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
"This all happened in front of my children. My child is having a nervous breakdown," said a third.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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
Act Three offers a performance at a point when nervous tension, romantic fury and artistic demoralization bring the production to a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
My mother says he was homesick, and hints at a nervous breakdown, but there was more to it than that.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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