes of what I did and said away from my mind. I am haunted by his name and yet perhaps am living in a fantasy about him, because he made me feel so needed, special and loved, I cannot move on from these episodes and perhaps feel I don't want to. My mothers illness of a stroke and minor heart attack have been very worrying and stressful indeed. I am a very caring, overly sensitive nature. However my moods have been from very emotionally tearful, extreme anger and irritability, unable to sleep and concentrate on many important issues, and I feel I am on a treadmill of fear, fatigue and constant panic which I can't seem to break the cycle, I hardly interact well with other people sometimes, except perhaps close family, even that can be hard at times. I am very shy, highly tense wound up most of the time, and have a speech impairment.
  • Kylie Mar 10, 2011 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    Thanx for sharing your story, I feel exactly the same way as you in a cycle of fear,anxiousness,fatigue and depression.I am also quite a shy person.My doctor has put me on Avanza which has helped.I didnt see this breakdown coming it happened all of a sudden.One minute I was living a normal life the next I couldnt function at all.Worst experience of my life.Hope I dont feel this way for ever.
  • Philippians468 Mar 3, 2011 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    thank you for sharing this highly informative lens. cheers
  • slotowngal Mar 2, 2011 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    Hard topic to address... you did a great job! Thanks for a fantastic lens.
  • sugunalinus Feb 8, 2011 @ 8:44 am | delete
    Very inspiring to know that so many great people had nervous breakdowns. This makes us think of giving proper respect and care to people suffering from this.
  • joanv334 Jan 28, 2011 @ 3:30 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing!
  • Jan 25, 2011 @ 12:49 am | delete
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  • nanswa Jan 28, 2011 @ 9:31 am | delete
    Well, I went through it myself and wanted to help others who might also be dealing with it. That was my motivation. It was a labor of love.
  • Rafick Jan 24, 2011 @ 1:07 am | delete
    Great comment.
  • lizziebeth Jan 23, 2011 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    I really like this lens. It is thoughtful and full of insight. Thanks for writing it!
  • mich1908 Jan 20, 2011 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Thanks for the useful information.
  • 4thCornerFoods Jan 18, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    I am glad you created this lens. Very good compilation of views and resources. Thank you very much. Ed
  • JodiVee Jan 15, 2011 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Good lens, I found it very informative.

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  • LissaKlar Jan 13, 2011 @ 10:01 pm | delete
    Very insightful. Great lens! I just became a RocketMom SquidAngel for a week and I blessed this lens:)
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    Very useful lens. Thanks for sharing.

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  • empathzone Dec 28, 2010 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    Hi, I just added this lens to Empath and HSP resources
  • LizMac60 Dec 23, 2010 @ 7:41 am | delete
    Thanks for wtiting this lens, which will help many people and enable others to understand a bit more.Blessed by a squid angel.
  • Jackie Allen Nov 30, 2010 @ 5:43 am | delete
    I am currently in a whirlwind of emotions. I have experienced most of what is spoken of in your article and I am now at the coming out of it point. Just as you stated, it comes at you fast and furious and before you know it, you're smitten. I woke up one day and all I knew was that I didn't feel the same. I went to work for a week and did absolutely nothing because I couldn't focus or emotionally hold it together. By Friday, I was being told to go home, get help, and not to return until those things were done. Little did I know, 6 years later I'm still getting help.
  • PeterStillman Nov 24, 2010 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    Hi everyone - I just published an article on Effective Stress Management. If you are affected by stress, it helps to understand the cause and symptoms in order to find ways how to deal with it. I believe stress can be a major cause for a nervous breakdown, too.

    I hope you will find it helpful

    Have a great day

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  • Caring wife Nov 8, 2010 @ 4:25 pm | delete
    I've been through this, myself, but didn't recognize that my husband was going through it until today. He has been diagnosed with "situational depression" but that is a small view of the big picture. I'm sending him quotes from this site. I think you hit on something important: it's not forever. I also think that after going through it, once, you learn to take better care of yourself and never let it happen again! In a good way, though.
  • theconditionpodcast Oct 27, 2010 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    Very insightful, thanks for the enlightenment. It's useful to know what to look out for. One of the more impressive breakdowns that I can recall is that of Friedrich Nietzsche, although he unfortunately never recovered from it, which makes the early recognition even more pertinent.
  • Oct 11, 2010 @ 1:33 am | delete
    Through having to deal with 'bad stuff' and not always getting it right, I now have a never give attitude. It's actually quite motivating to read Abraham Lincoln's never give story. Thanks!
  • darciefrench Oct 6, 2010 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Thank-you for this excellent lens, I am lensrolling to Karma's Story (a lens framing the book I wrote about my experience breaking down). Many thanks.
  • Martina Oct 5, 2010 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    Thank you so much. It is so comforting to read about other people who have gone through this, and to know that it is important to take the time out to deal with it. Bless you. I hope to join you on the other side soon enough.
  • emerald125 Oct 5, 2010 @ 5:42 pm | delete
    Great lens on an important area - Blessed by an angel
  • dryder Oct 1, 2010 @ 9:31 am | delete
    Great lens ... you really gave me some excellent insight!
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  • Abagayle Sep 22, 2010 @ 10:26 am | delete
    I also have many lenses on a main account here on Squidoo but created this anon account to discuss my rare medical condition. I have suffered from anxiety my whole life. I had my first panic attack at 5 years old on my way to my piano recital. I had a massive panic attack just before being prepped for surgery before my c-section with my baby. My blood pressure bottomed out and my baby's heart stopped beating. Fortunately the amazing nursing staff saved my baby. I also have suffered 3 full blown nervous break downs in my life. The biggest one happened when I was only 23 years old. I almost killed myself and am only here thanks to the special care and attention from my husband.

