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# trouble with her nerves

phrase (noun phrase, «trouble with her/his nerves», also «bad nerves», «a nervous breakdown»)

«trouble with her nerves» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, old-fashioned) anxiety, depression or another mental illness.
2. (medical, literal) a problem with the nerves of the body, e.g. numbness.

### In the lessons

Older people used it in quiet family talk to avoid naming mental illness, which once carried shame. Today doctors and schools speak openly of anxiety or depression, and people are encouraged to get help.

### Examples

- (old gossip) Aunt Edna has had trouble with her nerves since the war.
- (old novel) The doctor said she must rest for her nerves.
- (grandma) She's always had trouble with her nerves, poor thing.
- (today, kinder) She has anxiety and sees a counsellor.
- (medical, literal) After the accident he had trouble with the nerves in his hand.
- (chat) mum says nan had "trouble with her nerves" which i think means anxiety

### Note

Trap: it may be literal (body nerves). As a euphemism it hides mental illness, which is real and treatable — no shame in naming it. Change the pronoun: his, their.