You will need an official diagnosis from your doctor or therapist. You will need to describe your symptoms and behaviors that led to your mental breakdown to determine your underlying disorder.
Talk therapy, where you and your therapist work through your issues by talking Cognitive behavior therapy, a form of psychotherapy which focuses on changing your thoughts in order to change your behaviors Interpersonal therapy, which focuses on your relationships with others.
Ask your doctor for a referral to a local support group. You can also look into national foundations, such as the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) for local chapters with support groups.
Your doctor and psychologist will let you know which medications you will need. These can include antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, or other similar medications. If you are uncomfortable with any medication prescribed to you, ask you doctor if it is necessary. If your doctor won’t listen to your reservations about it, get a different opinion.
Avoid thinking of yourself as a failure if you need to take a day off or if you don’t meet every goal you set. Recovery takes time.
This will help you figure out what thought patterns that lead you to feel certain ways. You can also identify your triggers. Once you learn this, you can work with your therapist to change negative behaviors and avoid triggers.
You can use meditation, inspirational or self help books, or religious faith to help with this.
This may be hard if you don’t want to disclose exactly what happened to you. Be as honest as you are comfortable with.
Start going out to social events again, as long as you feel comfortable in them. If you have to, start small, such as a one on one for coffee, and work your way up.
Don’t give yourself a time table either. You don’t want to stress yourself out by worrying about meeting a schedule of recovery.
Make sure you give yourself permission to do less without feeling like a failure.
This will give your mind something to focus on instead of your recovery and release tension.
If you aren’t very creative, still try something new to help you get your feelings out.
This will help you feel better as you move forward in your recovery because you won’t be worried about every little thing. Also learn to structure your time. This will help you not feel overwhelmed or stressed while you are recovering.
You want to make sure you are in a proper place to make those decisions, one where you are stable enough to think through all the alternative and repercussions of your actions.
You want to make sure you feel your best inside and out so you can devote energy to your recovery. Also increase your water intake to improve your health.
