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Mini meltdown

Whats-His-Face

Hi I’m not sure if this is to do with my autism or something else. 

I woke up the morning feeling a little stressed for no reason but then found through out the day loads of little things adding to the stress, also getting more stressed about being stressed. All this plus my wife pressing me has resulted in a mini meltdown, running to bathroom, punching my other hand then rubbing hands over my hand and rocking a bit. I managed to control my breathing to calm my self out of meltdown but am still on edge. My reckons this has nowt to do with the autism and as a newly diagnosed I have no idea. 

Any help or advice would be great. 

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  • Hi Jason,

    It could be that you are a little more anxious than normal and as the day has gone by, things which you could normally grit your teeth and battle on through have hit you harder than you were expecting.

    If meltdowns are normal for you, then this could be a sign you are over doing it a bit.  If you rarely or never have meltdowns, then I would suggest it might be worth having a chat with your GP if it continues to see if anxiety or other factors are to blame.

    Sometimes, little things build and build and build until we have to break under the weight.  Whatever the cause, I would focus on taking some time out to unwind and hopefully get back to your usual self.

    Also it might be worth noting that post-diagnosis can be a little unnerving as it can be a lot to take in and come to terms with.  It can be a bit of a roller-coaster coming to terms with it and understanding who you are - even though a diagnosis doesn't change anything.  

  • in reply to Starbuck

    Yea I think I’m finding the post diagnosis a little difficult as I now know there’s no fix to some of my issues. I’ve also seen my gp about my stress a couple of weeks ago and he gave me something to take the edge off(didn’t help yesterday). 

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