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Essay: "Breakdown"

by Tovar Paul

Everyone eventually breaks downs. Everything breaks down. But in the mental stance and with humans, a breakdown is caused by the nerves coming to a halt. Most of the time I hear about someone having a nervous breakdown, it is usually a female. But men have them more. The male just hides it more out of shame. We live our lives every day and at times it's hard. Life is not easy. At times so many negative issues will come at a person at one time. If that person cannot deal with these issues at once, he or she will shut down. This causes a breakdown in the mind. Eventually it happens over and over. And more and more unsolved issues get backed up into the mind. And when it cannot store anymore, the person breaks down. Some people are more strong minded than others. Some people are extremely weaker. And to not have any breakdowns at all is to deal with the issues as they come one by one, little by little. A problem or issue need not have to be dealt in full, just not forgotten. This is the same with objects not human. An automobile for instance: if a car starts heating up, you must let it cool. Maybe put a little water after it cools. Then you may drive on. Some would do this and others would immediately take it go get it fixed altogether. But there are some that would just drive on. The car breaks down.

Deal with each problem or issue that comes into your life and you'll never break down.