On this page, I’ve listed the physical symptoms. My heart would pound out of my chest. I have found comfort in accepting that there is a problem with my mental health, but I can get better. What’s worse, there are many voices in the current political cacophony that are calling for just that. In one survey I posted for working parents, 88% of the nearly 500 respondents said they had suffered stress-related health problems (like anxiety and depression) since having kids and going back to work. If you're not already a Mamamia member, sign up (it's easy, we promise). (I guess it’s hard to find women who will admit, on air, with 500,000 to 1 million people listening, that they had a breakdown trying to do it all, although there are plenty of us out … I feel weak. The term \"nervous breakdown\" is sometimes used by people to describe a stressful situation in which they're temporarily unable to function normally in day-to-day life. Everyone says I am doing an amazing job with her. Whether you feel on the brink of having one or have already experienced it, knowing the signs (panic attacks, depressive symptoms, mood swings, and insomnia to name a few) is crucial. It stinks. This is my struggle. I didn’t want to see anyone, not even our friends. I am glad that you found your calling! Thanks for creating this. Since then, I realized it’s not worth it to be so mentally and physically stressed from trying to do it all to risk my health and well being. I’m happier being at home and happy that we can financially swing that, but there is definitely a different kind of crazy that being home with small children can bring on, and I’m learning about that too. No one looks at your resume and sees that you’re not working 100% year by year. I stay at home with our daughter and he works full-time. Jane is really good at her job. We often divided up the weekends this way, with one parent hunting and gathering and the other being, well, the parent. On Tuesday, I was at home on my couch weeping, incapacitated. I figured my problems to be that I am the type of person that doesn’t deal well with change or not being in control, now almost 3 yrs later and left my job now for 6 months and one Dr after the next I do not feel much better, still having serve anxiety and can not understand why I can’t get things together, I think I have tried every medication made for this, I want to be the old me but can’t seem to get anywhere, I feel awful because I feel I am letting my family down and they mean the world to me, praying for relief. “Something’s wrong with me.” The voice that said these words didn’t sound like mine. I tend to forget that, often. A nervous breakdown, in reality, is acute mental distress that renders you unable to function in every day life. But it seems Memorial Day wasn’t important enough to Google. Some haven’t crashed, but harbor a deep fear that they will; they know they’re dangerously close to their edge. 8 Answers. I don’t know why I am so out of control. “I’m in the car. I feel as if I am never caught up and if I take a break, I will only get further behind. The party was wrong. My head hurt. And yes, it’s so mysterious how they come on so violently and then leave without a trace. I was on sick leave before handing my notice in as the thought of going back to my old place of work was giving me panic attacks. that they plainly don’t know about. We all appreciate it! Everything was wrong. Thank you to a friend who passed this along – and to you for writing. Pretending you can do it all on your own (including my cousin Logan who had TWO sets of TWINS within TWO YEARS–yikes!). It’s insane. Care.com polled 991 working moms for its 2014 Tipping Point Survey and found that 80 percent of moms feel stressed about balancing childcare, work, home and relationships -- which makes sense if you consider that these women reported spending 80 hours on home responsibilities in addition to work. What should I do? Emma presents Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or ? I’ve been on the verge of tears or anxious for no apparent reason for days now. Had those, too. I felt highly alert and hyper-sensitive to EVERYTHING. My short answer is that I have been able to carve a niche for myself, working part time from home as a web consultant and I’ve never been happier, but it certainly came with trade offs. Then, just as I was getting ready to return, I broke my ankle and had to take an additional 3 weeks off. You are right. I often find myself wallowing in my own tears on the couch late at night or early in the morning wondering how I will be able to get up and get through the day. He tells me that everyone has stress and it shouldn’t be an excuse not to work and that essentially I have to work. I did not get strung out on heroin, walk around downtown Berkeley yelling at garbage cans, or act outwardly crazy in any way. My brain chemistry had, apparently, short-circuited from stress. I feel like I am expected (by whom?) I know that I do a good job, and I essentially love what I do and am very fond of my co-workers, so I tell myself I need to learn to “deal with it.”