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How to Prevent a Nervous Breakdown

Better safe than sorry.

By Madina SteinPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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How to Prevent a Nervous Breakdown
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Do you feel overwhelmed? You are not alone. Today's women often juggle more than ever before, with a full-time job and parental obligations. It also highlights the pressures in this world that can make any woman feel tired and dizzy and anxious.

In addition, many women are also victims of traumatic experiences, including sexual abuse, domestic violence, abusive childhood, and other such issues. These can lead to what is called a nervous breakdown. Here are the signs:

If you lose focus: There will be times when you will not be able to focus on your daily work or activities. While it is perfectly normal for a concentration to drop from time to time, if it happens constantly for more than a week, you have reason to worry.

Weight fluctuation: Another obvious sign of an unbalanced mood is extreme weight loss or gain. You may also experience a major loss of appetite, or you may have suddenly developed a change in eating habits. If you constantly find comfort in the food you need an analysis of reality.

Increased alcohol consumption or smoking: While some people find comfort in food when they are stressed, others indulge in drug abuse. If you consume a harmful amount of alcohol every day, or smoke constantly, it can further aggravate existing mental trauma and lead to a nervous breakdown.

The tendency to be isolated: When you are depressed, you tend to retreat into a shell and want to be alone all the time. This is not good, isolation from friends and family can take you further away from reality.

"Nervous fall" is not a real medical term, but an expression used to include several conditions that underlie mental and emotional disorders that can suddenly disrupt a person's ability to function, so much so that intervention is needed and treatment.

If you are overwhelmed and feel the need to spend a Saturday on the couch to relax and recharge your batteries, it does not mean that it is a nervous breakdown. If you suddenly get angry and shout at your children or husband, it is not a nervous breakdown.

However, if you have a breakdown one day and you start crying or suddenly decide to pack up and leave your family, this could be classified as a nervous breakdown.

While a nervous breakdown often and suddenly occurs, it can also be a prolonged series of symptoms that manifest over time. A person's abilities may begin to slowly disintegrate, for example, they may begin to avoid work and family responsibilities for no reason.

They can start avoiding others, including their friends and family. They may also appear a little dizzy, unable to concentrate, and may even begin to neglect their hygiene, cleanliness, and so on.

Preventing a nervous breakdown involves maintaining a healthy mental and emotional balance and getting help for basic worries before leading to these symptoms. If you have had a trauma in the past, it would be a good idea to talk to your doctor to see a counselor so that you can learn to get over it.

If you have been raised in an abusive home, it may be necessary to retrain your thinking so that there are no more traumas and be sure that unhealthy behaviors will not be repeated in your home or to get blocked behavior patterns. self-destructive.

Single mothers who work full time with little support are also prone to nervous breakdowns because they have so many responsibilities, especially if they have children with special needs or children who are physically ill. It is vital to get help in these situations, talk to a social worker about what can help you so that you do not take care of everything on your own.

You will also need to be aware of your mental and emotional state at all times so that you can treat the symptoms that are occurring. Being aware of your physical health, you will also be aware of your mental and emotional health and talk to your doctor when you think it is necessary.

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