Unable to judge meltdowns, shutdowns and dissociation

Hi,

i’m interested in your experiences with judging your limits or balancing  your environment so that you don’t get overwhelmed? I tend to dissociate and go into a trance when I am overwhelmed. It can take something as small as a 2hr social gathering. It hasn’t made sense to me and I don’t know how to judge this. 

Would be good to hear from some of you.