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physical/mental shut down multiple times during the day

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the title is the best way i can describe it after spending a long time trying to understand my patterns. you may have noticed that i have difficulty with memory that i have posted about on here before. can be in the middle of doing a task and i have this overwhelming need to stop and lie down. i can be trying to figure out some of my work and i cannot do anything more. it feels like i will pass out if i don’t stop. sometimes it leads me to lie down because i lose all strength in my body. at which point i may fall asleep or get very very anxious and my heart races and i feel like i start to have sensory overload. this happens multiple times during the day so i have had to start limiting the time i spend on my daily tasks. especially anything that somewhat requires a bit of mental and physical energy. do you have this??

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  • I don't experience shutdowns as severe as this, but someone on this forum pointed out that some of my experiences indicate that I could be having shutdowns. If I'm feeling overwhelmed (either with sensory overload or stress), I get to the point where I can't concentrate on anything and I struggle to communicate. Everything feels like a tremendous effort; it's like I'm walking through jelly. All I want to do is lie down in a dark room and go to sleep. Even watching TV would be too much at this point.

    I have meltdowns too, which are the reverse of this. I get very anxious, angry and panicked. I'll often shout, cry, or throw things (not at people - just throwing my phone on the floor, for example). 

    Just to be on the safe side, it might be worth going to the doctor to rule out any physical causes (e.g. low blood pressure).

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  • I don't experience shutdowns as severe as this, but someone on this forum pointed out that some of my experiences indicate that I could be having shutdowns. If I'm feeling overwhelmed (either with sensory overload or stress), I get to the point where I can't concentrate on anything and I struggle to communicate. Everything feels like a tremendous effort; it's like I'm walking through jelly. All I want to do is lie down in a dark room and go to sleep. Even watching TV would be too much at this point.

    I have meltdowns too, which are the reverse of this. I get very anxious, angry and panicked. I'll often shout, cry, or throw things (not at people - just throwing my phone on the floor, for example). 

    Just to be on the safe side, it might be worth going to the doctor to rule out any physical causes (e.g. low blood pressure).

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