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Autistic Inertia

Dawn

Just how do you get out of it? Functioning for work purposes but finding it very difficult to get going with anything else. This isn't good.

I've had this before, but it's never gone on like this. I do note that while the body is immobile and just about eats the brain is in overdrive on a lot if things I need to kick into action but the kick isn't there.

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  • I suffer from this too.  Sometimes just failing to get things done, in which case lists and reminders on my phone calendar helps.  Typing up thoughts that are stuck in my head also helps to syphon off a few things and make sense of them.

    But also sometimes just feeling stuck and unable to move.  When this happens, I have to start small.  Blink a couple of times.  Wiggle one finger (which also makes me smile because it makes me think of Inigo getting excited about a finger wiggle in the Princess Bride).  Move my body.

    But sometimes it can also be a sign of some bigger emotional stuff going on, a kind of melancholic lethargy, which might mean you need to address something that's causing you worry or upset.

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  • I suffer from this too.  Sometimes just failing to get things done, in which case lists and reminders on my phone calendar helps.  Typing up thoughts that are stuck in my head also helps to syphon off a few things and make sense of them.

    But also sometimes just feeling stuck and unable to move.  When this happens, I have to start small.  Blink a couple of times.  Wiggle one finger (which also makes me smile because it makes me think of Inigo getting excited about a finger wiggle in the Princess Bride).  Move my body.

    But sometimes it can also be a sign of some bigger emotional stuff going on, a kind of melancholic lethargy, which might mean you need to address something that's causing you worry or upset.

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