“What exactly is a nervous breakdown? 【小题1】 .” Dr. David A. Merrill, a neurologist and psychiatrist, further explains the condition, “You feel like you are reaching a breaking point.”

You can’t concentrate.

In the short term, stress can increase your brainpower by releasing hormones that improve memory storage and improve concentration. But in the long term, long-time stress makes it difficult to block out distractions from outside. 【小题2】.

You can’t stop eating.

Do you reach for a cup of ice cream or a packet of cookies after a long day? There’s a good reason for that. 【小题3】, including adrenaline (肾上腺素), which energizes your muscles for a “fight or flight” response. Once the adrenaline disappears and no longer has any effect, cortisol tells the body to replenish (补充) its lost energy stores with food.

Your stomach is upset all the time.

Sometimes stress and anxiety can appear as stomach aches and cramps. But if you notice some symptoms that include abdominal (腹部的) pain or different pains, you could have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

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Skipping basic daily practices can signal you are having a period of depression or an emotional breakdown. You don’t shower or brush your teeth as usual. You spend little or no time on your clothing or hair style. Stress puts burdens on the mind and body, leading to tiredness and indifference, which can cause a loss of happiness or lack of motivation for activities you used to enjoy.

You have a different posture.

Have you ever looked at someone and thought, “That person looks depressed?” We communicate a lot through our posture and non-verbal gestures, including our mental state. 【小题5】 when people adopt a “protective position”—arms crossed, slouching, or facing away.