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*Autistic Shutdowns collection* - Do you experience these ?

aidie
over 4 years ago

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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  • over 3 years ago

    just digging this one up in hope more newbies can contribute

  • over 3 years ago in reply to aidie

    I experience this sensation that I’ve come to call “freezing”. I easily get overwhelmed by the various types of stimulus in the outside world and all of the conflicting thoughts inside my head. I end up feeling confused and unable to make decisions and as a result I enter a semi-catatonic state where I become unable to do anything. I feel like I enter a state of hyper-awareness, it’s so surreal. You know if you become too aware of your own breathing it just doesn’t feel natural anymore? I feel like I become too aware of my own thought processes and as a result they end up feeling the same way.

  • over 3 years ago in reply to False Surrender

    thats a very interesting shutdown...   I had a big one today i watched a Youtube about a real life gun battle in USA. As the battle/chase proceeded suddenly something triggered me and i just made it to my bed - i was out for 2 hours and woke up really cold and very groggy.

    first time a video has triggered me ever. 

    thanks for u're input 

    good to hear from u 

    contact me anytime about anything

  • over 3 years ago in reply to False Surrender

    I'd thought i was midly bipolar for a long time, but then realised it was just obsessibe special interests, drive for purpose, stamina, and then a bit of a delusion crash, or just pure burnt out. It's not been a bad thing, it defines who i am, but is exhausting. Weird insight thinking seems to be quite standard in many autists. It's def valuable for me at work.

    thanks for explaining your shutdowns, it's helped me better understand mine.

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  • over 3 years ago in reply to False Surrender

    I'd thought i was midly bipolar for a long time, but then realised it was just obsessibe special interests, drive for purpose, stamina, and then a bit of a delusion crash, or just pure burnt out. It's not been a bad thing, it defines who i am, but is exhausting. Weird insight thinking seems to be quite standard in many autists. It's def valuable for me at work.

    thanks for explaining your shutdowns, it's helped me better understand mine.

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