. There was only one problem. For one thing, I’m turning 40 this week. Haha, I’m just kidding. So this should have been the start of the happy ending, but after ignoring a variety of gastric discomforts for the last 2 years, my body finally decided that it was going to make me pay attention to the signals it was giving me. Some days, you’re going to have to give more to your job and the kids will eat a pepperoni pizza for dinner (and possibly the next morning for breakfast)—and that’s okay. I just had a panic attack. The day I had my working mom nervous breakdown. That’s when I got the feeling that something horrible was about to happen. But I felt like I had much more balance in my life and I enjoyed knowing that my family–my household–was my full-time job. Brian picked up on the second ring. I need to return to work desperately for financial reasons. Thank you. Perhaps this is true for some moms, like some sort of natural instinct, but even instincts can hurt you, especially when out of control. That was was over a year ago and I’m still not really over it. It wasn’t only because smoking is obviously unhealthy, but because I felt that stimulants made my anxiety worse. I’m so happy to have been introduced to your blog. it really hits home. “Just come home.”. My heart pounded in my chest. Your honesty about what you went through is so brave, and it helps other working moms know we are not the only ones suffering in our attempts to balance it all and meet everyone’s needs and demands. She had feeding issues and I was completely overwhelmed. My hands shook. This does mean I have them after school, whereas they were in daycare for 10 hours when I worked non stop. I did a mental calculation and told producers I could be in a studio by 7:30 a.m. Here, learn about the signs and when to seek help. I feel that I lost interest in anything I once loved. Available from Seal Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group. I feel like I should be able to do this…and I can’t but I still am. Of course, I wonder if what he did has anything to do with this recent breakdown. I simply stopped, the way a watch stops when the battery dies. Thanks. (Part IV. There is so much good in my life and friends don’t want to be pulled down so bemoaning the challenges aloud do little to build a support network – actually it makes people run the other direction and that simply fuels the feelings of being in this alone. But you never know when life will change in an instant, I started working at age 18 at a new business and worked my way from the bottom to the top as being the office manager, I soon learned a lot about myself, my boss couldn’t find anyone that could fill the position we needed after firing an employee that worked with me for 10 yrs, so all responsibilities feel on me, meaning any job in the office I did, from doing new hires to cutting checks, after the first year I could see I was starting to struggle and by the 2nd yr I knew things had gotten really bad for me and didn’t really know why or how so fast. I am also stubborn, as I have mentioned before. If I couldn’t talk myself out of these feelings, then something must be going on physically. I just finished Katrina Alcorn’s gripping memoir, Maxed Out, about her nervous breakdown. I want nothing more than to be able to see my daughter on a consistent basis and not have to think about anything but her when I leave my job. I think I had a nervous breakdown today. (That slightly sounds like going into labor, no?). Part-time, flexible work – don’t believe the hype! She had horrible colick, reflux and a hernia. What is a nervous breakdown? (part 1) posted at […] Detour Services. I consider myself a full-time mom, housekeeper, and I am a full-time student taking courses online for my AS degree in Health Science. I’m sitting on the side of the road.”. I am slightly a perfectionist and I am stubborn. I wanted to do what was right. My husband, I would like to state for the record, was as solid as a rock. I am still searching for my own, but perhaps it will come to me. Last summer, I was off for three weeks and I broke down sobbing in front of my children. Thanks for sharing Pam. Yesterday my mother was admitted into the hospital for what is apparently a severe case of depression. Katrina Alcorn. Jane is losing her mind. “It’s over,” he said again. stories, Directed by Gary Halvorson. I also liked that you mentioned that you are trying to remember how blessed you are, as well as trying to enjoy life. 1 decade ago. For a brief moment, I felt relief wash over me like a cool rain. Hi Katrina! I had a serious nervous breakdown last October and I’ve only recently hit my stride with recovery. They wanted to keep me because I busted my a$$ for them, but I could not stand that this company had no sympathy for moms, or even pregnant women, which makes up the majority of their workers. 12 Common physical nervous breakdown symptoms. Btw, I was a stay at home mom for 5 years. Using Ancient Rome 3D in Google Earth, you can explore Rome as it appeared in 320 A. Katrina- It’s all getting too much for me me and though I’ve told close family and friends I don’t think they actually believe how much I’m struggling, or understand it. I really think that may be at the crux of the problem. 