One of the longest meltdowns, we have been through in ages. My daughter, started to get overwhelmed in school about our weekend and all the change and new things from the school week, first week back. This made her have a meltdown. I had a phone call from school saying that she's upset and they are struggling to work out what triggered this. I told them what I know. This meltdown lasted from 12pm until 10pm at night. Non stop screaming, crying, panicking. She was in a really bad state. I made her lunch which she ate at 2pm, she refused dinner.
I just couldn't get her to calm down. I tried hugging her, rubbing her back, weighted blankets, teddies, ice packs, distractions by watching films. Nothing worked, and after those 10 hours, she exhausted herself out and went to sleep and now today she is exhausted. I had to phone her father last night because things hadn't calmed down and certainly didn't look like they were going to. I just needed to debrief because I haven't seen her struggle that much before. Usually meltdowns last between 10 minutes-1 hour, maybe 2 max which doesn't happen often. So this one was one which might happen 2/3 times a year. She's calm now but if anything triggers or upsets her, she's back into meltdown mode. Sorry but I just needed to get this off my chest.
