Sixty and just diagnosed

Hi IzzyMadd 

Autism per se won't I suspect have been what put you in hospital although I think I get what you mean based on how messed up I was at the time of diagnosis age 58.

Are you able to say what it is that you need coping with?  e.g. what are other people telling you and what are you telling yourself...     Might help to target the strategies,

Hehe, I've found people mostly friendly here!

Best Wishes

At the moment I need with everything I had my first recognised meltdown three weeks ago. I don't know warnings triggers, coping strategies absolutely nothing that's what's so terrifying 

Thanks for your reply.

At this stage of being in meltdown as Stuart333 says the stress experienced might be taking you out of your range of capability to tolerate things.  The Jug analogy is a good one.  Another way of explaining this is the "window of tolerance" 

this web page Window of Tolerance - Autism Understood  explains this.  

 Stuart333 is right to suggest getting out of situations that cause stress - your being in hospital at present is in in itself likely stressful -even tho' it is perhaps in some way also getting you away from the stressors 

To help you get back into your "window" range wherever you are using what are called "grounding techniques" can help achieve calmness.

Have you any techniques that you use to "ground" yourself back into the present moment to help get away from the intensity of the challenging emotions that you might be experiencing IzzyMadd ?

The one about sensing how your body feels that Stuart333 mentions is an example of this.  There are other strategies too.

e.g. Grounding techniques to try today

If this is a new idea to you perhaps you might ask the hospital staff about them? 

Best Wishes

Took me some time to work out what the flip was going on after diagnosis - people telling me I was still the same person whilst i was trying to work out who the heck i was after getting diagnosed - the picture that was painted of me was me however I thought everyone must be finding it so hard too!

My family (mostly) understood and I've got better at understanding them too.

Have a good xmas - get some rest in and I wish you all the best for the new year.

Looking forward to learning how things get sorted for you.

All the best :-)

Took me some time to work out what the flip was going on after diagnosis - people telling me I was still the same person whilst i was trying to work out who the heck i was after getting diagnosed - the picture that was painted of me was me however I thought everyone must be finding it so hard too!

My family (mostly) understood and I've got better at understanding them too.

Have a good xmas - get some rest in and I wish you all the best for the new year.

Looking forward to learning how things get sorted for you.

All the best :-)