Emotional Breakdown: Understanding Meltdowns

In my life the smiley face is a paradox. Still smiling despite 'heat and pressure' suggesting that events in my life did warp under the exceptional pressure in my life. The design transforms, in my mind, to a symbol of escape, endurance and recovery. Out of the ashes and and memories of gaslighting and coercive control and melting of the manipulation, arosea perpetual smile and a memory of how i used to feel.

Emotional breakdown is a term in our mental health language referring to a severe emotional or psychological breakdown triggered by an individuals inability to cope with overwhelming stress, anxiety or the negative emotions. It may manifest as intense feelings of frustration, anger, fear or sadness and may cause the individual to lose control of their emotions and impact their behavior. During a meltdown, an individual may present crying, screaming, self harming or lashing out toward others and they may become agitated, irrational or disoriented, and have difficulty communicating or reasoning effectively.

Meltdowns are common in anxiety disorders, personality disorders, depression, bipolar disorder and neurodiverseconditions.