Public Meltdown

Hi.

I wonder if anyone on here as ever had as an adult a meltdown in public. I unfortunately

had my first one on Sunday & it is an experience quite different than having one without

a public presence..I had it in front of a neighbour who was informed earlier in the week

that I was autistic,it was not as bad as some, ripped my top off attacked the ivy beat up

a wreath,all our property I ranted but no Tourette's.

Her first reaction was to make it all about her, calling her husband "come here come here 

I have a problem will you come down please" my mother who is end of life & who I care

for was sitting there said later " I was the one with the problem & me who could of used the

help" Anyway I came back down after replacing my t shirt had a rant & told the husband

to stay out of it as before his wife had been berating my mother & as I went to stop it

I had a panic attack so she threatened me with her husband.

I was told by friends not to worry & there is no need to apologise it was not intentional but I

send a text saying "sorry about that sensory overload caused a meltdown linked to my ASD

it was nothing personal" & the reason I is there will be repercussions as there were over the

panic attack nothing illegal last time it was trying to have  my safe space tree cut down & various

other actions.

Whilst there is no magic bullet how do you cope having them outside, any advice would be great.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

  

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  • I had one in the dentist a few years ago, I was very nervous and on the edge of panic and this bloke and his son where there in the waiting room and the child was being noisy, I gave him a hostile look and the dad started having a real go at me, I ran outside, hyperventilating and wanting to hide, I managed to keep it together long enough to drive home, where I totally collapsed nd spent days recovering, it was months before I got up the courage to go near a dentists again.

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  • I had one in the dentist a few years ago, I was very nervous and on the edge of panic and this bloke and his son where there in the waiting room and the child was being noisy, I gave him a hostile look and the dad started having a real go at me, I ran outside, hyperventilating and wanting to hide, I managed to keep it together long enough to drive home, where I totally collapsed nd spent days recovering, it was months before I got up the courage to go near a dentists again.

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