Nervous Breakdown - Recovery: How Long?
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- Опубликовано: 13 окт 2019
- Karen Packwood is the UK's leading expert on recovery during the early stages of healing from a nervous breakdown. She helps you to understand why the breakdown happened to you and identify your next natural steps towards re-building your confidence and a flourishing life for yourself.
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Karen Packwood is the UK's leading expert on recovery during the early stages of healing from a nervous breakdown. She helps you to understand why the breakdown happened to you and identify your next natural steps towards re-building your confidence and a flourishing life for yourself.
To book a Wild Wisdom Healing Consultation with Karen, please follow this link:
karenpackwoodscheduling.as.me...
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Discover more about Karen's own story of breakdown and recovery:
www.karenpackwood.com/about-k...
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Remember:
Recovery IS possible™
Wishing You a Peaceful Day,
Karen xx
©2019 Karen Packwood All Rights Reserved.
All content in this message and video is copyrighted material and may not be reproduced in any format without the written permission of Karen Packwood.
Content in this video and message is not a substitute for medical care and Karen encourages you to seek ongoing care from your medical practitioner whilst recovering from your breakdown.
Do not operate machines or drive whilst listening to any meditations included in Karen Packwood's videos.
Karen Packwood cannot be held responsible for any action taken as a result of you, the viewer, watching/listening to any guided meditation associated with this, or any other of Karen Packwood's videos. By viewing this video and following any associated guided meditation, you agree that it is an act of your own free will and that you are solely responsible for any actions/decisions you choose to make as a result of watching/listening.
I’m so grateful to have found you!! I am in outpatient therapy after finding myself passively suicidal after losing many family members including my 43 year old husband because of a blood clot to the heart . It was sudden and devastating. My dear children are suffering too especially my oldest who will not speak to me . So I feel a loss there also . It’s heartbreaking. I don’t want to only exist (it’s been two years since my husband died) I’m trying to get better so to find someone who is kind and understand the brokenness . Thank you , sweet lady!
You’re very welcome. I’m so glad that you are being supported by the outpatient therapy. If you have any specific questions you wish to ask me, please post here or email: karen@karenpackwood.com. Be gentle with yourself and ask daily: if I were to love myself back to a flourishing life today, what would I do?
I hope you are feeling better than you were when you posted this comment.
This was massively helpful to me. I have been fighting to get back to who I used to be rather than becoming the person my breakdown needs me to be
Very accurate and descriptive prognosis on how long it may take someone to recover from a nervous breakdown. 8 to 12 years it took me. Along the healing journey Learning and applying as many holistic and complimentary therapies i could afford to realign the 9 systems within the human body and mainly the autonomic nervous system. Which when functioning ok your mood cognitive funtion sleep cycle, hormonal cycle is ok. BUT chronic stress before a N breakdown blows this apart leaving you all out of sorts hence in the nervous system.
Ones recovery timeframe also depends on your support circle whether you live on your own or have a supportive partner and people that have your back.Very important but IF alone you will still do it i lived alone and bought myself a dog, great company or even a cat as being alone after a N breakdown can be daunting looking at 4 walls renumerating on thoughts, least the dog or cat will keep you distracted
I found weekly Reflexology Ts and Tai Chi classes and massage helped a lot and buying a self help book called Acupressure Potent Points by Michael Reed Gach. You can then press certain acupressure points daily on yourself to build immune system and lower anxiety. I found learning acoustic guitar even though i am not great helped to regenerate new cells neurons in the brain after a N breakdown. Something like neuroplasticity they say
Getting out in nature / near a beach sand and water and growing flowers from seed at home is powerful too.Dont be too hard on yourself because i spent hours and days remunerating missing my old self when i was firing on all cylinders before my N breakdown.
Day by day . also look up a Herbal supplement called 5 HTP for serotonin uptake naturally. I didnt take pharma anti Ds but if they work for you to get those happy chemicals in the brain right again great...you can always wean off them down the line when you become at one again.
