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Originally Posted by Rose76
'Breakdown" isn't a term that doctors use anymore. It's possible to become severely depressed without ever being psychotic. It's often the case that persons who finally committed suicide were functioning competently right up until they ended their lives.
Being very depressed and having no emotional support is a dangerous place to be, whatever you want to call it. I would encourage you to see a doctor, preferably one who has attended you in the past when you were very depressed.
As bad as you feel, it certainly can get even worse. Don't wait for that. What you are describing is bad enough. Could you talk a little about what has been going on in your life lately?
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I made about 50 posts in a 24 hour period on PC and got lots of support and feel better now. Doctors might not use the word breakdown but everyone else does!~
People kind of understand what it means, which is really just a loss of function and I think I was asking at what point does one know they have a loss of function that warrants medical attention? This is really a relativistic question and can't be answered.
Maybe it is the person themselves who know best. That has to be the case if they are alone, as I am. I think I have popped out of the worse of it and I am not going back. I think I will look into some counseling to tide me over until I get myself socially reconnected.
I think your post was a great reminder that we don't have to wait. We can act. I waited too long and was in too much pain and it was completely unnecessary. I am in touch with my pdoc and her only advice is to exercise, and take a benadryl if I can't sleep. I need more than that.
Thanks
PS It is obviously dangerous to be emotionally isolated when depressed. Isn't that why so many people are addicted to alcohol, drugs, internet gambling and porn, SH, gaming, online shopping, and who knows what else? It is extremely difficult to solo come out of isolation and get the support one needs, when one is all alone. But for many people that is the only option. It doesn't help to make the person feel guilty about having gotten into that place, but unfortunately that is the kind of unhelpful help that gets extended. Maybe that's what happened to Robin Williams, who knows?