    This is a powerful lens. Thank you for sharing.
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  • LaurenPatrick Sep 19, 2010 @ 9:29 am | delete
    I saw the light at the end of the tunnel..and it was a train!
  • Tracey Bourque Aug 31, 2010 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    I think I might be heading for one now.I have had a series of bad events in my life, and since quitting smoking, I have seen myself spiral further downward. I am seeing a counselor to talk to and also saw a Psychotherapist to see what can also be down with my medicine. I was diagnosed several years ago with mild depression, but its always very manageable. Since quitting I have increased that medicine and taking a second medicine. I can't fall asleep at night, I can't get up for work so I have now set 2 alarm clocks at different times just so I do finally get up, I can't focus at work, I forget things that are asked of me. Its like this roller coaster of trying to be strong. then I get angry and then i find myself crying for a few days. I seriously can't do this anymore it is affecting my life in so many ways....is this possibly a nervous breakdown?? Please help
  • Jackie Allen Nov 30, 2010 @ 5:49 am | delete
    Yes it is Tracy,
    I have gone through exactly what you are dealing with and it's no joke. I have given up everything I once loved trying to gett back to a healthy place in my life. The hardest thing I've ever had to do. I know your pain, I've been right where you are. And everyday I'm fighting to get back to a good fulfilling place in my life.
  • nanswa Aug 25, 2010 @ 11:22 am | delete
    Keep hanging in there everyone! And, most importantly, take care of yourself first and get help if you need it.
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  • Trying Jul 26, 2010 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    I'm scared that I've looked past this too long. Very helpful tips and hope to start building my path back to happiness soon. Hope is my raft right now.
  • Never the Same Jul 12, 2010 @ 4:26 pm | delete
    It's going on three years since my nervous break down. What a hill I have been climbing. Slowly but surely I will get back to the top. All this info in one spot is great. Thank you
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    Very helpful indeed! It is good to know much of this medical condition.
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  • Don't forget Rachel May 28, 2010 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    Thank you for creating the page. I have referred to it a few times during my recovery. This has been a difficult time for me and it has been incredibly hard finding the help I need to understand what happend to me and how to get well. Thank you for taking the time to help others like me. Much appreciated.
  • AgeDefyingWorkouts May 5, 2010 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Love the pictures. There's a definite message in the visuals in this lens!
  • janine-mare Apr 28, 2010 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    7 years i went threw a really bad breakdown it was so bad i lost my 3 young children ie ever seen them since i did recover at leasti think i did,until the past 6months its all happening again i feel scared a had another child whos 3yr old a dont want to lose him too my doctor put me strong medication but they are making me worse at times am so confused and im scared too tell anyne how i relly feel, a don thnk thisis ever going to go away reading others msgs here now know im not alone, will this horrible feelng ever goaway plz help a cant take mch more off this inside head the horrible thoughts wont go away and its relly scaring whats coming next
  • nanswa Apr 28, 2010 @ 5:14 pm | delete
    Oh, janine-mare: I am so sorry to hear of your troubles. You write that you are "afraid to tell anyone how you really feel". You must, you MUST tell someone how you really feel and that someone needs to be a person you tell face to face and who can help you. If you keep it inside and if you keep going the way you are and expect it all to go away, you are deceiving yourself. When you are going through something like this, you need help. I needed help, others needed help. Please be brave enough to step out and get that help. GO back to your doctor and tell him or her that the medication is making you feel worse because that can be very dangerous. Your doctor needs to know this. If you do not feel like your doctor is listening to you or helping you enough, then find another, but do so as soon as possible. Wishing you the best....
  • Rain H May 1, 2010 @ 7:12 am | delete
    Janine I think you have to tell someone.Do you have a partner/hustband? Maybe tell him as your kids safety must come first. Maybe also try change your medication? Just because one doesn't work, doesn't mean another type might not. I really wish you well.My life is tough too.
  • Rosie May 10, 2010 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    Reach out to Jesus......He is reaching out to you.
  • Lucy May 23, 2010 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    I'm sorry, but that isn't the answer. Never tell someone who is experiencing a nervous breakdown to reach out to Jesus. It doesn't work.
  • Denise Mar 26, 2010 @ 7:42 pm | delete
    Hi there,
    over the past 8 years I have had operation after operation for problems caused by a peri-anal abcess. I is finally acknowledged that I have Chrons disease. I developed a fistula and shortly after had to have a colostomy. This I found initially very hard to deal with and had so many leaks that I became upset all of the time and didn't go out much. The leaks got better and I found bags and appliances that suited me better. I developed a very large parastomal hernia and had to have the colosotmy moved to the other ide of my tummy and have the hernia repaired using pigs mesh... I had infections for almost a year after and then the other side developed a hernia and I had to then have this other hernia repaired as an emergency as my bowel had obstructed totally! This cleared the bowel but I had the Hernia bac within 8 weeks, even though I was very careful I had several invasive "Fistula" repairs also to try and close the hole between my back passage and vagina that had caused me to have to have the colostomy in the first plce, due to incontinence. I had 9 attempts at this proceedure before going to London to a very good professor who finally managed to close this fisutla.. I have recently 14 wees ago had a reversal of my colostomy and another hernia repair (that was in a state according to my consultant)... I am feeling physically better than I was and not having the colostomy is so much better. I still have a lot of pain in my tummy that prevents me from doing very much at all. I am only 48 years old and I have been told be be thankful that I am alive. I can feel and see one side of my tummy getting bigger again and I am 99% sure (not being pesemistic) that I am developing yet another 4th hernia! I am in pain as I said and I have been told that nothing can be done this time and nothing would be tried unless it was a matter of life and death!!! I feel like I have been dumped on the scrap heap as this all only started with a peri-anal abcess and no-one would listen to me until finally it burst... I feel anger from bac then 8 years ago and although my consultant has been fabulous I find it hatd to accept that I just have to put up with this the way it is and ccept that I am going to be constantly in pain.. I can't even drive without such a lot of pain. I also suffer with "Mild Bi-polar disrder" and I feel I have lost my self confidence, so much so that even when my children talk to me, I feel like they are staring into my eyes and seeing that I dont feel right. I am tierd all the time but have nightly interuptd sleep and I feel as though alot of people who I used to care about, simply dont like me anymore.
    I would say that I now I am extremely depresed, even in the middle of a breakdown and I just dont now what to do. I question my thoughts all the time, I question my behaviou all the time and I don't want to go to my husbands daughters wedding as it would mean having to mix with people that I am not comfortable with and the wedding is abroad. Im supposed to be going to australia to stay with my son in July and I dont get on with his wife, she bully's me and insists that I dont do things like flush the toilet because i may wake their son up? I found this so difficlut 2 years ago when I had my colostomy especially! Please can anyone hlp and guide me? I feel like Im a blithering wreck and can't seem to give eye contact to people who i am lose to.. Im so afraid!
  • nanswa Apr 6, 2010 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    Denise: I am sorry you are having such a run of difficulties. There is always hope and you can and should definitely seek help. I don't know where you live, but surely there is an abundance of help available to you. I know that writing things out like this can feel like a bit of relief, but you need to seek sources in your community who can give you hands-on assistance. I would start with your doctors and ask them to refer you if they need to. If you are bi-polar, then you probably should be taking medication in addition to seeking counseling. All good wishes to you. No matter how desperate you feel, please just force yourself to get out there and find help!
  • zsazsa Mar 18, 2010 @ 12:39 am | delete
    my husband is the person having the nervous breakdown, he thinks we are all out to get him and that we are all part of a conspiracy to drive him mad. He almost called the cops last night because he was that freaked out. Living with him has become a total emotional rollercoaster of hell. he won't see a dr about his issues because he likes to say that he is "smarter than any shrink" I don't know what to do
  • N. Mar 23, 2010 @ 4:38 pm | delete
    Zsazsa: I am the writer of this page, but am not logged in right now to the site, so it won't be obvious that it's me unless I tell you. I am "on the road". I highly encourage you to get him in to see his regular doctor. It's possible that this is not a mental issue, but that it is a side effect of a medical issue (not that mental issues aren't medical, but I'm sure you and others know what I'm trying to say). See if he will let you go with him to the appointment so the doctor doesn't miss anything. A "shrink" wouldn't be my first recommendation anyway. Also, if he takes any medications, look up all the side effects for them and see if they could be contributing to his situation. Check with the pharmacist if you need to. A "shrink" is not the only, or even best, answer. I wish you all the best and am so sorry you are going through this.
  • cassiopea Mar 4, 2010 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    thanku :)
  • tiffkins123 Feb 23, 2010 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    Dont lose hope. Everything happens for a reason and Hemroids can be treated.
  • Caroline Mar 10, 2010 @ 10:15 am | delete
    Why u such a smartarse?? Hemroid head
  • Kat Dec 27, 2009 @ 6:34 am | delete
    My Mum has something sevelery wrong. Her sister dies in August, Her Husband left her in August and in October she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, her 2 other daughters do not want to have anything to do with her. She is a mess, seems like she has lost everyting in 3 months....... She is showing sever signs of a Nervous Breakdown. I wish I could help her.
  • Tashi Dec 8, 2009 @ 5:56 pm | delete
    I am having a nervous breakdown I think!
    My friend keeps on lieng to us and that makes me stressed out and if that isn't enough I get bullied on a day to day bases and yet my school does nothing about it!! I wish that life wasn't this hard and I've tried to commit suicide 3 times but there's one person that i fancy and the only reason I'm alive is because he's there to pull me through it all!! I just wish that people knew what they were doing to me
  • Kat Dec 27, 2009 @ 6:38 am | delete
    Tashi
    Try not to associate with anyone in your life that is pulling you down. You deserve better. Be with peopl who are positive and give you good vibes.... This will help you get through all this..... Best of Luck.......Suicide is not the answer..... You are better than that......
  • Rain H May 1, 2010 @ 7:21 am | delete
    Tashi I went through exactly the same thing as school. My advise to you is to change schools and get some counselling to help deal with the emotional fallout of the bullying and the councellor might give you some strategies to avoid it at your next school (if there are any). I stayed in a situation like that (I was very badly bullied for 3 years at school, had my nose broken, my mum and the school did nothing). I then became a drug addict (later in life) and suffered from chronic anxiety disorder for 7 years.j Get your self outta there! Oh and suicide isn't the answer.If I can live this long (Im 28) you can make it too.You can do it.
  • victoria Oct 27, 2009 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    My life is perfect- I'm in a great relationship, I've got no financial issues, I've got a nice job, and I'm in a "perfect life situation".. I grew up in a nice home. I'm from an "old family" with its "old money", I've only got a twin brother (he's my best mate as well), and I had what's probaly by most people classified as "the perfect childhood". I had my freedom.
    I've got bipolar disorder, and I see a psychiatrist twice a week. I'm currently in a small depression-period (allthough I've had worse), but .. yeah,, don't know what to say really- I'm under a lot of preassure. Stress is my opium- I live to work. I love work. I don't need to work, but I love it!
    I've suddenly god trouble breathing, I just cry and cry, I can barely smoke a cigarette (and I'm a pack-a-day-smoker), I've barely ate for the last 3 days, I don't like going out anymore, laughing is hard, I can't focus, the world is really REALLY scary right now. Then it stops, and comes back within 20 minutes.
    Is this a breakdown?
  • faith100 Oct 18, 2009 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    please take some time out. Your little boy is what really matters. In this life your meant to be here to fly. If you ask god to help you along the way he certainly will . It may take time but he will be with you all the way. You need to take time out for yourself. YOU are what matter the most. Not your job. Remember every day when you get up that you are the most important person in your job and you have to make that a priority or look for a new job.
  • HOPE Oct 15, 2009 @ 7:38 am | in reply to Mumstheword | delete
    You do not have to keep going as you are. Stop. The world will not cease turning if you do not go in to work. Your number one job is being a good mum to that little boy. In order to do that you've got to put your health and well being as a higher priority - what message are you giving him otherwise? Take some time out to get some perspective and then when you are feeling less stressed you can take a more objective, rational view on the full picture. Do not rush important decisions about the future. Be kind to yourself. Get some help. Look after you. Be well and you will be well. All good wishes to you.
  • Mumstheword Oct 13, 2009 @ 5:27 pm | delete
    I feel like I am totally on the edge. Every quiet moment I feel this overwhelming wave of sadness and my eyes well up. My job is killing me. The pressure is unbelievable and my boss is a bully. I have been struggling to stand my ground. I am wobbling. Part of me just wants to let go. freefall. I won't do it though because I have the most amazing, beautiful boy who will be three tomorrow. I want to be ok. I have to be ok for him. I have a mortgage and bills to pay and no one around to support me, financially, socially or emotionally. I have a great family and friends but they are too geographically distant to just be with. Talking on the phone just seems to make it worse when all you want is a big hug. Believe me I'd leave but I can't take my boy away from his dad no matter how much he let me down. How can I work out what to do?
  • canrelate Oct 6, 2009 @ 4:56 pm | delete
    i was diagnosed as bipolar first-took meds for a while. then the shrink said maybe i was schizo---
    i had a nervous breakdown (mental breakdown) snapping-unable to function b/c i could adapt to my life fast enough-moved to new state, divorce, first baby with all financial responsiblity etc..
    i was then diagnosed as listed in the dsm-iv with acute adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood i think its 309.4 this diagnosis after i looked it up and kinda made sense of it made me start working to bettering myself. i do not take medication. I do go to regular therapy for my peace of mind-- i also confide in a friend that i trust- and also keep as a positive person in my life cause it makes it better- the best advice i ahve is to get rid of all negativity and i couldnt do it. my friend and therapist took a look at my life and told me these persons were not good and to get rid of them.
  • canrelate Oct 6, 2009 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    I had a breakdown and even blacked out for a few days. I went to the hospital and what not. I am divorced and I was and I still am very sad. I was very sad about my life. Instilled in me was "you are supposed to be able to handle it all" and not complain or quit or stop. Finances, loneliness, low self esteem(i thought I wasnt good enough- but my family held me on a pedistal that I was sooo strong. I can handle anything).
    I am going upward now though... I got rid of all the negative people so far that i can think of and it makes a difference.i feel less responsibility- i dont have to please so many other people. I am pleasing me. I am learning to stand firm to what I and only I think is the rightchoice (granted i try to be as reasonalbe and practical first now)--no more rash, hasty and foolishness-- I am not perfect and I am slowly accepting that- I am not perfect, i wasn't meant to be perfection- im human and its ok to make mistakes. I would say i am 70/100.
  • Been there Oct 4, 2009 @ 1:39 am | delete
    I am reading my life at the age of 35 I am now 55.
    What I have learned that God wants us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves. Many of us fail to do that . Many of us allow the negative thoughts to become our focus, instead of being our own best friend and recognizing our achievements.
    Taking care of ourselves is essential.how do we do that sleep is important, finding an activity that makes our bodies feel better. I used to say, if looking at the color pink for ten minutes makes your body feel better do itttttt.
    Reaching out to people who honor the core of who you are is a great support. stay away from the negativity..
    Do not sweat the small stuff,enjoy the llittle treasures in lifest even a smile from a neighbor And know that you are worth more then you think, God loves us,why should we not love ourselves
  • Ridge K Sep 27, 2009 @ 11:03 am | delete
    I am undergoing the same.unhappy about everything trying so hard to hold onto it .Yet at 26 lifei s just beginning.had a breakdown a few weeks ago now am constipated for close to two months .Is there a way out?

