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My Mental Breakdown ....,,,,

christinaanneparker
christinaanneparker

A couple of days ago, my boyfriend and I had the biggest argument in our relationship. I got depressed before the argument happend. The argument got so bad that I had a mental breakdown, I was thinking of every way to take my own life, and almost had to be put in the hospital. I got lucky and snapped out of it. I’m worried that the next time I have a mental breakdown, I won’t come out of it. I don’t know what to do!

gregsbaby
gregsbaby
If you're breaking down like that and almost going to the hospital maybe you really need to step back and do a pro/con list of do/why you want to continue in this relationship. A happy/healthy relationship lifts both partners up, not beats them down. No it's not always sunshine/rainbows, however you should NOT be thinking of taking your own life! Good luck!
robotnik
robotnik
The next time! You've got to take steps to prevent a 'next time'. I'm not 100% sure what causes a mental breakdown - a lot of emotional stress seems to be a cause. You've got to find ways to deal with this stress as well as depression. Vitamin B (available as supplements and as an injection) may help. Talking to a therapist may also help, and you might be prescribed anti-depressants in a severe case. There are natural or herbal anti-depressants you may want to look into (make sure they don't interact badly with any other meds you are taking).

There are things like meditation or yoga to help calm and focus your mind. You may even want to have a massage to relieve bodily tension. The more you worry about not coming out of a breakdown, the more your worry and stress levels go up, and you increase the chances of having a breakdown (which you feared so much). It's very hard not to worry, I know. With God's help you can subdue your worry ('Don't worry about your life - don't worry anymore!'. Take some deep breaths every now and again. When you get stressed out your breathing becomes shallower, or at least, mine does.

Also, you may want to imagine, just for a moment, that the worst has happened - it will be survivable. You won't get stuck in a mental breakdown state forever - powerful drugs nowadays will prevent that from happening.

My grandad had a nervous breakdown when he was younger - he was hospitalized. He came out of the sanitarium and was ok. He never had another nervous breakdown for the rest of his life.