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You may think you are having a nervous breakdown, but what if your well-being has just been running low?
In this video, Dr. Daniel Fox explains why you can still function, work, answer texts, and handle responsibilities, but feel flat, drained, disconnected, or not fully okay inside.
This state may not be a nervous breakdown. It may be languishing, a low well-being state where you are present but not thriving.
You’ll learn the difference between symptoms and well-being, why “fine” and “mentally ill” are not the only two options, and how to look at three areas that may need attention: feeling, functioning, and connection.
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📚 BOOKS & CLINICAL TOOLS BY DR. DANIEL FOX
• The Relationships Workbook for BPD – Skills to cultivate emotional safety and stronger connections
https://www.amazon.com/Relationships-Workbook-BPD-Understanding-Connections/dp/1648486053
• BPD Guided Journal – A structured space to process intense emotions and build self-compassion
https://shorturl.at/Ta5Dj
• The BPD Card Deck – 50 practical strategies for emotional regulation
https://shorturl.at/jBHJV
• Complex Borderline Personality Disorder – Understanding co-occurring conditions
https://rb.gy/hdyqyy
• Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders – A modern clinical framework
https://tinyurl.com/2anv8dww
• The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook – An integrative skills-based program
https://goo.gl/LQEgy1
• Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic & Histrionic Workbook
(IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner)
https://goo.gl/BLRkFy
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox
(IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner)
https://goo.gl/sZYhym
👤 ABOUT DR. DANIEL J. FOX
Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and multi-award-winning author. He has over 20 years of experience specializing in the assessment and treatment of personality disorders across state and federal prison systems, universities, and private practice. His clinical focus includes personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, emotional intelligence, and relationship functioning.
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Amazon Author Page: https://amazon.com/author/drfox
00:00 When Nothing Is Technically Wrong
01:03 Nervous Breakdown Is Not a Diagnosis
02:32 The Middle Place Between Fine and Crisis
04:08 The One-Line Mental Health Map
05:04 Symptoms and Well-Being Are Different
05:51 What Languishing Means
06:58 You Are Not a Category
08:07 Why Self-Monitoring Can Increase Pressure
09:20 The Three Areas of Well-Being
09:24 Feeling
10:15 Functioning
13:27 Connection
15:02 One Question to Ask Yourself
16:36 When to Get More Support
18:31 You Are Drained, Not Broken
19:51 What Comes Next