Nervous breakdown

[Emest86]

Hi everyone, so April 2016 I had a nervous breakdown, although only old school Drs will a free with that, because apparently that term isn't used any more and in fact they say I had a severe panic attack. Anyway, I am scared it will happen again. I had just had a lengthy battle to claim esa and I had won at tribunal and a few weeks later I had this breakdown. Now I am having some issues with pip and I'm scared that it's all going to happen again. That I won't be able to cope again. That I'll end up in a heap on the floor somewhere unable to pick myself up. Has anyone on here had more than one breakdown and if so how did you cope or has anyone else felt like it was going to happen again and it didn't? Really just anyone who is feeling this way, how are you getting by. I guess I'm just needing some reassurances and I know that everyone on here is going to accept me. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Hugs xx

[Agora1]

Hi Emest86, I never thought of it as a nervous breakdown or a collapse of my mental health. As my anxiety kept building and I couldn't seem to get any relief, I made the decision to tell my doctor I wanted to "walk into" the psych ward and not wait until I had to go. I knew I needed help and it was the right thing to do at that time.

It ended up being the best decision I had ever made for myself. I walked in determined to do everything I could in working on myself. This was going to be my time to get well. I refused all visitors. I needed to keep this about me. When I left the hospital, I left with the confidence that I got everything I could out of my stay.

I've never once thought about it happening again. But should it, I wouldn't hesitate to get the help I need on a 24/7 basis. It was the only way at that time. I am more than happy to have shared my journey with you and any others who may be afraid of in-patient therapy. xx

[Emest86 in reply to Agora1]

Thank you agora1, I don't know that I'm scared of in patient therapy all that much. It seems that at the minute you have to be at the lowest of your life and actively suicidal to get treated as an in patient so I don't think that it is an option for me, which is sad because I think that it could help. Unfortunately due to all the funding cuts to the NHS mental health seems to be the last to get funding and therefore it's extremely hard to even get an appointment with a psychiatrist. Thank you so much for replying to my post, truly I mean that. I'm so glad that you received the help that you needed and I think it will help a lot of people who are scared of going into care. Hugs xx

[Agora1 in reply to Emest86]

Emest, I have never had suicidal tendencies. My decision was based purely

on my need to get the help I needed out of my home environment. And it worked for me. We all know when the time is right and what we each need as an individual. There are always other options outside of the hospital that will also help. I wish only but the best for you. With hope and love, Agora1 xx

[amh6971]

Don’t worry about the “what if it happens again”. Anxiety/panic feeds off your fears. You can’t change the past and you can’t predict the future so live every day as it comes. You have been through it once and survived so just remember if it does happen again you will come out of the other side. X

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