• Replies 9 replies
  • Subscribers 85 subscribers
  • Views 450 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

Autistic shutdown

Kvothe

Just wondering what Autistic Shutdowns are in particular what feelings are around leading up to a shutdown..

Like i think i just had a minor shutdown not a full one is this possible? 

Over the last 2 weeks i have been struggling a lot with the world its brightness, the noise people getting close and invading personal space. I snapped at some people in the street for approaching me.

This lead to my mind whizzing at times and being sluggish at others, brain fog, extreme anxiety, loss of 'faith' that life gets better.

Adding to that sleep problems like getting too hot, my feet not feeling great out of socks, feet getting too hot in socks, blanket feeling weird, aching body, sweating and more that i cant think of right now

I get home and listen to the same stuff over and over again and just stare into space etc although it didnt feel like the really bad time i had a few years back it felt close..

Now i am coming out of the other side and i feel tired like i have been working out or my body has been exercising for ages..

is this a partial shown? 

Cheers

Parents

  • A shutdown is simply just not functioning or doing only the basic functions this can show diffent for each person for me it’s I won’t talk to certain people and the ones I go get very basic responses and my tasks slow to a crawl 

  • in reply to 190E(Taylor’s version)

    What about the lead up to the shutdown? how does one experience it?

  • in reply to Kvothe
    Kvothe said:
    What about the lead up to the shutdown? how does one experience it?

    This can vary from person to person but what I have heard from others is that the anxiety levels really ramp up, your behaviour can start to be unpredictable but then it reaches a point when it is like someone hit you with high voltage - all systems shut down and you almost become a curled up ball of a person, not responding to normal attempts at communication.

    If you find you are not reaching the point where the sky falls in completely then it is more likely that you are experiencing burnout which is where the stress placed on you in the near-meltdown zone has become intense and you are starting to behave erratically.

    Some peope can exist indefinitely in this zone, myself included and it can last for months. There can be health consequences from the continual high adrenaline exposure this creates so it should be avoided if possible.

    A good therapist can train you on how to step aside from the situation and use techniques to control your high tension state then bring the tension down while working out a way to change how you are engaging with the situation so it becomes more controlled.

    This is not a quick of easy skill to learn but it has saved me from a lot of pain in recent years and improved my quality of life massively.

Reply
  • in reply to Kvothe
    Kvothe said:
    What about the lead up to the shutdown? how does one experience it?

    This can vary from person to person but what I have heard from others is that the anxiety levels really ramp up, your behaviour can start to be unpredictable but then it reaches a point when it is like someone hit you with high voltage - all systems shut down and you almost become a curled up ball of a person, not responding to normal attempts at communication.

    If you find you are not reaching the point where the sky falls in completely then it is more likely that you are experiencing burnout which is where the stress placed on you in the near-meltdown zone has become intense and you are starting to behave erratically.

    Some peope can exist indefinitely in this zone, myself included and it can last for months. There can be health consequences from the continual high adrenaline exposure this creates so it should be avoided if possible.

    A good therapist can train you on how to step aside from the situation and use techniques to control your high tension state then bring the tension down while working out a way to change how you are engaging with the situation so it becomes more controlled.

    This is not a quick of easy skill to learn but it has saved me from a lot of pain in recent years and improved my quality of life massively.

Children
No Data