ProHealth Fibromyalgia , ME / CFS and Lyme Disease Forums Menu ProHealth Fibromyalgia , ME / CFS and Lyme Disease Forums * Home * Forums New posts Search forums * What ' s new New posts New profile posts Latest activity * Members Current visitors New profile posts Search profile posts * ProHealth ProHealth Store Fibromyalgia Articles ME / CFS Articles Lyme Disease Articles CBD Store Log in Register What ' s new Search ProHealth forums Search ProHealth forums [ Everywhere ] [ ] Search titles only By : ( BUTTON ) Search Advanced search … * New posts * Search forums Menu Log in Register * Home Forums Archives Depression JavaScript is disabled . For a better experience , please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding . Nervous Breakdown * Thread starter imhurtin * Start date Sep 21 , 2002 ProHealth CBD Store I imhurtin New Member Sep 21 , 2002 * * # 1 The term " nervous breakdown " is used rather loosely in society . I have gone through several episodes of depression . I told my doctor that I felt like I was having a nervous breakdown . The other episodes of depression didn ' t feel like this . First , what does a nervous breakdown really mean ? Second , can a person experience different things in each episode of depression ? Being that it is more severe or that you just experience it differently . To me , it feels different to me this time around . Any input would be appreciated . Kathy R Robert618 New Member Sep 21 , 2002 * * # 2 I never really thought too much about that , it is a good point to bring to the forefront ; nonetheless . I am not speaking professionally , so please do not take anything i say as being etched in stone , ok ? I have come to believe a " nervous breakdown " is that point when there is so much stress in your life , you just can ' t handle anymore . You are on the edge of cracking , you feel as though you are going crazy , but this is the pressure caused by stress . Perhaps we are being pulled in different directions all of the time , deadlines at work , our spouce needing us , and our children needing us , on a constant day to day basis , no relief in sight . It is also fair to say this is not a permanent situation , you see I was though to believe with seditives , and / or a breif stay in a hospital , we can get better in a reasonable period of time . I think , this is what is different between a breakdown and depression , depression is more long term , and a breakdown is a short term condition that will vanish once the stressors are lessened . Working less hours , taking time off from work , taking on less stainuous projects , etc . I further believe our diet has " A Lot " to do with our mental health state , and how stress will effect us . I know depression is a way of thinking all of the time , that negative thinking , par se . It comes with the phobias and all , whereas , I am not certain but i do not think a nervous breakdown has this with it , but I could be wrong here . Maybe others know better on this , but this is kind of what I always believed a nervous breakdown to be , more or less . Bob C Centaur New Member Sep 21 , 2002 * * # 3 Hi Kathy , The term " nervous breakdown " is simply a coverall term used by society to cover a range of mental disorders . It is not in a coomon use as it was as nowadays we are becoming more inclined to say that " I have depression " etc rather than a vague term like nervous breakdown . In other words it is not a spcific medical term . Yes subsequent episodes of depression can vary from the first . The tendency as you grow older is that it becomes stronger unless properly treated and monitored between bouts . As it gets stronger it will naturally feel different and do remember that you and the world is also constantly changing making a recurrence more likely to feel different . Hope this is useful Kathy . Centaur J JannyW New Member Sep 22 , 2002 * * # 4 I had a breakdown in June of this year ... the depression , anxiety , stress , etc . got the better of me & I crashed . I didn ' t want to live , but was not making actual suicide plans . I cried , I screamed , I injured myself & ended up at the emergency room . When I told my therapist about all of this , he agreed that I ' d had a " good , old - fashioned nervous breakdown . " Yes , depression can take different forms . Sometimes when I ' m really bad I can ' t sleep ; other times I sleep all the time . Sometimes I can ' t eat ; other times my appetite isn ' t affected . Sometimes all I do is cry ; sometimes I want to cry but can ' t . Most of the time I just shut up & keep to myself . I hope this helps . Jan ^ v ^ You must log in or register to reply here . Share : Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email Link * Home Forums Archives Depression * Contact us * Terms and rules * Privacy policy * Help * Forums Home * RSS Forum software by XenForo ^® © 2010-2020 XenForo Ltd . Top