Also put your feet up high at night for 30 mins as this calms the body and nervous system and cleans all the toxins out of the body IE lymphatic system
Also one of the best tonics is exercise whether it is a short walk, light weights or join a yoga class or jumba class, pilates. works well.
My journey of breakdown was a fractured spinal injury that stopped me doing my job as a mechanic which i loved. I spent 8 12 years of physical rehab and a ton of money on weekly complimentary therapies and holistic therapies of some savings i had , i thought its better than being a cripple at home, feck the money. took short walks 3 times a day...started Pilates everyday at home build core. over the last few years my mobility got really well. I went back to college pt and was studying counselling 3rd and acupuncture and learned to accept and live with a dodgy precious back and defied pharma meds and got off 90pc of them.
This above experience has taught me that you are not invincible and life can change in a heartbeat.
Was a year away from becoming a qualified counsellor and Q acupuncturist. returning to work with a partial physical disablity and was in great shape of 12 years physical rehab and pilates like.
Here is the kicker.
Someone who knew me and was highly narcissistic and looking back didnt like seeing me getting physically well and getting my life back as i was so so grateful to walk, have a social life,drive my car again live independent the simple things.
This C... asked me for a simple hug and i declined the 1st time and he asked again and i felt sorry for him and should of followed my gut instinct he had other ideas/intentions. He went on to give me specific bear type hug right at my previous lumbar back spinal fracture.
It was curtains for me after that.
i am now in a bad way, physically in further serious lumbar chronic lumbar pain, and its specific burning pain like a blow torch "nerve pain" and its lumbar damaged peripheral compressed nerves.
So i am back to square one 12 years ago as after 5 months of extensive rehab the burning lumbar nerve pain aint going away. ive avoided and tried numerous pharma nerve pain GP prescribed medications but cannot handle the horrendous side effects. I am gutted i healed so well and now back to the drawing board now. I lost the power of my legs for 20 mins the day after the assault i knew that was serious , pins and needles in hands and feet, scary stuff. I had an lumbar MRI im left with specific neurogenic burning multi level burning pain constantly all from a blunt impact to my already damaged lumbar spine and im now finding this real hard to accept because someone else caused this and i live on my own.
Ive had to take a year out of college as im in that much lumbar compressed damaged nerve pain permenant damage now. I wish i could of read this trigger and what this scumbag was intendenting to try and do. I hope karma takes care of him and i heal over a year or so
I wish everyone on here the energy , focus determination to keep going..day by day ok.small steps to move forward xxxx
Michael, thank you so much for this powerful and moving comment. I wanted you to know that I’ve read, and appreciated, it. I’m going to take some time to reflect on what you’ve shared and then reply in more detail. Sending you very best wishes, Karen.
Hi Karen thank you for taking the time to read what ive wrote as its a bit longwinded but also wanted to share tips and leads of various holistic/herbal remedies that might help others post Nervous breakdown to speed up recovery. Again i appreciated it , we are here to help eachother. Take care :)
It took me years to recover from my nervous breakdown, and even then I was never fully restored to normal. You just learn to live with it, but you are never the same person again. I’m Bosnian btw
Hvala for your comment. I completely understand what you say about never being restored to normal. I think that's one of the primary messages of videos. A breakdown leads you to a new normal. The trick is to have the courage to believe that that exists and that it can lead to something better than the previous normal. I know that's not always easy and can be hard to maintain but I believe it's possible. Thank you for telling that you are Bosnian. I think that also raises cultural issues in relation to a breakdown. Bosnia, and her people, have lived through such trauma. It is a lot for one person and a culture to deal with. If you would like me to say more about this in a video, let me know. I'm actually writing a memoir set in Bosnia at the moment so writing a lot about the trauma experienced there. I was last in Sarajevo last November. It was amazing to see some of the building work being done there. Are you living in Bosnia? Wishing you a peaceful day. Karen
it took me exactly a month
Thank you so much Karen and I'll do my best to let it don't happen to me for now!!
I have learned that the healing process is not linear, cause sometimes you start to feel better, but life is always changing and challenging you. Maybe if life would be perfect, then the process could be so much fast, but life is not that way. For me personally, when I'm feeling better, almost every time, I fall again in a breakdown episode. It's been so confusing and discouraging, but I have to understand that this can be due to something I've been doing wrong. Still looking for way to help myself.