    Please help
  • qwill Sep 22, 2009 @ 2:59 pm | in reply to BUNGALOWBILL | delete
    I thought I was reading a post unknowingly written by myself. I stepped down 10 months ago. I really want to end it all but do not want to hurt my wife and two kids. However, I constantly wrestle with the feelings that my absence would only be painful in the short term. I am simply dying inside every day. My business is failing, my wife is becoming more distant, I have nowhere to turn, so many people depend on me to be the strong one. I don't know how much longer I will make it.
  • D Sep 21, 2009 @ 11:55 pm | in reply to The Great Pretender | delete
    You said it perfectly. It takes all the strength I have to fight on and then night comes and I just fall apart. Happens every day.
  • BUNGALOWBILL Sep 21, 2009 @ 12:59 am | delete
    I have been having a very hard time with anger. Also caring about anything. I see people around me that I once trusted and respected now lying, cheating, pretending to be so good and honest but being nothing but hypocrites. This is against the background of being one of Jehovah's Witnesses. My wife is a zealous Witnesses, I once was an elder and resigned several years ago. My 12 year old son attends because I do. I have a particular problem with one man who talks out of both sides of his mouth and it has just ruined it all for me. Sucked the life right out of me and has left me nothing but disinterested in spiritual things in any nature. I have read all kinds of philosophy, psychology, self-help books and there are bits and pieces of all of them in me. I am bright, quick witted, and can be very charming but beneath the veneer I am either crying or screaming inside. My Guitar Gently Weeps. Think about suicide a lot but never engage in a plan. Do not want to hurt my son.
  • Breaking Sep 20, 2009 @ 9:51 am | delete
    I feel paralyzed. I just want to give up. Why try? The bad thing is that I'm smart and know that things aren't right. I sometimes just want to run away. I know it sounds silly, but I just want to RUN AWAY. I'm 27 and thinking about leaving my family, how much further in life could I really get? I feel better when I pray. I will pray for everyone here.
  • Melinda Sep 20, 2009 @ 8:44 am | delete
    To be honest, I don't know if i'm having a nervous breakdown or not. I don't know what to do. I'm just doing things that I normally do not do. I cannot keep going through this. My job is on the line. All I want to do is cry for no reason. I want to sleep all of the time, and i'm so irritable that I try not to be around people. I know i'll snap at them. What should I do???
  • nanswa Aug 30, 2009 @ 6:48 am | delete
    To all of you who are seeking my advice: please don't hesitate to find help locally. I would suggest starting with a medical doctor who can assess your situation and symptoms and offer medication, if needed, as well as referrals to local, reputable counselors and other specialists. Don't assume you are just weak or alone in this. Remember, it is a valid, medical issue. You must take care of yourself first and in a healthy way.
  • The Great Pretender Aug 28, 2009 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    i feel like im going to crack at any minute . But I cant. If I let go for one minute and I dont stay in control of my emotions,everything will come crashing down. I march forward and block it out. I know I have obligations. If i can't maintain,the people who depend on me will not make it. Its not fair.Why do i have to carry the burden because I am the strong one. I read these responses and wonder why it is so easy for you to let that vulnerable side show.I wish I could. I envy you. I suppose in some respect if you knew me you would envy me thinking everything msut be fine with her.She seems well adjusted. Some of us just hide it well.
  • katrina Aug 19, 2009 @ 10:48 am | in reply to the writer of this lens | delete
    Yeah I had the breakdown. It ended January 2007....way much better...still cannot work at all...went to 1 session of cognitive therapy...unable to return...so..

    Recovery time is different for everyone. For myself, I believe that optimal living environment is a necessity...when living environment is unstable a lot of the times...
    that is never good.

    Question: how long was it for you before you were able to return to a part-time job?
  • DragonAsh Aug 15, 2009 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    I have suffered in the past but i`m on the road to recovery now :) great lens
  • renilyn l ramos Aug 2, 2009 @ 12:08 am | delete
    i am now sufferring in nervous breakdown, i seek for a help then told me so that i myself nan heal what is happening right now... i dont want to loose my family ,,,,, i was just a happy go locky girl before but when i got married i changed a lot,, i did everything to please myself and almost everybody,,, i want to go back where i started ,,,, based on the symptoms ,,, i reaaly had that one,,,, i need help really bad help.... What should i do?
  • Valu Jul 23, 2009 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Thank you for the useful information. This will prevent my further nerves problems. At least I hope so, but at least now I know more about the subject.
  • Donna_Larsen Jul 23, 2009 @ 8:12 am | delete
    Great Lens. I too, have shared my story on Squidoo about how my mental health almost destroyed me until I finally found a panic attack remedy. Mental health is so dark. We need to bring it to light.

