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nervous breakdown



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Lindsey Korine has been living under a bridge after having a nervous breakdown and walking out on his wife and son.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

In my mid 60s, I found myself divorced and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

"We often wonder whether mum had a nervous breakdown during that time," she said.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2025

When a nervous breakdown resulted in hospitalization, the author found she could no longer read her own life.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2025

She was suffering from some kind of nervous breakdown.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo




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