Hi karen. You helped me get well 3 1/2 years ago, and covid has recently pushed me into it again so here i am re watching all your videos. Your advise is comforting and informative, giving me strength to do it all again x thankyou.
I had a Breakdown when I was 8 years old in 1971 in The UK because my Big Sister tried to kill me and it still lingers in me forever till my dying day.. It comes and go. I sleep good at nights and then I can't sleep at nights cause what I see in my vision still haunts of what happen to me. I'm a musician and I'm famous around the world and sometimes when I'm on stage it comes and go but I still manage it. Off stage when I finished the concert and go back to the Hotel it still haunts me I tried not to drink Alcohol. Keep tossing and turning while I'm trying to go to sleep and it's hard though but in the end it worked and when I woke up in the morning it comes back in me again. I live on my own and I need space. I sometimes go to church but it still haunts me. There'll be away to get cured and plus I'll be 60 this year!!!!
Such a clear and concise description of the healing journey. There is so much shit being peddled about healing ❤️🩹. This is very authentic and no nonsense. I like that you share so much and also make it very clear that we would benefit from taking responsibility. Much love to you and all that you teach..💜🙏💜🙏💜
Thank you so much Janey. x
I want to rest and stay in bed all of the time
That's me right now, ugh.
I have been in bed for days I fear everything it is like prison.
How are you doing now - what’s helped.. I’m in agony in bed 18 months now..
@andybreedlove I would make contact with your doctor or mental health team ' explain everything 'I know it can be difficult to reach out but you might be surprised to find how many people are willing to help. I'm waiting for an adhd assessment.
The problem for me is I have insomnia so I can’t even relax and sleep a lot to escape
Thank you.
Thank u Karen for your inspiring story. I just want to give some encouragement to those who are recovering. As someone who had SEVERE anxiety/panic disorder with dp/dr, I’ve managed to fully recover and go back to life. There was no traveling for me, I stopped working, hired a caregiver, barely ate and was in constant fight or flight mode for years and trust me my symptoms were debilitating and I managed to get out. Fully! I did a few things different from you though. Recovery should not be a life long process. You have a responsibility to others when you say things like this. Many are in the cycle of breakdown because they are not educated about what is going on with the nervous system. Once you understand how anxiety and the autonomic system works and how it affects the body/brain and also while accepting your symptoms fully, recovery will be inevitable. So again, thank you for sharing your recovery process but just be careful with the words and statements you’re using. Recovery does NOT have to be a life long process. If you are managing and coping, then yes. But what a shitty quality of life. Changing your diet and rewiring your thinking and lifestyle changes might be all it takes for someone. Also having faith in God and yourself! Many don’t have faith in anything and then it’s understandable why you’re dragging towards recovery. Yes, it will take time but it doesn’t have to take 15+years or be a life long sentence. All the best Karen. I hope you find peace and long term freedom in your life rather than having coping strategies. All the best!
