A nervous breakdown is not a medical term, although you can also hear it from a doctor. Usually these words describe a situation when a person is no longer able to cope with the simplest life tasks, immersed in a state of emotional and physical depression. A nervous breakdown, not being a mental disorder, can provoke the development of various physical and mental diseases.
Instruction manual
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To avoid a nervous breakdown, you must first have a good idea of what factors can lead to it. This is prolonged stress, constant psychological pressure, a depressed depressed state, physical exhaustion of the body - malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, insomnia, abuse of psychotropic substances.
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Take care of your body. Get enough sleep. Sleep is important for the whole body. If you regularly get enough sleep, your negative perception of the situation may worsen, disturbing thoughts will prevent you from falling asleep, and you will find yourself in a vicious circle from which it will be impossible to get out without serious intervention.
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Go in for sports. Studies confirm the beneficial effects of physical activity to prevent depression. Even very simple exercises, simple walking or regular morning exercises, help the brain produce serotonin - the hormone of happiness.
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Eat healthy foods. Rigid diets or fast-food life do not supply the body with the right amount of vitamins and nutrients, this leads to various diseases, health, appearance, mood worsen.
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Take care of yourself. Pamper yourself. Daily care of your external face and body can give you the necessary sense of security, a familiar pleasant ritual. A new hairstyle or a new dress will help someone feel like a prosperous person.
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Avoid negative influences; surround yourself with pleasant things. Remove annoying little things from your environment. You do not have to endure ugly, from your point of view, vases or artificial flowers, creepy wallpapers or a constant mess. Cosmetic repairs will cost you less than a long treatment. It is easier to survive a mother-in-law's displeasure once than to annoy annually at an interior decoration imposed on her. Ask your loved ones: is it easier for them to get used to cleaning up daily or to constant tantrums?
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Communicate with people who know how to look positively at things. It is possible and necessary to support a person who has had something unpleasant in life, but constantly talking with people who see everything exclusively in black is harmful to the psyche.
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Look for positive surround yourself with pleasant things. A funny cup will help you start the day with a smile, a beautiful frame with a family photo at the workplace will make you remember those who are dear to you, comfortable night pajamas will make you sleep better.
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Read interesting books, watch good movies, listen to music, find an interesting hobby that will help you relieve stress. People knit, sculpt, draw, assemble puzzles often not for the sake of the result, but because the process itself pacifies them.
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Ask for help, provide it. If you feel that you can’t do it, ask for help, regardless of whether it concerns home or work. In order not to feel uncomfortable because of this, try to help others when you can.
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Make an appointment with a psychologist if you find signs of stress or depression.
Useful advice
Keep a diary. It will help you to see yourself from the outside, to understand your mood, to decide on situations to which you react most acutely.