8 Signs You're Mentally Breaking Down

Hello psych2 users, welcome back to our channel, thank you for your love and support, your continued support helps us promote our goal of raising awareness about mental health and psychology, so thank you now for the video, do you feel tired, confused and have trouble concentrating or maybe you? Have you felt depressed or have not gotten enough sleep or have slept too much. Although these symptoms can happen to anyone from time to time, they add up and can lead to some classic

signs

that you may be falling apart

mentally

. You may have heard of the term mental breakdown or nervous breakdown, you may have even been guilty of using these terms casually, the medical community no longer uses them as clinical terms and a nervous breakdown is not considered a mental illness, but is generally considered a period of time.

When an overwhelming amount of stress affects an individual's ability to function, this stress can be physical or mental, and the symptoms of a mental breakdown can subtly surprise you and spiral out of control if you don't spot the

signs

in time to help. Improve your mental health Let's spot these signs early on and see if we can figure it out together If you're

mentally

falling apart Sign number one You sleep too much or not enough You suffer from insomnia You spend your nights tossing and turning without relief Or maybe you're sleeping too much, you think to yourself same: I'll just wet my head for a minute more and then you wake up to the light of your watch showing five in the afternoon, oh boy, who did it?

They have slept too much at some point in their life. Most of the time we sleep in on the weekends after a long work week or when we are sick, but the thing is, our mental health can also be sick and our sleep patterns can be disturbed. affected because of this, you may be using sleep as an escape from reality so sleeping in seems much easier to deal with than the difficulties of reality or perhaps you are starting to exhibit symptoms of insomnia because your brain is too hyperactive at night with stress he could be playing.

Imagine situations or scenarios in your head that stress you beyond belief. Instead, try to relax before bed. Chances are you've heard it before, but a good book and a cup of tea are a good place to start if you can't seem to. To sleep lately, the less stimulation there is, the better, just don't watch TV or use your phone before bed. We must first move from an overly active brain to a calm one by choosing less intense activities to transition to a moment of sleep. If you go from running to stopping immediately you are likely to fall, you can first slow down when walking and then stop until the end. , it's the same thing when you go to bed, a little number two, you show signs of anxiety and depression, one of the most common signs that you are

breaking

down mentally shows symptoms of depression or anxiety, maybe you feel like you are tense all the time, dizzy or find yourself ruminating on stressful ideas or situations or perhaps you suddenly find yourself crying for no reason or feeling an intense emotion like guilt, these signs are important to spot early on as they could build up and cause a mental breakdown.

If you already suffer from anxiety and depression and notice that your symptoms are getting worse, these could be signs that you, too, are mentally falling apart. Brain fog number three Brain fog What is it? so it is not a medical condition, it is a term that is often used when one has various symptoms related to their ability to think, perhaps they have difficulty concentrating or perhaps they have been extremely indecisive or disoriented these last few days or weeks, even Memory loss is brain fog symptom number four Poor hygiene If you suddenly find yourself neglecting your personal hygiene, it could mean something else is going on.

Poor hygiene can be a sign of self-neglect, you may simply feel like you don't have the energy or not at all. you feel the need to take care of yourself as much as possible a sudden lack of hygiene may be related to depression or mental disorders it is best to recognize early when something is wrong so you can seek help number five you withdraw from social events and friends have it I discovered that you are simply not willing to go out with your friends this weekend or next weekend or the weekend after that, maybe you are afraid to go to that meeting with your friends this Saturday and the task of preparing yourself is painstakingly difficult, well, to retire. from your friends and social events could be an additional sign that you are falling apart mentally.

Humans need socialization and when this is compromised, our mental health can pay the price. Try returning to socializing slowly if you find it difficult to communicate with your friends via text messages. share a funny or insightful video, then maybe a phone call isolating us can be one of the biggest mistakes we can make for our mental health, so after this video call, your mom text your friend, call a mental health helpline if needed, reach out and share this. video with your uncle larry he's not doing anything just don't isolate yourself mentally number six shortness of breath do you often feel this tightness in your chest or find yourself breathing quickly maybe you've been breathing fast and fast more than usual as a response to stress ?

Go ahead and pay attention to your breathing right now. I'm waiting. Are you breathing calmly and relaxed or are you having difficulty breathing? This is another sign of stress and another sign that you may be

breaking

down mentally. Stress can get the best of us. Anxiety has a way of finding us when we least expect it. Our breathing can often identify if we are truly suffering from anxiety and taking the time to breathe slower and relax can even relieve some of the stress we carry day to day, go ahead and take a look. deep inhale one two three exhale one two three ah feel better I know number seven you also feel physical pain maybe you've noticed that you've been suffering from too many headaches a week more like seven a week a day and that stomach can't seem to go away.

Physical pain can often appear when we are very stressed. It can be anything from a slight headache every day to a raucous migraine, that knot-in-the-stomach feeling that could be stressed too, of course, if these physical symptoms of pain persist and feel like more than just stress, it's It's best to talk to a doctor right away, but if you still feel the emotional pain persists, that's an equally valid reason to seek help. from a mental health doctor and number eight, you suddenly eat too much or too little. Sudden changes in appetite can be a sign of stress and the stress hormone cortisol can make us suddenly crave certain unhealthy foods high in fat and sugar, so when you're extremely stressed, take out bringing out the family bag of chips and a tub of ice cream.

Hey, we can all overeat on a bad day from time to time, but when this happens every night, chances are there's some pent-up stress you need to deal with, remember. We may neglect self-care due to stress, which means we may not want to put in the effort to prepare a healthy breakfast or dinner. Keep this in mind and try to tell yourself that simply spending some time in the kitchen preparing your favorite healthy dish can help. has some major benefits for your mental health Try breathing deeply while making dinner You can try staying in the present by focusing on the task at hand to distract yourself from ruminating on those worrying thoughts Make another healthy sandwich to share with a friend while you watch a movie, but Once it's over turn off the TV and relax with a book, your sleep will thank you later, so are you showing any of these signs?

Did you practice your deep breathing with me or maybe you? You will contact your mom or a friend and share this video. Do you have an uncle Larry? Feel free to let us know in the comments and remember any struggles you're going through. We and the many psych2 attendees are here to hear if you found this. Helpful video, don't forget to click the like button and share this video with someone who may need it, subscribe to psyc2go and hit the notification bell icon for more content like this and as always, thank you very much for watching.