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Published: May 22, 2020, 5 a.m.

Today we\u2019re going to focus on what people mean when they say someone they love \u201chad a nervous breakdown.\u201d What does that phrase really mean and is it a real thing? Or some kind of slang we\u2019ve adopted to describe something we don\u2019t really understand... On this episode of SelfWork, sponsored by BetterHelp, we'll discuss how someone can avoid a \u2018breakdown\u201d versus being aware of emotional stress or trauma that needs to have a place to vent \u2013 to be let go \u2013 to be released.

We\u2019ll talk a little history as well \u2013 going back to Sigmund Freud who\u2019s considered the creator of psychoanalysis. Some of his ideas have been refuted but some others were right on track. And certainly his term \u201cHysteria\u201d is something we still see today - and still don\u2019t completely \xa0understand.

The listener email today is from a listener from Thailand who was confused about the difference between self-pity and depression\u2026 I talked about this in Episode 153 but called it \u201ca victim mentality\u201d which I think is probably more accurate. But I\u2019ll address his specific question.

Important Links:

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The article from \xa0British author Chris Nicholson \xa0on Freud

The GoodReads link for "It's All In Your Head"

Acute stress disorder

Mayo Clinic\u2019s article on nervous breakdowns

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