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*Autistic Shutdowns collection* - Do you experience these ?

aidie

Hi

I have been trying to work out if I am experiencing Shutdowns, I am still not sure 

I have been trying to find information online but its pretty unspecific. Very few videos about it either.

If you experience shutdowns, please

  1. list the symptoms
  2. describe the process you experience
  3. describe how you feel afterwards please
  4. what triggers it / is there always a trigger ?

I want to determine if I am indeed experiencing shutdowns.  

Get your experiences added to this collection  Thumbsup.

Thanks for any responses,advice,ideas

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  • Mine can be very obvious, and I’ve had them all my life.  I can be sat watching tv, or typing away at work and then I get this heavy feeling starting to creep in, and everything completely shuts down.  It looks like I’m falling asleep, but it’s not like that. It’s incredibly painful trying to fight up.  Sometimes it cans last a few minutes, and I go completely immobile and my eyes shut-keeping them open is so painful it’s like my body refuses to allow anything in.  I can hear people talking, but it’s like a distance noise and I can’t process it clearly or respond other than occasionally replying with a one word answer if it’s early stages still if a shut down.  Other times I’m like it for hours.  It interferes with my life, it’s embarrassing, it gets me noticed at work for the wrong reasons, it’s unproductive.  Sometimes as soon as I get home it happens, and I can spend hours completely unable to move, watch tv, listen to anything.  I just lie completely still.  And I can feel I’m annoyed if I have a lot to do but simply can not move until my body decides it’s ready.  

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  • Mine can be very obvious, and I’ve had them all my life.  I can be sat watching tv, or typing away at work and then I get this heavy feeling starting to creep in, and everything completely shuts down.  It looks like I’m falling asleep, but it’s not like that. It’s incredibly painful trying to fight up.  Sometimes it cans last a few minutes, and I go completely immobile and my eyes shut-keeping them open is so painful it’s like my body refuses to allow anything in.  I can hear people talking, but it’s like a distance noise and I can’t process it clearly or respond other than occasionally replying with a one word answer if it’s early stages still if a shut down.  Other times I’m like it for hours.  It interferes with my life, it’s embarrassing, it gets me noticed at work for the wrong reasons, it’s unproductive.  Sometimes as soon as I get home it happens, and I can spend hours completely unable to move, watch tv, listen to anything.  I just lie completely still.  And I can feel I’m annoyed if I have a lot to do but simply can not move until my body decides it’s ready.  

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  • in reply to NAS50557

    first thanks for responding. I just read your account and your shutdowns are causing you quite a bit of anguish. Basically they waste your time. That's the thoughts I get as well but they are really pissing you off. 

    However as I read more and more about shutdowns it seems they are important and necessary.

    Since starting this thread, I accept mine now and let them be. But I am lucky I am not distressed in any way.  I cant fight them, and to do so, makes things worse, It's like I have the deluxe version of shutdowns compared to you.

    I experience the heavy feeling you mention and the painful eyes so that is interesting we have that in common.

    thanks for adding to this collection your detail is excellent, expression of angst are valuable.

    wishing you a shutdown free day

    aidie