Published on 12, July, 2020
Hey everyone
Sorry to toss this out there but wondering if the following constitutes as a meltdown? I was with friends for dinner on Sunday and felt like I had to endure into the evening (probably 12pm)
I felt ok Monday and Tuesday but I feel dreadful now. We were invited to their 40th birthday this coming November while we were at dinner and I can’t stop going over this even though it’s months away. Obviously this is a big thing for me and my brain is trying to pre think scenarios and generally how I’m going to get through it. The whole evening was exhausting and I was very quiet, I just wanted to go home. I put myself through this for my family tbh as I don’t want them to miss out.
I really feel quite low today and the slightest thing makes me panic.
Would be very grateful if anyone has any thoughts please?
It sounds like exhaustion, which is valid and important and in a little more extreme situations often considered a 'shutdown'. I'm assuming you mean midnight - 00:00 (in the US it might be referred to as 12am) not there until noon (12:00 'pm') the following day.
A meltdown involves an outward reaction from being overwhelmed/over-stimulated and also emotionally out of control or misperceived as a 'tantrum'.
There's a fine line between planning into the future and ruminating on a situation which has yet to happen but is creating anxiety or stress. A thing unknown can be difficult. I'm curious if there are other unknown things which you can go into with ease? A life goal could be learned skills so in situations which involve obstacles we feel better prepared to navigate.
Hi
Sorry I meant to say 12am. Yes I have had a few tantrums tbh.
I can socialise quite easily when I’m at home (my safe place and it doesn’t seem to bother me too much. I suppose it’s dependant on who it’s with though. I’m fine at work as I work for myself and only have limited interactions with customers, I work alone which suits me.
Thank you for your response