Reload this Page Was this a nervous breakdown ( depression , medication , Nah , " nervous breakdown " is an old - time term for what we now call clinical depression . My mother always told us she dropped out of high and just could not function generally . That ' s depression . I ' ve been trying to get a specific defition of " nervous breakdown " for From my point of view , I think a nervous breakdown would be closer to a meltdown than to depression . What is a Nervous Breakdown ? | World of Psychology I think I had a mini nervous breakdown some years back . Reality just Anyway , in my mini nervous breakdown I did not end up in the hospital , as something short lived and it is different from a nervous breakdown . I think during a nervous breakdown you just . cannot . take . one . more . thing . What is a Nervous Breakdown ? | World of Psychology My cousin had a nervous breakdown ... she almost went " Andrea Yates " on * What does it mean to have a nervous breakdown ? , Mental Health , 9 * Do you know anyone who has had a NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ? , Mental Health , * Nervous Breakdown ? , Mental Health , 9 replies * Have you ever experienced depression , frustration and mental