Presented by Jimmy Oakley Description of a Nervous Brealdown Nervous Breakdown The day to day pressures of life and an inclination towards the ‘all or nothing' thinking, add up to a nervous breakdown. "Nervous breakdown" is a casual general ‘public term’ with no medical text acknowledging it. More precisely one should refer to the state of ‘nervous breakdown’ as the ‘Exhaustion Phase’ of the ‘General Adaption Syndrome’. It is caused by extreme stress. This ‘stress’ includes academic pressures, parental and institutional hassles, peer pressure, big purchases, changes in eating and sleeping cycles, relocation to different cities and even harsh climatic conditions. General Adaption Syndrome The ‘general adaption syndrome’ has three notable phases namely alarm, resistance, and exhaustion, when listed in order of their occurrence. The phases are restricted and synchronized by the adrenal glands, which are located right above the kidneys in humans. The hormone adrenaline and noradrenaline are released by the inner side of the adrenal gland called adrenal medulla. Whenever any stressful situation arises it is these hormones that deal with it. Adrenal cortex, which is the outer side of the adrenal gland, produces hormones like glucocorticoids and mineralcorticoids. These hormones help the body cope with periods of extended stress.
Onset of the Breakdown The body can deal with stress only up to a threshold beyond which a person will reach ‘the exhaustion stage’ of the general adaptation syndrome. At this stage, glucocorticoids levels have been depleted and are no longer replenished by the adrenal cortex. As a consequence, no extra nutrients and sugar reach the body cells in need of it. A further mineral imbalance occurs when excess amounts of potassium are released in the blood stream. This imbalance heavily increases the load on the brain, blood vessels, heart and other body parts. Consequences of the breakdown In overtly stressful situations either the whole body or a specific organ may collapse. Stress has also been found to be related to depression, cancer, PMS, menstrual problems, autoimmune diseases, heart disease, diabetes, asthma, ulcers and arthritis. Dissolution of personality albeit provisional may occur and is described in layman’s language as ‘snapping’. People experiencing a nervous breakdown also cry unmanageably and lose interest and pleasure in all day to day chores. They may also gain or lose weight drastically. The patients experience horrible confusion, stupefaction and intense thoughts of insignificance, culpability and desolation. Visit The Health Serve USA Anxiety Specialty Boutique for your anxiety shopping needs. Other ebooks on stress and anxiety can be found in the bookstore on the health portal, http://healthserveusa.com. Jimmy Oakley is the publisher of http://maybrockpublishing.com, his brand new digital ebook publishing company and is also an accomplished arthor and writer. His newest ebook release is titled "Addiction Education, You have Questions, I Have Answers!" and it is his best yet. It is a comprehensive addictions authority guide and addiciton information resource that is sweeping the addiction community in it's new found popularity. Jimmy invites you to visit the books main website at http://addictioneducation.net . To find other selections Jimmy has published, visit http://healthserveusa.com and check out the Book Store. Some of Jimmy's other books include The Body Detox Method, Fitting Esercise into Your Busy Schedule, How to Reduce Stress in Your Life, Banish Bad Habits, Vibrant Health & Wellness Audio Program, Eliminating Stress and Anxiety from Your Life, How to Boost Your Metablolism plus other excellent resources for you to take advantage of. |
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