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Melt down understanding

Nadielou

I'm not even sure if i have meltdowns. And if i do ? How to spot the signs and how to cope ?

I can get irritated and angry wuite easily and have been known to have screaming fits, bouts of just nothingness or sadness for no obvious reason and crying. I get anxious quite alot.

Are these considered a meltdown ? Or just my general personality ?

And if they are , i have no idea how to spot the warning signs. 

Thank you 

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  • I would think these are meltdowns for sure.  I don't think meltdowns have anything to do with personality. I can relate a lot to parts of what NAS and  Duck are saying. I can't relate to possessed. Is there 'no obvious reason' for you, or for someone else. Autistic people usually know why and for me reasons are quite overwhelming and close to the heart. Seeing my daughter struggle upsets me and not having enough control to help it, not being able to resolve something so dear to the heart can trigger a meltdown in me. I can deal with a lot. But certain things shouldn't leave me indifferent, I wouldn't wish to be insular to people I hold dear in my heart.

  • in reply to Tinyexplorer

    Perhaps I should clarify using the term possessed. I did put inverted commas around it, but I acknowledge it was clumsy.

    I was trying to emphasise that during a meltdown I can't easily pull myself out of it. I just have to let it run its course.

    I wasn't in any way suggesting darker forces were afoot. Hope that clarifies.

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  • in reply to Tinyexplorer

    Perhaps I should clarify using the term possessed. I did put inverted commas around it, but I acknowledge it was clumsy.

    I was trying to emphasise that during a meltdown I can't easily pull myself out of it. I just have to let it run its course.

    I wasn't in any way suggesting darker forces were afoot. Hope that clarifies.

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