6:26. I don’t know why I can’t handle myself. Working Moms: Maxed Out Book Reveals Moms Overwhelmed / Today. After talking with a co-worker, my (female) VP was overheard saying “She better not have that f-ing kid today” on the day I was admitted to the hospital because me and my child’s life was in danger. I think the comment you made about “female hysteria” in the 1800s telling of something, though I’m not quite sure what. She won't talk about it, I am worried that she feels like she's not worth any body's time. Literally over spilled milk. Now, I refused point blank to even consider it and spent the rest of week having mini panic attacks and wondering what I could possibly have done to make him dislike me so much that he would ask such a thing. JUSTIN LONG guest stars as her date, Adam. We could not live on my husband’s income alone and of course, if I made less, we would have to make many changes which is fine, but I actually enjoy my job very much. That’s my truth. thanks for taking on this enormous subject and bringing in both the personal and the policy. Copyright 2013. I went in and we waited for three hours to be seen. November 29th, 2008 at 1:00 am. To share, I do feel okay at work–I am productive, calm, focused on customer service, etc, but then I get home and no matter how easy or light the day might have been, I feel physically and mentally exhausted. And yet the women I have talked to, who are finally listening to that inner voice, seem in some incredible way to be groping through to a truth that has defied the experts. I felt that this was very un-thorough and I have yet to make a new appointment. Thanks for putting your insides out there. I have a husband a two cute kids. We live in the care of her father, who is my boyfriend, yet we are not married. a signal. I literally pushed myself to a point where my nervous system stopped working the way it’s supposed to. To talk openly and frankly about a personal problem feels like either feels like whining (which you posted about) or like confessing (and confessing means that we feel guilty…). And bring on that future blog post! I feel that I have lost touch with most everything, including God. It's kind of an offensive term that really means "anxiety attack." I’d like to say that I was strong and quit on my own, but really, I am just too scared! And we need more than emotional support, we need physical support. mine, I could hear the concern in his voice. I am dangerously close to the edge. I felt and still feel a great sense of relief. But when I thought about going to work, I felt I would vomit. I feel like my life is a full glass and everytime I add something, it means that something else spills out and drips all over the floor. Even though I did not go back to seek treatment, I do not recommend this for anyone reading. It was a feeling I knew all too well, a ghost pressing down on my chest. I wanted to hold up. After suffering a nervous breakdown while driving to Target to buy diapers, she quit her job and had to spend a year decompressing and living on … I’m not sure. I began feeling symptoms of anxiety that were kind of un-explanatory. Your stories are compelling and your insights are sharp. In The Feminine Mystique, (1963) Betty Friedan described the “problem that has no name,” the profound unhappiness, depression, fatigue, and lack of meaning many women suffered while they were supposedly living the American Dream. I mean really – is it so difficult to see that maybe, just maybe it is a good idea for EVERYONE in the wealthiest country the world has ever known to have affordable access to health care? I think I know how they feel. But the stress lives on. “Honey,” I said. Click the link to find the mental symptoms of a nervous breakdown. It was very validating to hear that other women, including you, have also gone through this, and I hope your blog can start something that can somehow, someday bring about change in the world of the working American mom. “No person is an island” – I’ve always believed – but man it is really tough feeling the love the way things are right now. This is what Wikipedia says: Although “nervous breakdown” does not necessarily have a rigorous or static definition, surveys of laypersons suggest that the term refers to a specific acute time-limited reactive disorder, involving symptoms such as anxiety or depression, usually precipitated by external stressors. This presidential race has become, … Yes, that’s the problem – trying to do BOTH things at once, be an amazing, “present”, organized, caring mom and also being a dependable, capable worker…when I have to do both – which often happens, it is real life right? . The phone rang regularly with invitations to parties and dinners and plays. Often, I find that mothers who work say things to me like “I dont know how you do it,” (staying home with my son most of the time). It really took a nosedive when my husband started to travel