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Symptoms of a nervous breakdown. Video
Nervous breakdown – this is how non-professionals call a number of acute reactive disorders, manifested by depression, dissociative disorders, psychosis and / or neuroses. Having broken down, a person is not able to continue to function normally, to live a professional, social or personal life until he receives professional help. After all, psychologists, although they deny the term itself, know that there are real diseases behind it.
Signs of a nervous breakdown
The symptoms of a nervous breakdown are individual, vary from person to person, and can manifest in different ways, but there is a complex set of signs that are characteristic of a nervous collapse.
Physical signs of a nervous breakdown
The physical symptoms of a nervous breakdown are:
- an irregular heartbeat, often described as “the heart is pounding,” and doctors do not diagnose any cardiovascular problems that cause tachycardia
- muscle tension, soreness
- sweating, especially often for no reason the palms of the hands become sticky
- frequent dizziness
- tremor of the arms and / or legs
- frequent stomach upsets
- sleep disorders
- sudden weight gain or loss
A number of reasons can lead to a nervous breakdown: divorce or family discord, problems at school or at work, financial problems, health problems, anxiety for loved ones, constant psychological pressure and many others.
Psychological symptoms of a nervous breakdown
Since a nervous breakdown is primarily a series of mental disorders, various psychological problems prevail among its symptoms. These include increased anxiety, extreme anxiety, and mood swings – from wild and inexplicable outbursts of anger to deep apathy.
Also, a nervous breakdown is evidenced by a number of signs characteristic of clinical depression: a loss of interest in life, when even favorite activities do not cause not only the usual enthusiasm and mood elevation, but even flashes of interest. Thoughts about suicide, self-harm, loss of hope for changes for the better also indicate a depressive state, a companion of a nervous breakdown.
Panic attacks go hand in hand with anxiety and depression: a feeling of unreality of what is happening, outbursts of inexplicable, animal fear. A person on the verge of a nervous breakdown may unexpectedly get scared of crowds, confined spaces, an experienced lecturer or actor – lose his voice, frightened by the audience.
Social self-isolation is a protective reaction of the body to stress, it can become a “cure” for a nervous breakdown, allowing the psyche to return to normal, and maybe aggravate a nervous breakdown
Sometimes a nervous breakdown can cause paranoia. A mentally exhausted person begins to think that someone is following him, that he is being persecuted, at this stage it is especially difficult for a patient to seek help, because he can see enemies in doctors as well. Irrational, unfounded fears can lead a person to attack other, sometimes closest people.
A nervous breakdown is also manifested by difficulties with concentration, when a person can not cope with the simplest actions that require elementary mental stress, and sexual dysfunction.
Any of these conditions requires the attention of a doctor; it is also highly desirable to work with a psychologist.