Lets use the example of a person experiencing impatience to illustrate the Twelve Nidanas of dependent origination.

1. Ignorance (avijja): The person lacks understanding of the true nature of reality and the impermanence of things, causing them to have certain expectations.
2. Mental formations (sankhara): Due to ignorance, the person forms habitual patterns of reacting impatiently when their expectations are not met.
3. Consciousness (viññana): The persons consciousness is conditioned by these mental formations, making them prone to experiencing impatience.
4. Name and form (nama-rupa): The persons body and mind manifest in a way that is susceptible to feeling impatient.
5. The six sense bases (salayatana): The persons sense organs interact with the external world.
6. Contact (phassa): The person encounters a situation which goes against their expectations, triggering impatience.
7. Feeling (vedana): The person feels frustrated and displeased when their expectations are not met, leading to impatience.
8. Craving (tanha): The person craves their expectation to be fulfilled, and tries to control the situation which activates impatience.
9. Clinging (upadana): The person clings to their impatience to deal with the situation, reinforcing the cycle of craving and anger.
10. Becoming (bhava): This clinging to impatience reinforces the persons habitual patterns and karmic tendencies, perpetuating the cycle of impatience in future situations.
11. Birth (jati): The persons impatience manifests as impatient behavior or speech patterns, reinforcing the cycle of mental formations and karmic consequences.
12. Old age and death (jara-marana): The persons impatience, if left unaddressed, can lead to physical, mental, and emotional suffering and perpetuate negative consequences in future situations or even future lives.

In this example, we can observe how the Twelve Nidanas work together to form habitual patterns of impatience, leading to cyclical patterns of suffering. By cultivating mindfulness and understanding the dependent origination of impatience, one can work towards breaking the cycle and finding inner peace.

How to break cycle at each point:

To break the cycle of impatience, one can address the links in the following ways:

1. Ignorance (avijja): Address ignorance by gaining a deep understanding of the true nature of existence and the impermanence of all things. This will help to manage your expectations and reduce the likelihood of experiencing impatience.

2. Mental formations (sankhara): Recognize the habitual patterns of reacting impatiently and work to change these patterns. Practice responding to situations with patience and compassion.

3. Consciousness (viññana): Learn to observe your thoughts and emotions without reacting to them. By cultivating mindfulness, you can become more aware of the conditions that give rise to impatience and begin to respond in a more skillful way.

4. Name and form (nama-rupa): Practice mindfulness of the body and mind. By becoming aware of the physical sensations and mental states associated with impatience, you can learn to respond with greater equanimity.

5. The six sense bases (salayatana): Practice sensory restraint to avoid situations that trigger impatience. By practicing restraint and choosing which sensory experiences to engage with, you can reduce the likelihood of becoming impatient.

6. Contact (phassa): Recognize that frustration and disappointment are a normal part of life. By accepting situations as they are, you can reduce the likelihood of reacting with impatience.

7. Feeling (vedana): Practice equanimity when experiencing unpleasant feelings. By recognizing that unpleasant feelings are impermanent and will pass, you can reduce the intensity of your impatience.

8. Craving (tanha): Practice letting go of your desire for things to go a certain way. By cultivating contentment with whatever situation arises, you can reduce the likelihood of becoming impatient.

9. Clinging (upadana): Practice letting go of your attachment to impatience. By recognizing that impatience is a conditioned response, you can begin to respond in new ways that break the cycle.

10. Becoming (bhava): Practice responding to situations with patience and compassion whenever possible. By cultivating positive patterns of behavior, you can begin to weaken the cycle of impatience.

11. Birth (jati): By breaking the cycle of impatience, you can reduce the likelihood of reinforcing this pattern in future situations.

12. Old age and death (jara-marana): By reducing the habit of impatience, you can reduce the likelihood of perpetuating negative karmic patterns and experience more positive outcomes in life.
In summary, to break the cycle of impatience, it is necessary to address the factors that give rise to this mental state, including ignorance, habitual patterns, and attachment. By cultivating mindfulness, compassion, and equanimity, one can gradually weaken the cycle of impatience and experience greater peace and well-being.