more for work and I’d find myself panicking that I was having a heart attack at the end of the day, or my pulse would rise and I’d begin to panic that something was seriously wrong. I found out when my plane landed he was gone. Hat’s off to you for a job well done. A 3 hour dragnet that two working parents barely pull off. I would love to think that that was true, but I feel guilty of putting more time into my schooling than I do with her (I have maintained a 4.0 during the last 2 1/2 years of community college). to be on the net the easiest thing to be aware of. Kidding. That’s my post above, but the avatar image is wrong. Katrina, I am so glad you told me about your blog and I LOVE it. And I love your writing style. JUSTIN LONG guest stars as her date, Adam. I felt that I couldn’t catch my breath. I’m not saying that it’s not good to take care of yourself, but I just think that the word balance doesn’t mean much to me. How to know you’re having a nervous breakdown? Unquestionably believe that which you said. With that note, I have had a hard time growing up in my teen years do to some mental abuse from my step-father, but I have always looked at it now as a glass half full. I am currently going through a ‘nervous breakdown’ only I don’t have a supportive husband which makes things 10x more difficult. Brian had just completed a particularly grueling design project, one that had required him to work so many nights and weekends that his rare appearance at the dinner table caused the kids to gasp and leap out of their chairs, as if a real-life SpongeBob SquarePants had just strolled into the kitchen. So now I am paying attention to my body and how I respond to stress and hectic situations. I’ve suffered from panic and anxiety for some time now, and it didn’t stop 3 1/2 months ago when I had my first child, a little girl. A friend clipped an article for me on adrenal exhaustion a few months after I stopped working–something to look into. "Panic attacks can be a warning sign, especially … I know this is long, but I hope my story helps someone out there on their journey as well. “I can’t do this anymore,” I said, my voice cracking. His collaborator, “Jane,” wanted to invite me to be part of an advisory group for a project that Joe and Jane both worked on. As she writes on her blog, “Working and raising kids pretty much sucks.” In this excerpt, she talks about the breakdown that led her to quit her job and start advocating for change. I just don’t get it. I know your time is precious, especially for the busy parents who are reading this. Nearly 2 years ago, I kept having the felt that all this was going to kill me and that I just couldn’t do it anymore–not that I felt suicidal, I just felt I couldn’t continue. It feels like I’m trying to wear shoes that are one size too small. Katrina Alcorn. Her father was seriously ill and her mother was not coping at all well. I spent the next few months in a profound despair, plagued by panic attacks, insomnia, and dread. The number 40 has been on my mind a lot lately. I wasn’t working 100% time when I had my first child, but I could afford not to be 100% financially. I had to leave my very stressful job 4 weeks early to stay in the hospital, and I ended up having her via (surprise) emergency c-section at 36 weeks + 5 days. There are certain foods to eat and others to avoid to feed your adrenals, which take a big hit under chronic stress…. I am typing this on my iPad as I sit on the toilet with tears streaming down my face on a Sunday night. Revealed: The 8 signs you can't ignore. Fortunately, I went to my doctor and after knowing me for 14 years she convinced me that I needed something to help me cope. I go from not wanting the kids, to not wanting the job, especially not wanting the husband to just leaving it all behind. Thank you, thank you. That sounds about right to me. OMG!!! ... Hard work and a bit of luck got me where I am now and I’m so grateful. I get jealous when she smiles for the daycare teachers and won’t smile at me when I leave her. I went into a clinic, and I had to ask my boyfriend to leave work to take me because I was too frightened to even drive. The strange thing is–I don’t feel stressed at work. I am a school teacher with two young boys and I constantly feel emotionally and physically drained. If the house is not in perfect order–it doesn’t seem to reflect on him. It's commonly understood to occur when life's demands become physically and emotionally overwhelming. What is wrong with me? Irregular heartbeat You can feel your heart pounding. My closest friends said I downplayed my nervous breakdown, making it sound like a really bad day (instead of a really bad year). For instance nothing about my life is balanced, I had four babies under the age of two, right? I thought I would have this breakdown much earlier, after all I have a preteen and two teenagers. ... What Work-from-Home Moms Need to Know. I first thought that they were from driving (my boyfriend drove, and I was the passenger) for six hours in the heavy holiday traffic from northern California down. The reality of being a