Dear Your Nay, Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and share your inspiring story of recovery. I agree with you fully that recovery 'should not be a life long process' and that 'recovery does NOT have to be a lifelong process' but for many of the viewers of this channel who write to me or work with me, recovery can take a very very long time for many reasons - as you will know from your own journey of recovery. It's important for people to understand that it can be a lengthy process and for them to lean in to this rather than beating themselves up for not getting better quickly. Also, for some people, it is a consciously life long journey.Once post-breakdown life resumes, there may still be layers of trauma that comes up at different periods or small or major lapses arise. Being aware of this potential enables a person who has experienced a major breakdown to create tools to be prepared. Of course, some people move on and never need to look back at their breakdown days again but not everyone is that fortunate. My videos cover material for those specifically in the early stages of recovery ( which you are well beyond!) to give hope, insight and encouragement with a realistic view on all the possible long-term implications for their life following a breakdown. Also, you mention that embracing your post-breakdown life as an ongoing process of recovery as a 'shitty quality of life'. This is not, in my experience or those who work with me, the case at all. Embracing life WITH your breakdown as you heal WITH and/or beyond it is highly positive and life enhancing. The insights gained from the breakdown experience can lead you to move on to a deeply joyful and nourishing life - well above the quality of life being lived before the breakdown. For some people, this process can be quick, for others, it can take many years, including 15+ years. For others it is a life long journey. I feel it's important that those people are not demeaned, shamed or dismissed - which is I why I speak, and offer my support and encouragement to this, in my videos. Very Best Wishes, Karen
@@KarenPackwood absolutely ❤️
That is an inspiring comment 👏
I’d love to know what helped you to recover Nay. Thank you for your comment here. I’ve recently hit a blip in my healing, not sleeping, chronic anxiety and panic. Your comment I could relate to so much. 🥰
@@Juliee79 it’s a setback and a very normal part of the recovery journey. Accept it, let it be there and go along living life. The symptoms will go away. See, we have to teach our nervous system that there is no threat. No fear. We keep carrying on throughout the day as if they aren’t there. We acknowledge them but give it no power. This is assuming you have everything ruled out by your Doc already. If so, accept it’s just anxiety.. and it’s temporary!
Dear Karen,
Thank you so much for putting yourself out there to bring so much comfort, help, relief, guidance, healing, etc, to those of us who have been blessed to find you!
In this video you address that different parts of our shattered selves heal differently and at different rates. Is it normal that once the terror and anxiety start to subside, that the fatigue seems to kick in stronger in some ways? Like feeling as though your body is needing lots of sleep? For this past month, (a month ago I had a nervous breakdown) I have been struggling with a lot of terror, dread, anxiety and some panic attacks and felt like my body was in a constant state of anxiety, but now I am starting to feel less anxious, however, even though I felt quite fatigued in that state, (but couldn't sleep properly) now I am finding I feel quite exhausted. Any help on the matter would be greatly appreciated. TY. ❤️
Thank you for sharing
Thank you Karen for your honesty. I agree, most days are torture because I don't feel as though I am making any progress at all after a year but realise it is still early days. I can relate to the porcelain doll. I feel completely smashed to pieces. I no longer recognise myself
I had it happen. I couldn't drive out of town... morning still difficult...exhausting..been a month
Porcelain doll analogy is exactly right
Can you do a stages of healing vid? x
Yes! This has been on my list to do for a long time! Thank you for the prompt! I'll make that my priority for my next batch of videos. Wishing you a peaceful day. Karen
I’m 61 and don’t have the energy for the reset ? 😢
Hi there Karen packwood
This is Samrat Sengupta from India. I've been suffering from mental breakdown from the last 13 years. I've been eating medicines for 13 years & I'm a lot better now. But I don't know how long should I continue it. Can u tell me whether I should take those medicines or us it time that I leave them.
I have only small types of problems regarding schizophrenia. But please guide me whether I should take them or not ?
Awaiting for your reply as soon as possible..& thank you so much for giving the information in you tube...
Thank you for this message Samrat and our recent email exchange. Sending best wishes, Karen 🌷🙏🏻🌷
@@KarenPackwood yes thank u
I was sexually assaulted at 17 at 18 I had a chikd at 19 I was sent to an abusive parent and child foster placement and diagnosed with aspergers at 19 I lived out of foodbanks and declared bankruptcy at 20 I became chronically ill 2 years numerous doctors ,my daughters paternal grandparents got custody ,the pandemic happened ,in 2021 my eating disorder released and my father who I hadn't had any cintact with since 2005 said he didn't want ro speak to Me 22 I became severely agoraphobic and the man I wss dating had to go to pakistan to get married . I went back to college during this time wss also diagnosed with adhd and irlens , I was bullied by someone in college back in September and I remember coming home from a visit with my child when I lost the ability to speak for several days didn't leave my bed well hardly for 2 weeks didn't leave my home unattended for seven . My grandad also became ill with dementia during this time. NOW I AM TRYING TO RECOVER ITS Difficult my chikd is 4 and I didn't get to see her for Christmas this year so I cancelled I'm wasting to see another 3 drs neuro for another test ent and demo. I wanted to thank you for this video its given me some hope I wanted to also ask how do you overcome the paranoia as my breakdown caused this and I can't seem to get over it.
