How can you identify a personal psychological breaking point?
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Can you provide more information on what you are defining as a "personal psychological breaking point", please? Give examples from your life or explain how you feel you are breaking.  The info would help a lot. Thanks.
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u have to find out whether your issue has to do with psychology or physiology.
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No.  When a person is in a mental health crisis, they have no idea. So when you hear a person say "I think I'm having a nervous breakdown".....they aren't.  It's like a person saying "Oh no...I think I am getting Alzheimer's.."  but if you had it, you wouldn't be able to identify it.
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it is unfortunate to have gone through so much, you definitely need to be seen by a psychitrist, not a psychologist not a counsellor etc, good luck
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most often times when a person is sexually or physically abused a fundamental level of psycological development is missed, not fully cycled through or a person simply stops developing at that point.  Leaving them not only emotionally damaged but psychologically damaged as well.  This damage leads to a damaged idea of self as well as not only an often jaded but confused view of the world around you.  For example if a person is abused when they are preteens then developmentally they can remain there and so when they are older their mind identifies with and is attracted to people of a similar developmental stage, hence preteens... and so on... it is amazingly sad how prevalent sexual abuse is.  I once took a self development class of 88 people and out of the whole room only three had not been sexually abused.  One thing that helped me was to sit and think about and look at the even from an outside point of view and see it for what it was, with out emotion and with out blame.  I came to realize that I knew, there were several points when I knew what was happening was wrong and that it was not what I wanted and that I continued putting myself in the situation out of the desire for affection and the relationship that led to my abuse.  I realized that I had such a hunger to be loved that I was willing to put myself in a bad situation in order to get it and that was where the blame came from, I blamed myself becuase I knew and I allowed it to happen anyway.  Once I was able to sit it for what it was for me, then it was different, but I had to learn, to accept and to move on after that.
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I would recommend a psych evaluation - s/he may be depressed, or maybe the trauma made the person react in this way when s/he normally would not.  either way, it doesn't sound safe, so someone professional should talk to him/her and find out how to keep the person safe until things improve!
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Here's the criteria:\n\nA. The person experiences a single major depressive episode: \nFor a major depressive episode a person must have experienced at least five of the nine symptoms below for the same two weeks or more, for most of the time almost every day, and this is a change from his/her prior level of functioning. One of the symptoms must be either (a) depressed mood, or (b) loss of interest. \nDepressed mood. For children and adolescents, this may be irritable mood. \nA significantly reduced level of interest or pleasure in most or all activities. \nA considerable loss or gain of weight (e.g., 5% or more change of weight in a month when not dieting). This may also be an increase or decrease in appetite. For children, they may not gain an expected amount of weight. \nDifficulty falling or staying asleep (insomnia), or sleeping more than usual (hypersomnia). \nBehavior that is agitated or slowed down. Others should be able to observe this. \nFeeling fatigued, or diminished energy. \nThoughts of worthlessness or extreme guilt (not about being ill). \nAbility to think, concentrate, or make decisions is reduced. \nFrequent thoughts of death or suicide (with or without a specific plan), or attempt of suicide. \nThe persons' symptoms do not indicate a mixed episode. \nThe person's symptoms are a cause of great distress or difficulty in functioning at home, work, or other important areas. \nThe person's symptoms are not caused by substance use (e.g., alcohol, drugs, medication), or a medical disorder. \nThe person's symptoms are not due to normal grief or bereavement over the death of a loved one, they continue for more than two months, or they include great difficulty in functioning, frequent thoughts of worthlessness, thoughts of suicide, symptoms that are psychotic, or behavior that is slowed down (psychomotor retardation). \n\nB. Another disorder does not better explain the major depressive episode.\n\nC. The person has never had a manic, mixed, or a hypomanic Episode (unless an episode was due to a medical disorder or use of a substance).
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How should i know what makes you mad??
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I won't give you the diagnostic criteria because you already have that.  I have worked with several people with BPD in the past 6 years.  Here are some common traits I have seen:\n\nSuicidal thoughts and gestures and parasuicidal behavior, like cutting and self-mutilation\nAttention seeking, cries for help, suicidal threats\nCatastrophizing, where everything is the end of the world.  However, if anything nears resolution, they begin to get uncomfortable and sometimes seek out things that are wrong or horrible (sometimes leading to self-sustaining depression or refusal to get better)\nInability to be alone- These are the people that feel they are defined by their romantic relationships and will literally jump from one boyfriend to the other.  Or they may be so afraid of being hurt, that they will never enter a relationship and just become promiscuous.\nDrug and alcohol abuse- they often do not believe there is anything wrong with them and will self-medicate.\nAnger and rage.  Extreme irritability.  \n\nDialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is designed specifically for the treatment of BPD. \n"Clients receiving DBT were significantly less likely to drop out of therapy, were significantly less likely to engage in parasuicide, reported significantly fewer parasuicial behaviors and, when engaging in parasuicidal behaviors, had less medically severe behaviors. Further, clients receiving DBT were less likely to be hospitalized, had fewer days in hospital, and had higher scores on global and social adjustment."
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Point wise? \n\nAvoid the stressors!  Point number one!
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Get to the root of your tension - why or who is causing it and then decide if you can sort it out or else find another job where you will be happy.
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Technically there's no such thing as a "nervous breakdown" however, that's a term that has been used for many, many years. Usually it's used to describe an episode of depression or an anxiety episode.
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breakdown what your working on into smaller time frames.  Go at stuff in 20-30 minute spurts. Then break, clear your mind, and do it again.  That's what has helped me out
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Here's a good article about self-harm that may help answer your question.
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Get medical attention... the psychological kind
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_breakdown
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YMCA does in a lot of cities, or call child welfare or the public defenders office and tell them you are a little concerned about your temper, and wanna make sure its not inappropriate. tell them you wanna make sure there isnt a problem because of your past, before there IS a problem. there are also crisis hotlines, suicide hotlines and the like, and they usually have information on free counseling, or sliding scale payment. there should also be a free clinic in your area, and they usually have to refer out psych cases, so you might check there.