    Peace
  • davidstillwagon Jul 16, 2009 @ 11:44 am | delete
    terrific lens about an important subject. 5 and fav'd it
  • a friend Jul 15, 2009 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    I had problems at work,(I got mad and had some math errors) ,they sent me to see a company doctor. Thitry days later and after 4 week "councilling ", He "doctor" saw me for 3minutes,because "he is an important and busy man " per the councilor. He told me to take the pills or he would send me to the "hospital" for for one day or 1 year for the meds to stablize.
    The insurance man called, faxed, and certified mailed the doctor no response from him. I hand carried to form over to billing, the next week my attorney called him no answer. The next visit, they had the form but they could not find the adresss shown the top of all six pages. Now with the 401k money spent, laid off, pills that make me sick every day and gossip from his office, I am locked into treatment per the company, The 5 heron addicted at the plant 1 is on the street, 2 are in jail, and 1 is MIA but they got back to work after 30 days and are cured. His other patients from the plant are on SSI and early pension
  • inese_millere Jul 5, 2009 @ 10:18 am | delete
    Enjoyed reading; i am a Stress Management Coach and must say that you have very innovative approach to stress management.
  • MonicaC Jun 14, 2009 @ 7:43 am | delete
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  • Mary Jun 11, 2009 @ 9:13 pm | delete
    I was in the throes of a nervous breakdown, and two years later I am still trying to put the pieces together. It is reassuring to read that someone else, after two years also is still recovering. For myself , this was a very disorienting and painful experience, that left me feeling very lost. I would recommend as a preventative measure for anyone who suffers from basic anxiety, as I did, to take hold, of the stress of your fears, as early as possible,seek therapy through an intelligient and kind therapist who has a spiritual outlook for you to use as a foundation for coping, and do not isolate. Had I done this early in my life, I would not have carried my fears around inside, and wasted so much of who I was. Unfortunately we live in a culture, that has little spiritual support, I feel, and those who go through such a painful ordeal, have little to look out to, to guide them back to themselves. You matter. Do not go it alone.
  • katrina Mar 9, 2010 @ 9:30 am | delete
    THe nervous breakdown ended..after 14 months..ended up in critical care unit of Emergency Room with shaking hands...electro lights out..When I got out after 3 days..they got my potassium levels back up so my heart would not stop beating..the constant anxiety.it was a nightmare to live through..Total of 2 mgs of zanex and it did not put a dent in the anxiety....I almost died from the breakdown..hence the Emergency room..AND they had me on deperession drugs..pumped up to the highest level...Apparently I was unable to take care of myself....Every day I leaped out of my bed..caused by the massive anxiety attack every day...all day..heading for the coffee...so stressed I could not even wait for it to finish..poured while dripping..grabbing a cigarettte. then a pill...FEB 2007..the massive anxiety ended..BUT I have not recovered...started to recover..then winter hit..and was stunned by seasonal depression that sucked me in so fast..AND every winter it happens...I get functional...for the most part..out walking and running..THEN winter hits and I am done..AND I am stuck living with an alcoholic ..I am the roommate..constant stress...which is the last thing I need..NO...I am not recovering..I will never recover under these living conditions...and every Winter...I go down...bad..the black hole..(cont'd)
  • ojulieo Jun 11, 2009 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for all shared here. I even found a link here to purchase relaxation and meditation cds and tapes. I enjoyed the video on pets and stress reduction from Mayo Clinic very much. It made me think of my two lovelies (one who is a rescue) and how much they mean to me and how much joy they bring our whole family! The earth is a lovely place in so many ways!
  • nofatlegs Jun 7, 2009 @ 6:27 am | delete
    I think one of the most important things you mention is "know yourself" because we do not always know what a specific feeling means. It took me years to learn to recognize tension building up.
  • AbbasAbedi Jun 2, 2009 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens. 5*

    If you get a chance check out my Instant Stress Management lens.
  • 2knights May 30, 2009 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    Hi there,
    Your blog caught my eye, I've been there! Do love those peaceful photos and the floral ones are beautiful. I was very seriously ill but now I am much stronger and plan to remain so. I have a plan for my life right from day to day things through to the 'big' stuff, and love it. Cheers. J.K.
  • LowThyroidCures May 28, 2009 @ 10:58 pm | delete
    Great lens, my mother suffered a nervous breakdown at a very young age, thanks for taking the time to create this lens.
  • qlcoach May 27, 2009 @ 12:38 pm | delete
    Great job here providing a valuable and hopeful resources list for people who are hurting and suffering. Worth way more than 5 Stars! Hope you visit my lens regarding secrets to emotional healing. Gary Eby, author and therapist.
  • bridge May 26, 2009 @ 7:20 pm | delete
    Thank you for your insight. I am working hard to recover froma nervous breakdown that started 4 months ago. My mother in law commited suicide and my parents divorced and dad got very ill all w/ in 1 year. My body and mind just collapsed on me. I am surviving on my faith and wonderful supportive family and three children. This is the hardest thing I think anyone can go through and I appreciate the words of hope. My biggest issue now is the fears I have developed from this. Thanks again for hope.
  • davidstillwagon May 22, 2009 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    What a powerful and informative lens! 5
  • robby1 May 20, 2009 @ 10:54 am | delete
    What an interesting read and a super lens. I especially enjoyed the photos which were an added touch.

    Well deserved
  • robby1 May 20, 2009 @ 10:53 am | delete
    What an interesting read and a super lens. I especially enjoyed the photos which were an added touch.

    Well deserved
  • Mary L. May 3, 2009 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    Hmmm, sounds a lot like what I had when I landed in the hospital for Congestive Heart Failure. Lucky for me it stopped there. Thanks for posting the symptoms to watch out for. :-)
  • stressbuster Apr 28, 2009 @ 3:55 pm | delete
    An important lens on an important subject, I enjoyed reading it.
  • manang Apr 26, 2009 @ 9:40 am | delete
    Stress, anxiety are mental deseases. Lack of timely ministration these can lead to other complications.
  • FitSteph Apr 23, 2009 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    Wow what a great lens! If anyone is looking to chat about exercise, working out, health, fitness, or anything else, these fitness forums ?, are my favorite. It's genuinely one of the best websites if you are looking to track food, plan meals, build workouts, and count calories!
  • ihavenails Apr 22, 2009 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    What a great lens! Thanks for all of the important info. The nice, calming photos was an added touch! Thanks again for educating people. I do not think enough attention is given to our emotional health, yet I see everywhere, the signs of people struggling.
  • JennyLynn86 Apr 16, 2009 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    This is a great lens. Thanks.
  • Risa28 Apr 16, 2009 @ 6:37 pm | delete
    Nice lens. Thanks for sharing information that is vey valuable and for your courage. 5*s
  • kofi22 Apr 14, 2009 @ 12:39 pm | delete
  • Amazinghealth4u Apr 12, 2009 @ 9:05 am | delete
    A very informative lens, providing support and hope.
  • mikeitloffe Apr 12, 2009 @ 4:18 am | delete
    This is a very helpful page. I am going to pass it to a friend who is in need.
  • aj2008 Apr 9, 2009 @ 4:47 am | delete
    You are a very brave person to share this and I hope that you are well now. Blessings to you for being who you are.
  • homecarediva Apr 9, 2009 @ 1:40 am | delete
    Now that is cool! This lens is invited to join The Cool Lens Group - where EACH lens gets VOTES from the admin and gets FAVORITED too. Hooray, one of the coolest and busiest groups is reopened.
  • LindaJM Apr 8, 2009 @ 11:42 pm | delete
    This is a lens well-worth reading. Thanks for detailing the causes, signs and solutions.
  • ParthenaB Apr 1, 2009 @ 3:41 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for this. Chronic pain eventually took me to that place. Lensrolling you on my adult attachment disorder and back surgery malpractice lenses.
  • ROB Mar 31, 2009 @ 12:19 am | delete
    I did not seek help for my mental state after the breakup of my 11 yr marriage 13 years ago. This traumatic time in my life along with multi- deaths/losses including my job proved to be to much for me to deal with. Approximately a year and a half ago I had a full blown breakdown and had to be rushed by ambulance to the physiciatric ward of the hospital. I volunteered to be admitted and spent 2 days inside b4 I insisted on being released. i felt that I was not getting the attention that I needed. Finally upon seeing a Doctor I agreed to see a mental health practitioner and I have been 1 day a week ever since. I see a councilor once every 2 weeks. I have taken group grievance classes. as well as others. I have a long road to go still. I suffer from panic attacks, cold sweats, sleepless nights, muscle pain and an overall sense of exhaustion. The road ahead is going to be a bumpy one but at least I have gotten on that road to recovery instead of spending another13 years in the ditch
  • Rob Mar 30, 2009 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    I SUFFERED A FULL BLOWN BREAKDOWN ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO WITH THE BREAKUP OF MY MARRIAGE, SHE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH MY BEST FRIEND AND I CAUGHT THEN TOGETHER IN MY OWN HOME. I WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF IT, I LOST TRACK OF TIME ETC.. I WENT BACK TO WORK AFTER 5 DAYS THINKING I CAN HANDLE THIS AND NO ONE WILL EVEN KNOW THAT THE BREAKUP HAPPENED. WRONG! THAT AFTERNOON MY BOSS CAME INTO MY OFFICE AND SAID YOU LOOK LIKE HELL! I THOUGHT SHAVED,SHOWERED AND A SUIT WOULD COVER HOW I FELT INSIDE...I EVEN LOOKED INTO THE MIRROR B4 LEAVING FOR WORK THAT MORNING AND SAYING TO MYSELF YOU'LL DO FINE AND YOU LOOK GREAT! I COMPLETELY LOST IT WHEN MY BOSS REMARKED ON HOW BAD I LOOKED AND I JUMPED UP FROM MY DESK AND RAN TO THE RESTROOM...I STAYED IN THERE CRYING FULL OUT FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY. IN ACTUALITY IT WAS MORE LIKE 20-25 MINUTES. MY BOSS CALLED ME HIS OFFICE AND ASKED ME WHAT WAS WRONG I TOLD HIM I WAS GETTING OVER THE FLU...HE ASKED ME, ARE YOU SURE THAT'S ALL IT IS? HE KNEW!
  • realadviser Mar 27, 2009 @ 2:56 am | delete
    Buspar This medicine works very well for me. I have not experienced any side affects. I have been taking this medicine for two years and I am very grateful my Doctor prescribed it.
  • brucecosmo Mar 21, 2009 @ 7:38 am | delete
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  • nanswa Mar 18, 2009 @ 11:12 am | delete
    I apologize to "Ola". I removed your comment because you included your e-mail address and I do not want anyone to prey on you. There are some strange people surfing the web. I could not find a way to just remove your address.[in reply to nanswa]
  • nanswa Mar 18, 2009 @ 10:22 am | in reply to nanswa | delete
    Someone has asked why I have not responded to all these comments. As it is an informational page and not meant to be a forum, I do not check it regularly. I had not expected it to turn into a conversation. I am sorry if any of you have been disappointed, hurt or confused at my lack of communication.

    I encourage any of you who are having problems to seek help immediately, ESPECIALLY if you are suicidal.

    Another person asks how I have coped now that I am "back", so to speak. When I returned to work, I returned part-time. I know my tendencies and make sure that I do not push myself too far again. I take steps to effectively communicate and not hold things inside until I'm overwhelmed by my own emotions. I saw a therapist who helped me to think differently by following "cognitive behavior therapy". This was extremely helpful.

    Take care of yourselves.
  • nanswa Mar 18, 2009 @ 10:13 am | delete
    WOW! To all of you who have been posting on this page and using it like a "forum" to have a conversation: that wasn't its original intent, but if it helps you, OK.

    To get into a contest, so to speak, about who has had a "real" nervous breakdown and who hasn't is a bit counter-productive, I think. If you read the information presented here, you will learn that the term "Nervous Breakdown" is not even an official term in modern medicine and that a doctor will recognize it as a combination of depression, anxiety and more. Everyone responds differently. If you push yourself too far, become overwhelmed with your situations and reach the point where you are no longer able to cope with your daily life, this is what I am referring to--and it manifests in a unique way for each person.

    One of my goals in writing this was to help people recognize the symptoms before it has gone too far and to seek help in order to take care of yourselves.
  • rocky Mar 17, 2009 @ 11:07 am | in reply to katrina | delete
    Katrina,I would like to talk to you further on the topic of nervous breakdowns,could I e-mail you or something,I am now going on 7 mnths and do not have anyone to really talk to about this.
  • katrina Mar 14, 2009 @ 1:07 am | delete
    FOr the folks who have had a nervous breakdown - this forum is run its course.

    I had mine- the true "nervous breakdown". MOST commenters have not had the classic "nervous breakdown"

    On another site, a man writes of his. AND- he ends it tht it is the FIGHT of your life to recover. ANd that is true.

    Depending upon living environment- family and friends, and finances - the recovery can stay on course. Otherwise - .....ups , downs, sideways.

    It is a fight for your life.

    this forum deserves no further comment.
  • katrina Mar 14, 2009 @ 12:56 am | delete
    The author of this blog states he/she has been there. SO, why do you not post any comments.

    Time to forget this blog.

    Especially, since this blog has has gone off its "borderline"

    Good night.
  • katrina Mar 13, 2009 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    TO Rocky:

    FIrst you have to get through the symptoms of the breakdown, and when is subsides, then you are in recovery.

    See the Doctor, take the meds, keep seeing the doctor and reporting your symptoms and if any side effects. Hang in there. Keep seeing the doctor.
  • katrina Mar 13, 2009 @ 5:44 pm | delete
    To TONY:

    TRYTrTry wrote she was a strong woman. She broke her back, has problem with insurance company and now has to have back surgery. AND you are telling her to climb in a hole and feel her emotions.

    Most inappropriate response.
  • katrina Mar 13, 2009 @ 5:35 pm | delete
    Do not know who Toni is talking to. Obviously, she has not had a "nervous breakdown". As to my recovery: meds and side effects. Trouble. Been on anti-depressents and over the last 12 months, I have figured out the side effects. Out of the blue, after things going smooth, dizzy spells and vertigo that lasts for 4 days, give or take. Presently, going through withdraw past 4 weeks, as I cannot take the side effects anymore. Go to the gym, come out "spacey", even bumped my car. Not good. SO- dealing with that. Feel crummy in different way, but better with lowering the dosage. I suppose I am depressed. Now, newest side effect is being tired all the time. Do not leave the house. Have not been able to go to gym for 2 weeks. That is bad. SO- this recovery process is a slow bummer. FIrst cannot get out of house 'cause too dizzy, now too tired. ha.
  • Tony Mar 10, 2009 @ 5:11 am | delete
    The fact is that bad things happen in life. It is inevitable. Sometimes they will seem overwhelming and disproportionate, and sometimes they will seem manageable. Fortunately we have a natural remedy for dealing with these problems. This remedy is too accept how you are feeling rather than fighting it. We are brought up to believe that some feelings are bad and some are good, and we end up trying to pretend to ourselves that we are not having the bad ones. No human being can cope with this. I suggest that you stop trying to fight or 'swimming', and instead crawl into that hole, and let your mind feel all those emotions that it wants you to feel. If you don't deal with things now, you will be running away forever. You say you have been a 'strong woman all your life'. What I imagine this means is that you have 'just kept swimming' your whole life. You have clearly been through a traumatic few months/ years. Let yourself heal, and feel everything you have to feel. Love to you
  • katrina Mar 8, 2009 @ 11:53 pm | delete
    THis is a forum for "nervous breakdown". SO- my heart goes out you big time. YOur troubles are immense.....

    Some of you are talking about "depression". That is not a nervous breakdown. I wish you would find a "depression" forum" to post your comments.

    I would like to hear about the people who had the breakdown. Just my thoughts.

    If the author of this forum had a breakdown- tell us how you started to "cope" after the breakdown stopped. Recovery is a fight for your life - and I do not beleive that everyone fully recovers. 2 years and I am not fully recovered. I am not back to normal and full functioning.
  • laura Mar 4, 2009 @ 3:50 am | delete
    thanx, already done it...appointment next week.
  • katrina Mar 3, 2009 @ 6:46 pm | in reply to laura | delete
    LAURA - sorry for the way you are feeling- BUT, when you do not feel well, you go to the M.D.- the doctor.
  • laura Mar 3, 2009 @ 6:22 pm | delete
    i have made my situation worse and worse by people not realising symptoms and me being mean...resulting in me loosing friends and being eaten up by the guilt of what i said to them, breaking down in the street, cant sleep, and i tried so hard to explain what was going on that i fear i scared them off. it turned into an obsession appologising. i cant play with my son, i cant talk to my partner, he doesnt understand whats going on in my mind. im constantly confused, extreme weight loss. i feel abandoned and have thought about ending it. i actually started looking into a will and redecorating my house so it will look nice when im gone, who can help?
  • ola Jan 29, 2009 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    It seem that i don't know my problem, i get married last August and since that time am not my self , i cry all the time, i don't feel happy even i try to kill my self twice.. i don't know what to do and my husband he is not helping at all, he doesn't want problem that all, he keep telling me that if i will keep on like this he will never be back... my problem that my husband want to change me 180 degree and this can't be he push and he dosen't know that he push.. you are going to tell me tell him...i did but nothing same thing.. I want to be good i want my smile back i want me back to normal... i think i will get divorce and take my time and be back to normal, am forcing my self. In the pass i was the Queen of every thing , i was smilling all the time, even with problem, but now .. can any one help me...pls i want to be back... my email is (ola_nashaat@yahoo.com)
  • John Jan 14, 2009 @ 7:44 pm | delete
    yup... I'm in the middle of this vile thing, but I seem to be in good company : )

