Mental Collapse: When The Body And Mind Reach The Limit
Reach the limit of our strength; not being able to with anything. Feeling that all the weight of the world falls on our shoulders or that it is already difficult to think, remember and make decisions. Experiencing all of this is what happens when we suffer a mental breakdown, a state whose origin is in intense stress maintained over time.
Physical and emotional exhaustion is a constant at the present time. We not only feel more pressure in the workplace. Moreover, if there is something evident, it is that the ball of worries is getting bigger and, in turn, our mood is weaker. Therefore, we are subjected to a debilitating psychological state that, later, will cause health effects.
Pablo Neruda used to say that sometimes we even get tired of being people. Perhaps it is true, because the human being is integrated into increasingly complex and demanding scenarios that later take their toll. And while it is common to feel blocked and collapsed, it is necessary to know why this originates to learn how to handle it.
Mental breakdown: what is it and what symptoms does it present?
Mental breakdown is not a disorder by itself, nor is it a diagnosable clinical entity. We are facing a symptom caused by a state of intense stress. In this way, it occurs in the face of adverse experiences, such as after receiving bad news, experiencing traumatic events, going through emotional breakdowns, and so on.
In other words, it is a psychological reality that occurs after a highly emotionally charged experience. As a study carried out by the University of Leipzig in Germany puts it, “mental breakdown is related to high stress, and its main consequence is the feeling of physical and psychological exhaustion.”
In these states, an excess of neurochemicals is released, such as adrenaline or cortisol, which can lead to a situation of overload. This accumulation of emotions, sensations and psychophysiological alterations end up affecting our cognitive performance (thoughts) and our physical resistance.
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