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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

"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

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

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

My parents were in the throes of a nervous breakdown, and I had driven them to the edge of insanity.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi


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