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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

In the past, mental health experts used many terms such as depression, anxiety, and acute stress disorder to refer to a nervous breakdown. The term is no longer used because it has not been recognized as a mental health disorder by the American Psychiatry Association in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5).

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10 Ways Substance Addiction Can Change Your Personality

Gateway Foundation

Other substances like methamphetamine or cocaine can lead to reckless behavior due to paranoia or overconfidence. Paranoia Paranoia is another common symptom of substance use. Addiction can also worsen symptoms of severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, leading to paranoid feelings or behavior.

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psychosis, violence, and the fear of madness

Clinical Philosophy

The psychological community often attempts to combat the stigma suffered by the mentally ill by challenging the view that people suffering schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions are physically dangerous. of the professionally representative 2017 BPS report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia.