We have all had bad days, even if you like your job, there is a good chance that you have experienced a time when someone or something is wearing you down and you are just fully overwhelmed or preoccupied by other things happening in your life either inside or outside of the work realm. So if you, a colleague or someone else you work with is nearing the breakdown state try to consider how you would feel in his/her place, and try to offer some preventative measures.

- Encourage open communication at work.
- Assess your workload, and prioritize.
- Take a break, get up and walk around just. Be sure to get away from your desk at least a few times a day.
- Offer help, and encouraging solutions when someone comes to you with an issue.