Meltdowns

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25 Dec 2008, 7:07 am

From looking on the forums, it seems there are quite a few different kinds of meltdown.
I don't have meltdowns, but I'm interested in what they are and what they're like.
Can anyone enlighten ?

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25 Dec 2008, 7:26 am

they are basically from overload from stress or what ever tiggers em i guess every one reacts to it in their own way,some go quiet while others tend to explode mine are more like hitting my self to wall and crying and being out of control i guess u can find some of youtube u can find almost any thing off web

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25 Dec 2008, 7:57 am

Followthereaper90 wrote:

Well that's the funny thing - there are loads of objective descriptions of meltdown - but nothing much written from the POV of the meltee.
And I know what a tantrum looks like - but you can't really gauge a great deal from just watching.

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25 Dec 2008, 8:08 am

If banging on a door that's frozen shut and you're having a hard time with it and yelling angrily at the top of your lungs counts as a meltdown, then yes, I had one.

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25 Dec 2008, 8:15 am

Sometimes I have mini-meltdowns at work; towards the end of the day when I'm tired of trying to multi-task all day I get very irritable and my fake smile begins to wain/crumble. Its' then that I have to make a real effort to be polite to everyone, while the NT's find it easy/no effort required.

That's when I get reminded I'm different/more disfunctional...

Hope you're well,

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25 Dec 2008, 4:56 pm

There's a lot of info here... (well, mostly my take on them).

http://sites.google.com/site/gavinbollard/about-aspergers/What-are-Meltdowns

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25 Dec 2008, 7:41 pm

gbollard wrote:

There's a lot of info here... (well, mostly my take on them).

http://sites.google.com/site/gavinbollard/about-aspergers/What-are-Meltdowns

good one

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25 Dec 2008, 9:30 pm

I can relate more to shutdowns than meltdowns, i have them all the time, especially after work. I usually lie down on my side with a cushion covering my face. It helps me to keep out the light and to breath more easily.

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25 Dec 2008, 10:10 pm

Are meltdowns a requirement for AS? I can relate more to the shutdowns, but I always thought that was just from my depression.

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25 Dec 2008, 10:18 pm

That was a good description Gavin. I have had more meltdowns then I expected. I thought they were more to do with violent outbursts. I am the type that just stays locked in my room and avoids contact with other people. I have had a few shutdowns before. I would just curl up on the couch with my dog. One was during a break up.

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25 Dec 2008, 11:30 pm

buryuntime wrote:

Are meltdowns a requirement for AS? I can relate more to the shutdowns, but I always thought that was just from my depression.

no meltdowns are not a requirement. You can have shutdowns and that's possible

Brook-lynn20 wrote:

If banging on a door that's frozen shut and you're having a hard time with it and yelling angrily at the top of your lungs counts as a meltdown, then yes, I had one.

I don't think so...did you feel bad, was the anger up to to RAGEEEE level, etc? details please

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