Are you heading for a nervous breakdown?

The dislocating impact of the pandemic on mental health is widely acknowledged. Sometimes the result has been an increase in nervous breakdowns. Some people are more prone to breakdown than others.

Margaretha flanked by Wilson Bradly (trumpet, voice) on the left and ade ishs (piano, voice) from eMotion Band after their gig at Paris Cat Jazz Club in Melb. Source: Photo courtesy SCW - Melbourne 28 Jan 2021.

Margaretha, is a lecturer in the Psychology Faculty at Airlangga University and a PhD candidate at Melbourne University.  Her clear suggestions about the best strategies to prevent nervous breakdown may surprise you.

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COVID-19 deeply impacted peoples’ lives. It can bring people close to breakdown and they may find their minds are full of dread both during the day and night. Source: Image by ca_heckler/Creative Commons.