    cheers
  • Kristen Jan 7, 2009 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    I believe with all of my being that I am having a nervous breakdown. I don't know what to do or where to turn. I can't even eat anymore. I can't seem to do anything... I just don't know what to do...
  • Pam Dec 26, 2008 @ 3:55 pm | in reply to katrina | delete
    My problem is that my children live up north and I am in Florida. My two daughters just had babies on is 5 months old and one is 6 months old. I have had depression for years, but now I can't eat, the only thing I'll eat is cereal and peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat breead. I usually eat Total cereal for the vitamins. All I keep wishing for is that I can go into the hospital, I just need a break..... My husband does not understand... This is the first Christmas I've had without family. We can't afford to move north, but I do get to visit once in awhile but it's not enough. I take meds, but they don't seem to be helping. I see a psychologist and my family doctor is treating me too. Help
  • katrina Dec 24, 2008 @ 10:49 pm | in reply to AshleyBretting-M.S. | delete
    I had the real deal- not that you did not. I had the "classic" as I shall call it. Why the breakdown. too much stress coming from every direction. More balls in the air than I wa able to cope with- to boot a very mucked environment called the house of horrors where everything goes wrong. The computer breaks, the printer breaks, door handles fall off, toilets explode and water pours donw from the ceiling - through the bathroom. Yeah - the horror. And I am trying to find a job.

    Classics systems - first you fight to survive, then body starts breaking down in functional ways. Call the doctor and get meds. The more you fght to survive - the more you breakdown your body and worse, over ride your medication, even when it is upped. you breakdown to zip functioning. It can last 14 months and one may never recover completely or be able to work.THe real deal
  • inese_millere Dec 15, 2008 @ 11:58 am | delete
    Well done; I enjoyed reading it; very important topic
    inese
    www.action4balance.com
  • Patty Nov 26, 2008 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    I never thought this would be me. But I am living what you have been talking about. My oldest son was in Iraq for about 11 months. That was very hard for me. He came home safe on October 17th. We had a big home coming ceremony for him with my parents, brother and wife, sister and 3 of her kids, my other son, my husband and I. It was nice. My son and I talked often before he left and pretty frequent while he was there (on computer) I only heard his voice 2 times while he was in Iraq. That was very hard for me. His wife and I are not very close. They had a baby while he was gone. I felt very out of the loop. Now that he is back....I have only spoke to him one time..that was when he wanted me to do something for him. And as soon as it was done he hung up. No chit chat. He would text me once in awhile. But most times I will text him and he doesn't even answer me or I will call him and he doesnt answer or return my call.
  • AshleyBretting-M.S. Nov 26, 2008 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Very good information you've shared here, healing is a slow process and you're worth it! Hugs.
  • nanswa Nov 14, 2008 @ 1:52 pm | in reply to angel | delete
    Angel: I am sorry you are having such a challenging time. You ask for advice. I don't know where you live, but there are organizations designed to help. In our community we have something called "Caregivers" which is a volunteer based group helping seniors and disabled people to stay in their own homes by helping them with a variety of tasks. I would call a Hospise type organization to ask for referrals because they would know of groups who could help you cope with taking care of your dad, even if he doesn't have a terminal illness. I definitely recommend you see your doctor, as lack of sleep is a serious health issue. My guess is that anxiety is causing your sleep problems and your doctor could prescribe something to help you with this very normal reaction to all you are dealing with and he/she may be able to refer you to affordable counseling. Also, I encourage you to call a suicide hotline. They are there to help you. Don't give up. Ask for help.
  • lizzy Nov 12, 2008 @ 1:40 am | delete
    one thing I can say about all of those things is that they are all things and the one constant in this world is that things change I know that it is cliche but thats because its true. Here is a litle about me. I grew up witha drug addicted mother who was either neglectful or abusive and no father. we wher very poor sometimes I didn't know where my next meal would come from. kind of sukced to put it mildly. when i was about thirteen I was on the virge of suicide. but somewhereinside of me I knew that things no matter how horrible they seemed would get better fast foward eighteen years and some choice made out of who I truly am and want to be not where I came from or what has happpend to me yes the happende but it doesnt't need to dertermin my whole. My advice is to decide who you want to be and be it. I deiced to have a wonderful life in hawaii and raise three beatiful kids and marry a man who loves me I love the choices I have made and the person I chosen to be so glad I didn,t end it
  • angel Nov 9, 2008 @ 5:13 am | delete
    I am so tired all the time and just "stunned"...Ive had so many losses, more recently my mom...Caretaking and overseeing my dad's care has just done me right in...I'm afraid that I might just do something but honestly, i'm too exhausted all the time to even try...I live alone, am a widow, lost some so called friends over really petty issues an now have nowhere to turn really...If anyone has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated...Oh, and my sleep in terrible...wake up at 3am every morning and can't get back...Signed,

    Burnt out and Depressed
  • Julie Nov 3, 2008 @ 1:39 pm | in reply to rocky | delete
    Oh my God, you just described me. Except I hate my job. Which is one of the many reasons for my stress. Been on medical leave for 2 weeks. I have lost so much, lost my sister, who was my best friend 10 years ago, then a dear friend a couple months later, both were only 42 years old. Fast forward to 3 years ago, my marriage, which had been toxic for many years broke up,, lost my mother 1 1/2 years ago, lost 2 wonderful friendships over really stupid stuff. Nicotine was the only real addiction I ever had...Now i am obsessed with online dating and really obsessed / addicted to sex, real, phone or online sex..Can't stop thinking about it. I don't like what an dwho i have become. I have a 14 year old son who needs his Mom back. And I need to go back to work. I'm getting help from same type of Dr.s you mentioned, but I know I have a long way to go. Never thought I could have a nervous breakdown...Just want to find me again, if there ever really was a me in there
  • larryb Oct 4, 2008 @ 5:04 pm | delete
    Rocky, you're on the right track. Get the rest and help you need. As far as your job, remember when one door closes another door opens. I've been where you are and know that I could be there again. I take it one day at a time. And I try to look for the silver lining. Think of some of the things you've been through in your life and survived. You can survive this. Good luck and keep talking to whom ever you need to
  • Gwen4045 Oct 2, 2008 @ 12:44 am | delete
    i really can relate to this lens. a friend of mine is only 30 years old but he is always nervous, and scared, and definitely not at peace. it also came to the point that he cannot sleep at night, frightened over nothing. me and my friends decided to give him a puppy on his up coming birthday. hope this will somehow relaxes him.

    thanks for this very cool, helful lens :)

    gwen
  • rocky Aug 28, 2008 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    How do you come back from a breakdown,i am in the belly of the beast right now and i dont know what to do.I am seeing my dr,theripist,psychologist,im on a medical leave,and while being on a medical leave they called to tell me that I was suspended pending an investigation due to my work proformance. I have never been written up nor have i ever been in trouble with my job,so the fact that I am going to lose a job that I highly love is putting more pressure on my and hendering my ability to get better. I have never had an addiction to anything in my life,and now just outa the blue i like to gamble alot,i have never liked to gamble i think that it is stupid and boring,yet here I am crying non stop feeling so discusted and ashamed at my self because i feel as though i need to be there. god just make it stop,i dont like who i am anymore,it is discusting,i am discusting.when does it stop
  • qlcoach Aug 27, 2008 @ 8:50 pm | delete
    A combination of negative people, places, and things can bring all of us to a breaking point. But, we can reach out for help. Thanks for sharing this excellent lens--5 Stars. Please see how I try to help others too:
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  • Bworms Aug 25, 2008 @ 3:11 am | delete
    People should definitely be careful with their mental health. For some reason Bipolar runs in my family, typically the females. We were shocked when an older male in the family suddenly had a terrible breakdown. Like you said, we need to watch for the signs but many do not.
  • JziE Aug 20, 2008 @ 6:11 am | delete
    Stress is something you can cntrol. Just have to figure out the key in yourself
  • JamesThomasCalhoun Aug 19, 2008 @ 12:13 am | delete
    Such a helpful lens. High stress and high conflict environments are all around us. It is so essential that we learn how to build effective boundaries and take good care of our selves. Thanks for your work.
  • CruisinAsh Jul 30, 2008 @ 12:39 pm | delete
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  • Hawaye Jul 23, 2008 @ 8:47 pm | delete
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  • Shirley May 20, 2008 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Its good to know that I am not alone.. and that wellness will come.. Thank you for this site..It all just takes time and lots of patience.. finding out the things that stress us is very important I think.. even those things that we never thought were botherning us but are..things that have been stressing us out over a long period of time without even a clue as to how bad they are for us.. We get so used to those things that we seldom ever think about those things as stressors but they are.. Thank you again this site has been very helpful..
  • paul May 20, 2008 @ 8:39 am | delete
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  • Adil May 9, 2008 @ 4:04 am | delete
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  • emmaUK Apr 30, 2008 @ 7:07 am | delete
    What a wounderful insightful lens. I am about to "crash" and this was a great help to read.
    thank-you
  • Apr 27, 2008 @ 11:44 am | delete
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  • flowergardener Mar 22, 2008 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    This is an excellent resource; coming from another that has experienced a major nervous breakdown myself :) Thank you so much for opening up and putting this out there to help everyone understand this, as it is often attached to stigmas.
  • SemperFidelis Mar 19, 2008 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    Great work on demystifying the nervous breakdown. A Squidoo Angel just passed by and blessed ya! ;)
  • the-secret Mar 4, 2008 @ 3:05 pm | delete
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    Very informative lens! I have written some great articles on stress. You can find them here: Great Stress Articles
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  • thomasz Feb 14, 2008 @ 1:40 am | delete
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  • Parker Feb 11, 2008 @ 6:40 am | delete
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  • SusanShaw Feb 8, 2008 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Thank you for this lens. I've been struggling with depression my whole life, and I'm really glad that you've created a resource that will help others who have suffered the way I have.
  • Rebecca Feb 5, 2008 @ 8:19 am | delete
    I have hopefully just come out of my breakdown and this has helped me so much - I had no idea what was wrong with me - I didn't know myself anymore - for years i have been wondering what was wrong with me then it all came to a head 8 months ago - i finally broke - no one could help me as I didn't know what to say - Finally i can see it for what it was and was - one thing I will say is that I am not afraid anymore - there was a time when I couldn't leave the house because I taught everyone was out to get me, now I know that the only person out to get me was myself - I have been running from who I am meant to be - it's odd the way you get so blinded by who you are - trust me stay in there people because when you come through you will realise that there is nothing to fear - only love - remembering what's really beautiful and be grateful for who you are - you are the true blessing
  • James Feb 2, 2008 @ 10:27 am | delete
    Ten months into my second stress breakdown in three years. Came out of the last one in 5 months - now at ten months totally losing hope. I am 100% non functional - extremely agitated, tormented out of my skin and anxiety has progressed from severe to panic to terror.

