How do i know if i'm having an emotional / nervous breakdown?!
Question:
How do i know if i'm having an emotional / nervous breakdown?
i suffer from depression , life's just getting worse how much can any human take & what are the signs of something more wrong than depression / stress
Answers:
There is no definitive answer for that. Technically speaking, nervous breakdowns don't medically exist. I believe I've had one though - even if it's not a medical thing, it's the only way to describe what happened! I was sick, I stopped eating and whenever I did eat, it wouldn't ever stay down. I'd wake up shaking, I'd sleep all the time, I had to take time off uni because I couldn't cope with any of it - it wasn't even like I had a lot of work to do!
One of the things is that you mustn't start blaming yourself for the situation you're in. People poo-poo mental illness and try to claim that it's not as bad as physical illness. That's simply not true. You need to see your doctor. ASAP. He or she will probably prescribe something and refer you to a psychologist. There might be a waiting list for the psychologist, but in the meantime the medication will help, and ask if there are any other services that can provide you with a few sessions, just to speak to someone and take a load off.
Don't try and deal with it on your own. It doesn't get much worse than a bleak depression. Surround yourself with silly things that make you feel comfortable. For me, it was my mum and dad's couch. I wouldn't stray from it for a few weeks. And my mum's cardigan too. Soon I began to watch re-runs of Friends, and Will & Grace, and they helped me feel better. It just gave my brain a chance to stop trying to work and then I was more able to review the situations that had caused me such stress in the first place. If you're overwhelmed, nothing will get solved.
Give yourself permission to stop and just waste some time. Watch your favourite film over and over, just try and remake your comfort zone, which has, at this point, vanished. I'd say ill health is one of the few occasions whereby your comfort zone can protect you as opposed to hold you back.