Having a nervous breakdown does not strictly imply having a psychological disorder, although responding to certain stressful situations through nervous breakdowns does not turn out to be a healthy or adequate. Having a nervous breakdown can indicate a mental health problem that requires attention and that, previously, it was hidden, the nervous breakdown being the trigger that said trouble. If you want to learn more about nervous breakdowns, we invite you to continue reading this Psychology-Online article: nervous crisis: what is it, symptoms, causes and treatment.
The term nervous breakdown is a non-medical way of calling anxiety or nervous breakdowns. What is a nervous breakdown? Nervous breakdowns consist of states or episodes of nerves and anxiety. The nervous breakdown usually appears when we find ourselves in situations in which our functioning is seriously seen affected, that is, we are incapable of having normal functioning in road situations that in our opinion are stressful. Normally, when these nervous breakdowns occur, they are demanding and stressful situations that overwhelm us both emotionally and physically. In addition, nervous breakdowns can last between hours and weeks, depending on each person and their situation. It should be noted that in order to define the nervous breakdown in its entirety, we must refer to different factors or symptoms that can combine to affect the person, leading to seizures nervous
The nervous breakdown is characterized by a great diversity of symptoms that allow us to better understand the concept of nervous breakdown. We must bear in mind that the symptoms of nervous breakdown may vary depending on the unique situation of each individual. In general, the symptoms of nervous breakdowns are as follows:
- Fatigue. It can be produced by a constant feeling of being tired, either due to physical exertion, emotional exhaustion or other psychological factors. This feeling of exhaustion prevents you from doing daily activities.
- Restlessness.
- Difficulty falling asleep.
- Another symptom that can allow us to identify the nervous breakdown is the indigestion.
- Loss of appetite.
- Functional symptoms: irregularity of the heartbeat, dizziness, muscle pain, headache, appearance of spots on the skin, changes in sweat, tremors, etc. It is important not to confuse these symptoms with other diseases, since they are symptoms that can easily be related to other diseases. For this reason, it is very important to go to the doctor, in order that an expert person can make a good diagnosis.
- Psychological symptoms: difficulties in making decisions, social isolation, excessive crying, emotional exhaustion, afraid huge, excessive anger, among others.
In order to correctly treat a nervous breakdown, it is essential to know its causes, which vary depending on each patient and their situation. Therefore, in order to find the specific cause or causes that originate the patient's nervous crisis, it is recommended go to a specialist.
In nervous breakdowns it is very important to carry out work of prevention. That is, if a person is aware that he is used to suffering from nervous breakdowns, he must work to identify what are the situations that cause these nervous breakdowns for, together with the help of a specialist, can build different strategies that are adaptive stressful situations, so that the patient learns to act in different appropriate ways in situations that cause him such anguish that they cause an episode of nervous breakdown.
It is essential to work in the consultation of a specialist professional to be able to do a good treatment and follow-up of the patient's situation, so that the patient must end up being able to carry out everything learned in their day to day, even if it has been learned in an artificial setting that has nothing to do with their life everyday.
In addition, it is also considered very important for the treatment of nervous breakdowns to practice breathing exercises Y relaxation techniques, since, in this way, it is intended to improve the regulation of heart rate and other factors functional disorders that are affected by nervous breakdowns, such as sweating, trembling, among others.
This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.
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Nervous breakdown: what is it, symptoms, causes and treatment
