Nervous Breakdown

The phrase "nervous breakdown" is generally used to describe a sudden and acute attack of mental illness e.g. clinical depression, anxiety disorder, etc. in a previously outwardly healthy person. Breakdowns are the result of chronic and unrelenting nervous strain, and not a sign of weakness. Like any machine, the human body will start to malfunction when put under too much stress. However, although in common usage the term "nervous breakdown" does not have a clinical definition and no reputable doctor would use it in serious diagnosis, instead focusing on definite symptoms and underlying causes.

Some commentators claim that a nervous breakdown can actually be a good thing in the long run, because (a) it forces the person to take a proper time-out to rest and recuperate and (b) the patient will have to deal with the issues that caused the breakdown in order to recover fully.

Causes of breakdown include chronic and unresolved grief, unemployment, career changes and other work stress, serious or chronic illness in a family member, divorce, death of a family member, and other sudden major life changes.

"Nervous Breakdown" is also the name of an EP by the band Black Flag.Nervous Breakdown was the first Black Flag EP. It was released in 1978 on SST Records.

Tracks:
1. Nervous Breakdown 2:07 (Ginn)
2. Fix Me 0:55 (Ginn)
3. I've Had It 1:20 (Ginn)
4. Wasted 0:51 (Ginn/Morris)

Personnel:
Keith Morris - vocals
Greg Ginn - guitar
Chuck Dukowski - bass
Brian Migdol - drums

Other use: nervous breakdown

Modern Usage: Nervous Breakdown

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Whaddya want me to say, that it's okay that Brendan's gay? I'm sorry but I'm not having a politically correct nervous breakdown. (I Think I Do; writing credit: Brian Sloan) What, and you were waiting for her to have a total nervous breakdown before you said it, I mean, what is your problem? (The Haunting; writing credit: David Self) God forgive me for saying this word: Nervous breakdown! (Laughter on the 23rd Floor; writing credit: Neil Simon;) I want to welcome you to the first annual and probably never ever to be held again because Sookie's on the verge of a nervous breakdown Bracebridge Dinner. (Gilmore Girls; writing credit: Povl Erik Carstensen; Sebastian Dorset)
Movie/TV Titles	The Nervous Breakdown of Philip K. Dick (1996)
Song Titles	19th Nervous Breakdown (performing artist: The Rolling Stones)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Nervous Breakdown

Domain	Title
Books	Encounter with age ... or : how to avoid a nervous breakdown while growing old (reference) How to Avoid a Nervous Breakdown, (reference) I couldn't catch the bus today; the true story of a nervous breakdown that became a pilgrimage (reference) Nervous Breakdown (reference) Notes from the Nervous Breakdown Lane (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Rehearsin for a Nervous Breakdown (reference) Designing a Nervous Breakdown (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Image Slideshow: Nervous Breakdown

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Nervous Breakdown

Modern Translations: Nervous Breakdown

Language		Translations for "nervous breakdown"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Bulgarian		нервно разстройство. (various references)

Czech		nervové zhroucení. (various references)

Danish		nervøst sammenbrud. (various references)

Dutch		zenuwinstorting, zenuwaanval. (various references)

Finnish		hermoromahdus. (various references)

French		dépression nerveuse, crise de nerf. (various references)

German		nervenzusammenbruch (mental breakdown). (various references)

Hebrew		זעזוע עצבים, �"ז�"עזעות עצבים. (various references)

Italian		esaurimento nervoso (breakdown). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		神経衰弱 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		し�"けいすいじゃく. (various references)

Manx		teaym nearag. (various references)

Pig Latin		ervousnay eakdownbray

Portuguese		vigoroso (active, alive, bold, bouncing, energetic, flush, Hale, hard cover book, healthful, healthy, hegemony, lively, lusty, nervy, peppy, pitiable, racy, red blooded, robust, sinewy, smart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, trenchant, Venturous, vigorous, virile, vital, vivid, wakeless, youthful, zippy). (various references)

Russian		нервное расстройство (nervous break-down). (various references)

Spanish		crisis nerviosa. (various references)

Swedish		nervsammanbrott. (various references)

Thai		ช่วงเวลาที่มีความเจ็บป่วยทางจิต. (various references)

Turkish		nevrasteni (nervous prostration, neurasthenia), sinir bozukluğu (hysteria, hysterics, nervous prostration). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Nervous Breakdown

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-e-k-n-n-o-o-r-r-s-u-v-w"
	-5 letters: overbrowsed, overburdens, snowboarder, workarounds.
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Alternative Orthography: Nervous Breakdown

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 65 72 76 6F 75 73 42 72 65 61 6B 64 6F 77 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01100101 01110010 01110110 01101111 01110101 01110011 00100000 01000010 01110010 01100101 01100001 01101011 01100100 01101111 01110111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#101 &#114 &#118 &#111 &#117 &#115 &#32 &#66 &#114 &#101 &#97 &#107 &#100 &#111 &#119 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 0065 0072 0076 006F 0075 0073 0042 0072 0065 0061 006B 0064 006F 0077 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
nervous breakdown	345
symptom nervous breakdown	91
sign of nervous breakdown	21
woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown	13
nervous breakdown sign symptom	8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Nervous Breakdown

Definition: Nervous Breakdown