When and why was your last mental breakdown?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I have bipolar II disorder and I've had a few. Usually tied to antidepressants sending me into a manic state. Sometimes, just had a manic episode. I've ended up in a hospital twice.

Since I have a good psychiatrist and take my medication, I've had nothing bad recently. Probably was 20 years ago or more. When I was first diagnosed, I didn't want to take medication and thought, erronenously, that I could control myself and my illness. Foolishness, ignorance, naivete', hubris.

The sad part about mental illness, is you are an experiment. You have to keep trying different medications to see what works. No single med works well for everybody. No single therapist/psychiatrist works for every patient. You have to be your own advocate and have to monitor yourself, have friends and family keep an eye on you too.

Sometimes, you dont realize when you're own an upward or downward spiral. But when people you love notice you're not doing well, LISTEN to them. Especially, to your doctor.

Get good sleep, eat well, take your meds, exercise. Keep yourself even.

ZiaCowel2000 · Accepted Answer

About a month ago. Not like a real meltdown. But to everyone else it seems out of nowhere when I’m just crying. Everything adds up when you don’t acknowledge it. OCD yada, yada. Mostly just frustration with my own faults and not wanting to hear about the families bickering and financial troubles.

CuriousMufuxka · Accepted Answer

Late 2020. I hated where I lived, my job, covid and the bullshit around it was in high gear, and besides being a functioning alcoholic.. I went full throttle. I gave my home up and moved into a series of hotels with most of my possessions chillin in a storage unit. I hit the liquor hard. I shut the world off. Couldn't even attend Thanksgiving dinner with my family because I was too fucked up. I got fired a week later and only regretted not saying I quit and the chances before had I not been on a daily hangover.

syncheart · Accepted Answer

I could write a long story about this. I will keep this short. The year was 2001, I suffered a nervous break down. I had been suffering from anxiety for a long long long time. Probably because I got bullied so bad. Also I was stressed out about finding my first job etc.

Sonorous · Answer

It was actually in a dream I had earlier. It was another sleep paralysis dream. I remember just screaming at the top of my lungs & making scary faces in the dream to hopefully scare off the presence that was taunting me. It didn't have a form form this time so I only felt it through it's vibrations. But I don't think the screams did anything. I'm gonna try another approach next time.

molonski2 · Answer

I've never ever had one , and on reading though briefly I'm very thankful for that , didn't realise it was such a common occurrence.

MemeSupreme · Answer

hours ago and that's all you're getting bc not trying to relive it again

Anonymous · Answer

2021. I literally lost my mind that year and had to check into a mental hospital. Found out I have schizophrenia.

pascal_climbs · Answer

Not one up to this moment.

exitseven · Answer

I never had a mental breakdown.

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