working mom. The irony was not lost on me that my next stop was Target, to buy a jumbo box of very non-eco diapers. I wanted blood tests, I wanted every test they had. I have tried to lessen my load and accept help from others. I couldn’t get my body to obey what my mind kept saying it should do. Meanwhile, Bonnie teaches her grandson Roscoe to gamble. A mental breakdown, also known as a nervous breakdown, is a mental disorder that can plague you for a short amount of time when youre dealing with too much stress. I have been through batteries of health tests, and they have found some things… a touch of iron deficiency, low oxygen levels, sleep disturbances–but nothing severe enough to explain how tired and inefficient I am. breakdown. I also refuse any help offered to me. But I’m not like you. While I haven’t had a breakdown like yours, I’ve had similar experiences prior to having children and I find that now that I’m trying to balance having a 2 year old with having a freelance/part-time schedule, I struggle. Share via facebook ... Katrina Alcorn, mum of 3 and author of Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink, believes that many working mums are hanging on by a thread. After a couple of days, I couldn’t take it anymore. Part of the reason is that I blame them, as they had me traveling throughout my pregnancy, strenuously working trade shows and going from appointment to appointment in fast-paced cities like LA and NY. FlexJobs in the News. Favourite answer. Thankfully, my mom was in town, and is competing to be the world’s most-eager grandmother. Seriously considering leaving my job before I have a nervous breakdown! I wish there were more work opportunities out there for mothers of the flexible, part-time variety and am curious what you’ve found in your own journey with work and motherhood and talking with your readers. A "nervous breakdown" is clinically referred to as a "panic attack". I’m fortunate. You're having panic attacks or considering suicide. Ordinary in that her experience seems so common. I also realized I didn’t need to be a crazed maniac for things to get done well; it’s not worth it for me or my family. . I support myself primarily with grants as do 75% of the other professors in my department; many of us support ourselves 100% with grants. Finally one day, my body just did the same as yours. My sister and I talk over the phone when we can, and she mentioned that maybe it is normal as a mother to feel this way, but yes, in this case I have fallen off the cliff, and I am slowly climbing back up. I was happy to finally come home, but the next couple of nights, I felt extreme panic and anxiety. I’m a sleep deprived mom of 2 currently going through a separation with my husband. I didn’t take the time to read the comments, because I have no time. I did the exact same thing about 3 weeks ago. Thank you for sharing all the comments here; knowing others are experiencing the same things I am helps so much. A nervous breakdown at work is nothing to take lightly. A truck rumbled down the frontage road, piled high with stacks of cardboard held together with twine. I’m a full-time working mother of 2 young children. This was a nightmare to say the least. My 13 year old dogs are loving and old and almost totally incontinent. Many times, sufferers of a mental breakdown are unable to function on a daily basis until their breakdown has been resolved. Excerpted from Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink by Katrina Alcorn. It felt like a cheap Band-Aid. I feel like I have no purpose sometimes, but I know that isn’t true. I am so happy to see others expressing their stories. I feel like I want to get in the car and just drive away to anywhere…and I want to pick a fight with my husband – who by the way is juggling the same thing I am – bus schedules, play dates, activities for the kids and a full-time job. It was so scary and frustrating at the same time. My mother is 49 years old and she had a minor heart attack about 4 … Lastly, I am focusing on how blessed I am and trying to enjoy life more. 40 hours, 40 years. Very recently, a senior person, “Joe,” told me that he felt that my keeping references to children to a minimum was an “appropriate professional posture” to take. It’s one thing to write about it, it’s another to talk about it, live. As I have come to learn more and more about these mental conditions, I have been coming across blogs such as this. Like me, they all assumed there was something wrong with them.”. I did, I went the next morning, drove 6 hrs to her and brought her to my house. But I did feel guilty not being around as much as these stay-at-home moms were for their children. Over the next 10 months I lost 82 pounds through good old fashioned diet and exercise. Will likelpy be back to get more. I didn't say this, but a couple of months ago I actually felt like I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I needed this encouragement so much. I just keep moving, ‘doing this’ and watch in wonder at how fine everyone else seems. 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