    I thought I was taking good care of myself, I eat well, exercise daily have good relationships but am slammed back into hell again. I wish there was a forum for like souls to talk: I can be reached at: mail@thirdreef.net

    James
  • mulberry Jan 31, 2008 @ 6:40 am | delete
    An important lens, genuinely useful, and well done!
  • southpaw23 Jan 21, 2008 @ 10:06 am | delete
    I had been affectionately (or not so affectionately) referring to these feelings as a Quarterlife Crisis. I think it's more common than people realize in people my age (just out of college through late 20s) to have a complete melt-down about the world. Everything's simultaneously so big and full of opportunities yet so boxed in. There's this feeling of "you're going to be too old" to start over and try new things, particularly in the performing arts. I've struggled with the feelings you describe in this lens daily for years now. I hope I can get help someday and turn this circling frustration into productivity and peace.
  • nanswa Jan 19, 2008 @ 8:02 am | delete
    Dear Steph and Susan (and Dan): There are always options. Sometimes when we are under heavy stress, it is hard to even think, let alone see the choices we have. Seek out professional help--someone who can be objective and help you put together a plan to heal. Even if you do not have financial resources, there are options for you. Prolonged stress becomes a health issue. Check with your family doctor or visit a medical clinic for an assessment and be honest with them. Ask for help. I used to feel as if I was in a heavy fog that weighed me down. So, I like to think of it this way: when you are in the fog it is hard to see. You need someone to help lead you out. All the Best to you.
  • steph Jan 17, 2008 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    I too am feeling weighed down by the problems in my life, half of which i have brought on myself. Half being the victim, but together they are so monumentally difficult to live with. But I am trying to turn that corner, I just hope its not too late.
  • Susan Jan 15, 2008 @ 6:50 pm | delete
    I'm desperate and trapped in this unrelenting stressfull situation. I don't know how to escape and there is no way to change things.
  • lmdecker Jan 15, 2008 @ 10:11 am | delete
    Thanks for such an informative article. I use to suffer from anxiety and depression but someone recommeded this book The Mood Cure by Julia Ross.
    She explains how to take amino acids to fix your anxiety. There are quizzes in the front of the book and you figure out what amino acids you're lacking by your answers. It really changed my life because I
    was on anti depressants. I had no energy and I was dull. So I went from anxious to dull with the anti depressants. With the amino acids I usually only need to use them when I have an unusual amount of stress in my life. The Mood Cure tells you how to keep your body fed with the nutrients your brain needs not cover it up with anti depressants. I hope you read it.
  • Wambui Jan 12, 2008 @ 8:44 am | delete
    Wow! beautiful, warm and informative Lens. Thank you.
  • dan Jan 9, 2008 @ 12:00 pm | delete
    my girl friend is haveng a nerves breakdown and i dont know what to do she lives 900 miles away form me does any one have a answer for us?
  • Bob Jan 3, 2008 @ 4:03 pm | delete
    Pay attention to the signs. I've let myself crash so many times. Always think I'll get through it without help. breaking down again right now. Home for 2 months and haven't started on the anti depressants yet. It's going to be a long haul. Can't enjoy anything. All alone and ready to jump!!!
  • robbadoey Dec 31, 2007 @ 12:28 am | delete
    Nice! Keep up the awesome work!
  • Chris Dec 15, 2007 @ 12:51 am | delete
    I had a nervous breakdown 7 months ago and never saw it coming. But now I can look back and see how it happened, step by step. I can't work and I am seeing a psychologist once a week. This blows me away how life is so fragile. I wonder how long recovery will take? Wish I saw the signs earlier
  • Glenn Dec 7, 2007 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    The Main thing I worry about is not having a nervous breakdown,But which nerve is going to breakdown?
  • Ljohn Nov 16, 2007 @ 4:31 am | delete
    This site really helps me to understand things more. I myself experience this kind of illness. Hope that there will be a lot of people who will visit this site in order for them to be guided.
  • regina Nov 14, 2007 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    thanks...this was helpful. my father is going through a nervous breakdown and it has been tough to help him. understanding the causes does shed some light on the situation and is helping us put the pieces of the puzzle together.
  • Eugene Oct 18, 2007 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    Krystal,
    Get some help from a counselor. Part of my problem was that I thought I could do everything without anyone's help. I am in recovery mode and it will take awhile. You can do it, just reach out for help.
  • Eugene Oct 18, 2007 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    Judeen,
    I am in the process of recovering from what has become unbearable. I am out of work now, too.

    Make lists, get some mild exercise and eat good foods. Do at least one activity each day that makes you feel good.
  • Judeen Oct 15, 2007 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    Anyway, this site is helpful and I wish those who visit the best in their recovery. No one deserves to go through this.
  • mikewaz Oct 9, 2007 @ 7:50 am | delete
    Great lens with some very interesting links.
  • Clutterbugs Sep 23, 2007 @ 11:06 am | delete
    Very well-done! I was wondering - isn't getting a pet another way to combat stressful, nervous feelings? I read somewhere that pets (if you like animals anyway) can considerably improve a person's energy. ***** for you! Stop by Organize YHB sometime.
  • vinny Sep 16, 2007 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    I am recovering from my nervous breakdown. This article was insightful because I now know that I am not alone in this. Each day I become better and feel stronger. Now I also know my limits as well, and my goals are the same, but enjoy life too. Thanks.
  • hotbrain Sep 13, 2007 @ 1:34 am | delete
    A superb lens! Thanks for being so honest and encouraging. :)
  • Alberta Sep 8, 2007 @ 7:22 am | delete
    It would be nice if more people were open about this subject. I think it happens to more people than we think and it's not a nice feeling to imagine you're the only one going through these emotions. Thank you.
  • ginacarlin Sep 6, 2007 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    So interesting. Brave topic. Good for you. Congratulations for getting lens of the day!
  • MyKidsInheritance Sep 3, 2007 @ 6:42 pm | delete
    Very helpful, informative lens -- 5 stars!
    Melissa
  • GoldenAngel1 Sep 3, 2007 @ 4:19 am | delete
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  • anndouglas Aug 26, 2007 @ 10:06 pm | delete
    What an awesome and inspiring lens. Stay well.
  • NAIZA Aug 26, 2007 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Really appreciate this topic. A lot of encouraging information how to be able to cope in this kind of situation...Definitely, a 5 stars for you!!
  • bebop4bo Aug 10, 2007 @ 11:24 pm | delete
    Great site about a topic that is so relevant in our society. 5*****. I have just started a new group called How to Cope with Just About Anything. Would love to see you there! www.squidoo.com/groups/how-to-cope
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  • Aika Jul 31, 2007 @ 6:01 am | delete
    very helpful lens, many people will benefit this info including me. Thanks! 5* for you
  • FESA Jul 30, 2007 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    Sorry, forgot .... definitely 5*s. If I could give you more, I would. Thanks again! Fran
  • FESA Jul 30, 2007 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    Thank you for bringing so much "light" to such a sensitive topic. There is often so much unnecessary 'stigma' attached to issues of this nature. I applaud you for helping to bring it out into the open where it belongs and where it should stay. Thank you for your courage!! Fran (FESA)
  • Isacrzy Jul 27, 2007 @ 6:48 pm | delete
    I sincerely love this lens, you are helping people through some difficult times. After the loss of a loved one, this is so helpful and yep, I need a pet! 5 stars for sure!
  • Nicegoogoo Jul 25, 2007 @ 6:51 am | delete
    thanks for your Anatomy of a Nervous Breakdown informations I love your information, I rate 5 stars, You can visit my lens quit smoking
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  • PotPieGirl Jun 8, 2007 @ 12:08 am | delete
    I applaud your honesty in this fantastic lens! You provide genuine insight and wealth of information for those who need it...and for those that are helping someone thru it.

