Meltdowns

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I have experienced this a number of times, as well, Elfman, though I did not associate it with a "meltdown." For me, I'm still not entirely sure what brings it on. I definitely feel the "out of body" thing, very distant and light-headed. Sometimes just going to sleep can alleviate it, other times, it sticks with me for a bit longer. I can usually understand what I hear, but it takes a lot of effort. I also feel like there is cotton around my body and stuffed in my ears, like I can not really touch the reality around me. Getting me to speak in that state of mind is very difficult. My vision tends to get very strange, and I may have perceptual distortions, for example, the walls may seem to waver from dark to light with an odd shimmering effect, and I can only really hyperfocus on objects, so I'd be staring at, for example, a coke can someone left on the table near me, completely unaware of anything else in my visual field.

Wow Civet you dercribed mine exactly. I have them at times when I am unsure why also. Yes, it is very hard too perceive reality for what it is meant to be in this state. This has happened to me so often that even not in meltdown, I am unsure of my reality and what I am percieving as apposed to what is 'meant' to be percieved.

As far as I know, I am mostly light and space. How is it that I can sit in a chair? The chair too is in a constant state of movement. How is it that it appears to be solid and holds me?

Oh, wow. I don't have that sort of thing happen often, but I completely know what you're talking about here. It's a really weird experience. I've noticed that it happens more often when I've done something extremely exhausting; I recall sometimes getting in a similar state after having practiced driving, for instance. Also seems to occur when I'm feeling sick or particularly tired.

I don't know if I'd describe it as having cotton around my body, but it doesn't exactly feel like I'm inhabiting my body in those circumstances. And my vision and hearing are distorted as well-- I totally know what you're talking about with the whole part about hyperfocusing on a Coke can.

What is this "I-Physical" that you and Ghosthunter refer to? I've never heard of that term.

Jetson, I was aiming to relate to Ghosthunter in terms that he knows. It's not a term I was too familiar with either until Ghosthunter used it.
So Ghosthunter may do a better expanaition than I can.

Where I used the term I-Physical above, I was refering to my phsyical self as aposed to emotional self or mental self. My body was what needed to be doing a crazy dance. I think I do this to release built up energy in my body.

Apperantly we are all copmosed of a physical body, an emotional body, a mental body and an etheric body (energy).

I am open to correction lol as always.

Hope I did not confuse the issue more Jetson.