nervous breakdown
Example Sentences
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In my mid 60s, I found myself divorced and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
She endured a heartbreaking divorce and a nervous breakdown, while raising a daughter and writing books, only to rally again and find love again in the most unexpected place.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
"We often wonder whether mum had a nervous breakdown during that time," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
In the mostly forgotten 1990 film "Crazy People," Dudley Moore's character, an advertising executive, has a nervous breakdown and starts creating brutally honest ads.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2024
Around that time he had begun to say and do things that, as Dr. Webb says, were signs of some sort of nervous breakdown or stress-induced mania.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