Dear Shan, Thank you for sharing so openly all that has happened to you. That is a lot and it's completely understandable that you feel overwhelmed - amongst everything else. I'm so glad that my video has given you some hope - often that's what's needed to keep us on the path to recovery despite the many obstacles we face along the way. I'm happy to hear that you are maintaining contact with Drs and truly hope that they bring some vital support and relief to your life and sense of well-being. As I read about your loss of speech, I am called to mention the book 'The Body Keeps Score' by Bessel Van der Kolk in which he writes about loss of speech in the face of trauma. You might find this very helpful - if you're able to focus on reading at this moment in time. In relation to your paranoia, I'd be interested to know a little more about how this is manifesting in your life. Would you care to share? You can leave a comment here or it may be best to email me at: karen@karenpackwood.com. Please remember that I am not a qualified Dr or therapist so I also urge you to maintain contact with your physicians in relation to this issue if it's medically diagnosed paranoia. But please do contact me with more details and we can go from there. I'm sending you so much love in what feels like a very overwhelmingly painful, exhausting and debilitating set of circumstances.Keep in touch and keep asking the questions you need support with. Karen xx
I’m exhausted and I’m on year 2. Do I sleep it out? I’ve avoided medication but think it might be time to try. Thank you for your work x
I hope you’re doing better Kathryn. It’s been a long journey for me too. Take care x
How r u doing now?
My brain is scrambled, when I rest (99% of the time still) my thoughts just race wildly and abstract, symptoms are intense, and it’s like being stuck on a hamster wheel. Anyone else stuck in this ‘don’t even feel human’ depersonalisation/derealisation state? 🙏🏼 sensitivity to light/sound/dizzy/overwhelmed all the time. Flashes in vision/snow.. terror 😮
Also it feels irrational, like I lay here thinking I can do things easily, and tomorrow I’ll do xyz, then when I try I just get overwhelmed with it all. It’s so like a trap.
Hi Andy,
Much of what you describe here resonates with how I felt when I was in the early stages of recovery. In fact, you're more advanced! I don't think I was able to think about what I would do tomorrow. I could hardly think pragmatically at all! But I do remember when I reached that stage that it felt incredibly demoralising and very frightening when I couldn't physically do what I imagined I would do. Was I ever going to feel well again? Was I ever going to be well again?
I didn't know then that while part of me was experiencing the types of things that you're describing, another part of me was gently healing. Quietly and invisibly. Just as we have the part of us that is broken, we have the part of us that is holding and caring for that broken part. We are not consciously in touch with it at this stage, but it is there. I wish someone had told me that when I was in the stage that you're describing.
Often, the best place to start with the intensity of these types of experiences is with the breath. Just one breath at a time. No more. No less. And in each breath, counter the terror and overwhelming thoughts with words like: peace, calm, trust and know that the hamster wheel is just one part that is working its way through to healing. At some point, that will change. And it will come naturally, probably without you even realising. And just ask each day: if I were to love myself today, what would I do? That's hard to begin with, but it becomes easier. It starts small with basic self-care needs then evolves.
Wishing you a peaceful day.
Karen x
How are you doing now Andy ?
I don't have time
I have 9 children dependent on me. Single father.
And I have had a breakdown, and the kids are walking around and need my control.
Thank you for your comment. Coping with a breakdown whilst caring for children as a single parent is very tough. How are you feeling today? I'm about to record some new content so if you have any further questions about recovering from a breakdown, especially in your situation, please them here and I'll answer them in upcoming videos. Karen
Your finances. Are they your lifelong dreams. Lots of letters after your name no feeling of fear?? Porcelain doll. Real world
Hi Samantha, thank you for your message. I’m a little unsure of what you’re asking. Would mind clarifying so that I can answer well. Many thanks. Wishing you a peaceful day. Karen 🌼