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Meltdown - Rage

Char31415
9 months ago

Hello everyone 

I was diagnosed with autism / asperger syndrome in 2015, I know what I am like but I dont really know whats to do with the autism and what isn't. I hear alot about meltdowns but don't really know if I have ever had one, the thing i do know is I get to the point where the last thing tips me over the edge and I go into a rage and just shout about anything and everything thats annoying me. Not sure if thats a meltdown or not but i always thought meltdowns and autism go hand in hand.

I don't really know how to put into words this but say the tv is on my sons got the pad sound on my partners phone is playing more than one person is talking, i feel myself getting hotter and hotter and then i just snap because i cant think straight (this is seperate but also relevant to the top)

Thanks

  • 9 months ago

    Sounds like sensory overload. I get this as well. Before Christmas I went in town and it was really busy, loads of noise of chatter, traffic and a toddler was screaming and I felt myself getting hot and really edgy. My hands were shaky. I put in my ear pods and listened to some music and it blocked everything else out for me and I started to calm down then.

    It might help you if you try this next time as well or if you can leave the room and allow yourself to calm down and relax. Staying in the place where the trigger is will continue to overload you.

    I hope you're feeling a lot better now.

  • 9 months ago

    Sensory overload and I can understand this.

    I often feel like shouting and sometimes do, when people have their mobiles on speaker when on the bus.

    Too loud and too much noise, does my head in!

  • 9 months ago in reply to Char31415
    Char31415 said:
    Yeah I heard its a spectrum but I dont know whats like if you don't have this your not autistic and what isn't if you know what i mean

    A meltdown or shutdown for that matter is not a part of being autistic. It’s a result of being under excessive stress. You can be a happy autistic person. So, to answer your question you can be autistic and not have meltdowns.

    If you want to know more about meltdowns and stress responses in autistic people please read:

    https://autistic-village.com/2021/07/22/dino-brain-large-and-in-charge-overloads-overwhelms-and-meltdowns/

    Just so you aware, there is a trigger warning at the start of the article I have linked to. Please don’t read if it will cause you too much distress.

  • 9 months ago in reply to SheepPF

    I'm sorry you went through that, i was known as the annoying naughty child who was bullied all through school for whatever reason.

  • 9 months ago in reply to SheepPF

    Yeah I heard its a spectrum but I dont know whats like if you don't have this your not autistic and what isn't if you know what i mean, have you ever had days were your so tired you just sleep or lay in bed most or all of the day? I imagine this is a shutdown but again i have no clue, i was diagnosed and left to carry on with my life.

  • 9 months ago

    I think I've had a couple of meltdowns a few years ago. It didn't look very great to others, had a few talks about it (nothing about Autism; I wasn't diagnosed at the time) and ended up having to can it away.

    As far as I know, Autism is a spectrum, so I think that maybe some people might have meltdowns, or some may never have one. I may be wrong, though.