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What Are The Symptoms Of A Nervous Breakdown?

What are the signs of a nervous breakdown and is it better to rest more or keep pushing thru if it is a Nervous breakdown? I am seeking medical help curently,have started counseling and med.Just trying to get from a to b and daily task.Info will help to know what to expect or how to know to start healing instead of cusing more harm.I relize all this will take time. It didn t start quickly and will take a while to make changes.Thanks
Thu, 7 Jun 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
"A nervous breakdown" is not a very precise term and can be different things to different people. Can you be a bit more specific in what you're feeling in terms of psychological/psychiatric states of mind (i.e. anxiety, depression, fear, stress, being overwhelmed, irritable, constant headaches that don't stop, etc.) It is clearly best to try and take a step back and "regroup" if possible when encountering multiple road blocks in getting daily tasks done. But if a person is having trouble knowing exactly how to do things or even may think they are successfully doing progressing but not sure whether it's working or not then, one needs to seek the counsel of an expert such as a therapist, counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist. You are right in the assessment that good outcomes when finding yourself in this sort of "confusion of sorts" can take a long time and trying to tackling the whole ball of wax at once is likely to result in more complications.
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What Are The Symptoms Of A Nervous Breakdown?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. A nervous breakdown is not a very precise term and can be different things to different people. Can you be a bit more specific in what you re feeling in terms of psychological/psychiatric states of mind (i.e. anxiety, depression, fear, stress, being overwhelmed, irritable, constant headaches that don t stop, etc.) It is clearly best to try and take a step back and regroup if possible when encountering multiple road blocks in getting daily tasks done. But if a person is having trouble knowing exactly how to do things or even may think they are successfully doing progressing but not sure whether it s working or not then, one needs to seek the counsel of an expert such as a therapist, counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist. You are right in the assessment that good outcomes when finding yourself in this sort of confusion of sorts can take a long time and trying to tackling the whole ball of wax at once is likely to result in more complications. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.