How to get through a nervous breakdown?

[Lisa D]

3. I'm sorry that you're suffering.

I know what paralyzing anxiety is like. You sound like you might be in a loop of negative/distorted thinking, which comes with the territory and usually makes anxiety and depression worse.

My wish for you is that you could find a good therapist/psychologist who could work with you on some cognitive therapy. Perhaps you or someone close to you could see if there's a psychologist who would consider minimum payments or a sliding scale fee. Even just three or four appointments might be valuable for you.

I do want to recommend a book that I found incredibly helpful. It's called "The Feeling Good Handbook" by Dr. David Burns. It addresses anxiety, depression and fears/phobias with a cognitive therapy approach. It's over 600 pages long, but well worth the read.