Nervous Breakdown?

[Phyllis]

Anyone ever have one? What does it feel like? I was off the chain today, getting mad at EVERYTHING and getting so mad I would cry. I would calm down for about 5 or 10 minutes, but it felt like that crazy calm before the shit hits the fan again. I dunno... I just feel so alone even though I am surrounded by friends and family.  I feel like no one understands or even cares to.

[Paz]

 Yes, I have had one...and technically so has anyone who has ever had a psychotic episode. That is a symptom of a nervous breakdown.
 The Doc's thought I should go to the hospital for a few days, but I said no. I think that if anyone has been hospitalized for MI has most definitely had a nervous breakdown. Pretty much if you are so bad that Docs and others think you need help, you are having some sort of breakdown.  Just my opinion...there really is no such diagnosis as a "nervous breakdown". At least that is what I read on the internet...it's sort of a figure of speech, I guess.
 I'm sorry you feel so badly. Maybe go in to see the therapist and talk? Meds alone won't fix it.

[cadno]

I literally had one in my lecturers office while just handing in my assignments for the month.  Really weird as I felt fine walking in there and had nothing to worry about.  The next thing I remember is him phoning the college counsiler and asking if they need to call an ambulance for me.  I had a complete black out moment during but apparently I was off the wall, I had literally trashed half his office.  What I was told later was that I seemed to swing from hyteria to crying in a matter of seconds and did this for nearly an hour.  Needless to say after the event I spent a month where I wouldn't even go out the door and was afraid to show my face anywhere near the university. 

[Phyllis]

I just didn't know what to do today. I mean all I saw was red, everywhere! (not real, just metaphorically speaking) I was talking to my mom tonight and told her that I think my pdoc will probably suggest that I go back into therapy to find some coping mechanisms to deal with this rage I get. It is from outside sources and it's like I have no more room to internalize it I just blow! Then we go back to where my husband gives me the impression that he doesn't see anything wrong with me cuz I'm evened out on meds or that I don't even need them. Hello! my mind, my body! I know what I need! And I could also use a little understanding and maybe a pinch of sympathy while I am trying to deal with this. I'm the one that is left like a pile of shit on the floor that everyone keeps walking all over. I'm the mom so I am supposed to do everything. (Yes, I have actually been told this!) I'm the one that doesn't work so I am the one that should be doing all this house work and taking care of the kids and animals, and oh yeah... MYSELF!
Fuckin' A man! Sorry.... went off on all of you and it's not even any of you I am mad with. But you can sense my feelings I'm sure. I'm looking for my backbone, and when I find it, others will fear and loath me!!!!!! I feel like I am teetering on the edge.

[cadno]

Well there is one thing that you don't have to work for and is given freely from me if you don't mind

Firstly there is this......understanding

Secondly........a virtual remove all stress kinda of hug that is nothing special but when the world makes no sense it seems to be a good place to be.