Just had a major meltdown

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I think I have ensured that I will not be included in any more christmas shopping. I had a meltdown (screaming, breaking stuff) right in the middle of the supermarket. Im calming down now, my brother picked me up and stowed me in the car.

Enunciate. What triggered it?

Were you being manipulated? Subtle sarcasm?

Sorry for You. Fortunately my metldowns are most of the times inner... Outer - only when I'm alone. I have learned to supress them, somehow... [Which sometimes is bad, I guess, because than I harm myself or yell at others and I am very rude and mean; and I am very angry and tense...] I have more problems with sensory overload.

That's a shame. Fortunately, I've never had a meltdwon in public. What triggered it?

And why shouldn't you do any more christmas shopping? If you'd have meltdowns very often, you'd be excluded from christmas shopping way earlier, which makes me think it isn't such a great issue. If this was just an exceptional accident, it isn't reasonable to exclude you from it. It isn't your foult.

I'm sorry that happened.

I had one at work today and burst into tears.

Not to worry, sounds like you're through it now. From recent observations I don't think you are the only one. I saw a guy totally freaking out at his kid in a department store yesterday. Don't you just love the way xmas brings out the very best in people!
Seriously though as far as stressful environments go, shopping at this time of year can get nasty very quickly before you realise what is happening. I often have to make a swift exit as soon as I begin to feel overloaded. When I was a kid I used to freak out in shops and push my way through herds of shoppers whilst screaming at them trying to get out of the stores. It gets easier.

There were just loads and loads of people in the supermarket. Brother and I were just trying to get the shopping done in time to get to our football game and this lady got mad at me because I "cut off" her trolly. I didnt have time to listen to here yell at me, and I was already really tense from being overstimulated in the supermarket (nrmal people deal with it fine, but theres too much for me to take in at once) and I just... got really mad. I smashed a jar and started screaming stuff. I cant even remember what it was. My brother was really good though, he just left the trolley and carried me to the car. He wasnt mad or anything.

We missed our football game though.