I have read about shutdowns and meltdowns. But I don’t actually get what that looks like in real time.

What I understand is that meltdowns is when someone loses control of their emotions.

Shutdowns are when someone loses the ability to perform certain functions, e.g. the ability to speak.

I was wondering if someone could give a more explicit example, of what that actually looks like?

  • cogitoprinciple@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I can relate to the struggle to process speech, and use it when also experiencing a shut down. However, I haven’t passed out from it. I imagine that would be stressful in certain situations.

    • rowinxavier@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      It would be if conscious… I mean, ultimately it has only happened in the fairly significant past for me. None of this gas been as much of an issue since getting started on Ritalin.