Is this what a nervous breakdown is?

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I don’t want to get into detail, but I’m getting seriously screwed with by members of my family. I am having panic attacks again, that feeling of being in a bad trip, dizziness, feeling like I’m going to throw up, tingling in my feet, chest pains, difficulty speaking, and tearing up in public. It is showing and people are looking at me funny. My stress level is extreme. My benzo isn’t enough to stop it. What do all these signs mean? I feel like I am having dissociation.

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Sounds like a relapse. Are you getting things done?

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I am trying to get some things done (I don’t know how you guessed that), but I am being stopped and the frustration is really bad. I feel powerless.

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I’ve been working quite a bit more than usual, but I’ve gone an extra long time without bathing…an odd mix of motivation and negative symptoms.

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Would you feel comfortable telling your pdoc? I think it would help to let him know how you are feeling.

Just jump in the shower. It might help to put on some music and dance a bit to get your nerve up before going in.

You want your life to be balanced and your doctor can help with that.

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Sounds like me when I started having my relapse build up I was fine then it started to increase every day until I was having panic attacks every night. I eventually had to quit work and work on myself getting better. My doctor had me coming in every week to adjust my medications and monitor my progress but I was able to stay at home and avoid the hospital. When we got the medication situated the panic attacks slowly started to die down. It was a process but I eventually stopped having them,considered going back to work but the thought increased anxiety levels, and decided it wasn’t worth it or really ready to go back to work. I would talk with your P/Doc, that is what they’re there for.

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sometimes i just sit outside and look at nature, the little birds in the garden hopping around, or the trees moving in the wind…
i hope things get better for you, try to relax, take deep breaths, don’t worry about things you cannot change.
take care