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Coming out of a shutdown

AwkwardKid

Last night I had a major shutdown, in response to family argument. From 4pm to midnight, I could not speak and sat still for at least an hour, without moving at all. Today I was the same from 6am till 9ish. Then I had zero energy and functioned on autopilot to do basic tasks like make breakfast and coffee. Words, when they came were low, monotone single words. My sensory tolerances were very low, and speech has slowly returned to me. I still don't feel 100%. I have been shuffling around, having odd 10 minute power sleeps, sighing a lot.

Do other people experience shutdowns in this way?

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  • Hello so sorry to hear you were in shutdown-really hope you're doing better now? What you experience is completely normal. We all experience these things in our own way-I don't think there's a right or wrong way-but what you experienced is how my shutdowns present. When I'm in shutdown I go numb, I can't speak, or move-just sit and stare at the wall for ages. I imagine it's like my brain has just frozen and nothings happening-everything just stops-I try to move but nothing happens. Actually a really frightening thing. 

    It's a really horrible thing to experience and the exhaustion that follows is terrible and can hit you pretty hard. Try to get some rest that will help you recover. Hope you're ok. 

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  • Hello so sorry to hear you were in shutdown-really hope you're doing better now? What you experience is completely normal. We all experience these things in our own way-I don't think there's a right or wrong way-but what you experienced is how my shutdowns present. When I'm in shutdown I go numb, I can't speak, or move-just sit and stare at the wall for ages. I imagine it's like my brain has just frozen and nothings happening-everything just stops-I try to move but nothing happens. Actually a really frightening thing. 

    It's a really horrible thing to experience and the exhaustion that follows is terrible and can hit you pretty hard. Try to get some rest that will help you recover. Hope you're ok. 

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