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  • GrillGirl Jun 4, 2007 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    You have a lot of great info. I know someone I want to send the link too. Thanks.
  • MSKING Jun 4, 2007 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    Great Lens! Very Informative. Enjoyed every bit of it.

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  • yumyumyum May 11, 2007 @ 4:43 pm | delete
    Love the lens. Myself, I'm a big believer in natural and non drug related cures for anxiety and "nervous breakdowns". See my full article on my alternative treatment methods at: Eliminate Panic Attacks Without Drugs
  • Acne_Medicine Apr 29, 2007 @ 7:34 pm | delete
    very nice and educational lens. Thanks Acne Medicine Guy.
  • steveT Apr 25, 2007 @ 11:17 am | delete
    1st time i visited your lens, i just browsed it and send a link to few interested friends. However after hearing them talk about how useful the information is i came back to read it. Thanks, Steve from Male Sexual Health .
  • yourfriend Apr 19, 2007 @ 9:49 am | delete
    Wow, so many people are having trouble these days. Maybe our society in the US is too work-oriented. We push too hard. Employers are more interested in production and money than in people. We need more balance and awareness of what is really important.
  • chameleon Apr 15, 2007 @ 12:49 pm | delete
    Great lense! I love the Northern Lights pictures.
    Keep up the good work. I am giving you 5 stars for this lense.

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  • Naturopath Apr 14, 2007 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    Some really good info.

    We all have to have hope or we are not going to make it. If you check my lens you'll see that having all needs met isn't enough we must also have hope.
  • aridesigns Apr 3, 2007 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    Wow-I love your Lens-it makes so much sense to me. I need to go back and read all the info in more detail. Thanks so much for publishing this and making folks aware. We live in such a stressful society, sometimes we need to just step back and listen. Thank you.
  • girlfriday Apr 2, 2007 @ 11:54 am | delete
    This was a very well done lens - lots of people will say this is a problem and give you nothing to do about it. School and work writing stress is something I know all too well, hope you will visit my lens on term papers (high stress item) - stress is cumulative, burnout avoidable, go for it!
  • kettoo Apr 1, 2007 @ 8:29 pm | delete
    A Great Lens! Such wonderful information.

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  • JOE ANTONY Mar 31, 2007 @ 3:40 am | delete
    Nice article. I liked that snippet about Abe Lincoln
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  • Knowles Mar 30, 2007 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    Thanks for coming up with this lens. Glad to have hopped around. I am happy to build new friendship with you and share an important topic that's a great cause for concern.
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  • daoine Mar 29, 2007 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. This is a great lens. Thank you for sharing such a personal journey.
  • financegirls Mar 29, 2007 @ 6:33 pm | delete
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  • WAHMama Mar 29, 2007 @ 5:28 pm | delete
    Thank You! It's nice to know that when you are going through this your not insane. Your comment that this is a human experience is unbelievably comforting! I really needed this lens today, especially to know that I'm not alone.
  • kmax Mar 29, 2007 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Very personal and thoughtful lens. Thanks.
  • Gareth Mar 29, 2007 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    A really thoughtful lens - just one thing - don't get a pet just to relieve stress which may only be a temporary phase in your life. Pets live a long time and there are too many stressed out pets in this world whose owners no longer care or have need of them.
  • lodibug3 Mar 29, 2007 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Tons of information! I do know, from being a Deep Muscle Therapist, nutrition has a lot to do with depression. Immune Support will help greatly! Lodibug
  • Bella Mar 29, 2007 @ 9:44 am | delete
    This is a wonderful lens and very moving and helpful.
  • morgan99 Mar 29, 2007 @ 5:10 am | delete
    Depression is caused by a variety of factors as has been previously mentioned. Part of depression comes from a chemical imbalance within your body. Knowing that information helps me not to be guilty fighting my own depression. I now know that depression is not all my fault. I find that fact helpful.
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  • kaazoom Mar 29, 2007 @ 2:11 am | delete
    Thanks for a great lens. It is always good when someone writes from their own experience.
  • nanswa Mar 28, 2007 @ 10:56 pm | delete
    Well, hi everyone! What a surprise for me: Lens of the Day. Thank you all for visiting and I am so glad this has been helpful to you. The unfortunate stigma surrounding this issue has encouraged me to post this page anonymously. I use my real name for all my others Suidoo pages. Be well! Nanswa.
  • oniyagi Mar 28, 2007 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    WOW! I wish this lens (and squidoo) had been around 8 years ago when I had my own nervous breakdown. This is an awesome resource. Thank you so much for this lens.

    Oniyagi
  • Red Hot Mama Mar 28, 2007 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    Great lens! Stress is so prevelent that we forget what normal is. Or we put off taking care of ourselves. One of the best things I've found (besides a walk on the beach) is EFT. Free information at http://www.emofree.com/a/?811 . Or listen to a session on my blog, www.thriveafter50.com .
  • OnceUponaBid Mar 28, 2007 @ 10:17 pm | delete
    Excellent lens and very fitting for these times when things are difficult for so many. Thanks for the great resources in this area! :) -Marty
  • OnceUponaBid Mar 28, 2007 @ 10:17 pm | delete
    Excellent lens and very fitting for these times when things are difficult for so many. Thanks for the great resources in this area! :) -Marty
  • Lady_Gotrocks Mar 28, 2007 @ 10:01 pm | delete
    Great lens! My Aunt had a major "Nervous Breakdown" 5 years ago. It took her years to recover.

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  • ronpass Mar 28, 2007 @ 9:51 pm | delete
    Great lens - I think the problem with stress and burnout is that it sneaks up on you and before you know it you are going under. This lens provides great ideas and resources. I use tennis to relax.
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  • Chuck Mar 28, 2007 @ 9:49 pm | delete
    Stress is Good. Without stress our muscles atropy, the brain loses its ability to function properly, we begin to die. As described in "Toubhness Training for Life," stress needs recovery. Excercise (physical stress) can be recovery for emotional or mental stress. Stress, revovery, sress, recovery
  • amabaie Mar 28, 2007 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    This is a superb lens, well worthy of Lens of the Day. I publish a Daily Dose of Happiness, and I will be mentioning this lens. Thanks.
  • Tagleeze Mar 28, 2007 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    My definition of a nervous breakdown is "being unable to function because of severe anxiety". Emergency Room staff may call it "nerves", and may prescribe Xanax, Adavan, or another tranquilizer. Herbal remedies may include GABA, Valerian, Kava, and/or Melatonin; all are available at GNC.
  • crash1eagle Mar 28, 2007 @ 8:29 pm | delete
    This is not a sales pitch. I use,very successfully,a product called MeridiumXN which is a patented all natural stress reliever. Read about it on my blog if you like http://instantmoneymaker.blogspot.com/
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  • Shar Dec 14, 2006 @ 8:39 pm | delete
    Hi, I just joined the antistress Group... I browsed your wonderful lens on stress. Great stuff, I have lensrolled you to My Lens Simple Ways To relieve Stress...

    happy Holidays... Shar
  • MarkSisson Dec 14, 2006 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Fantastic advice and wonderful words of encouragement. Thank you for this lens!
  • njg Nov 7, 2006 @ 9:43 am | delete
    You do not have to crash. Stop whatever it is that is causing the stress: work, relationship...whatever it is. That is the first thing to do. Just walk away. Negotiate a leave of absence if that is important to you, but you must get out of the stressful situation in whatever way you can. Nancy
  • Bonnie Nov 1, 2006 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    I feel like I'm heading for that nosedive. I'm looking for help, as much as I can find, but think I'm a gonner......

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