You may have heard of the term ‘mental breakdown’ or ‘nervous breakdown’. You may even have been guilty of using these terms casually. The term is no longer used as a clinical term anymore by the medical community. And, a nervous breakdown is not considered a mental illness. Instead, it is generally viewed as a period of time when an overwhelming amount of stress affects an individual's ability to function. This stress can be physical or mental, and the symptoms of a mental breakdown can subtly sneak up on you and grow out of control if you don’t catch the signs early. So, to help better your mental health, let’s catch the signs early on and see if we can figure out together if you are mentally breaking down. If you relate to this video and want to learn more about the tips on how to detox your mental wellbeing, we have a video on that too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAestsXAWsw Writer: Michal Mitchell Script Editor & Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Minh Nguyen YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: https://pastebin.com/gaCNtmZu Support our channel by joining our membership! It will help us reinvest to create more mental health and Psychology content for everyone. Learn more about our YouTube membership: null If you have any topic requests or stories to share with us, feel free to email us at editorial@psych2go.net