Anyone else rarely get meltdowns?

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Not for a while, I haven't been in an environment where people and things irritate me to explosive levels. Basically I have no shutdowns or meltdowns if I'm not placed into a situation that can cause it.

Yeah. Very rarely actually.
I may be wrong, but i've never recalled in my life ever experiencing a meltdown at all. (although i do tend to shutdown sometimes when i get really alot of stress)
Most of the times i've ever been in a sensory filled situation (e.g: alone, in a huge crowd full of people, talking and moving), i'd usually feel rather unconformable, weird, or just really anxious.

Either that, or i would stim alot. (if that is the right term there)
So you're not alone, OP

The OP is similar to me

Unfortunately, my meltdowns are becoming more recurrent. It's when I'm in a situation that I can't shut down in. For instance in China. I had to keep going because I couldn't just isolate on a plane, airports, ferry and well, China.....
And, I push until I just collapse. It's like my body and mind have no regulator that says to slow down. And, my upbringing is "just deal with it, wuss." So, pushing through all of that, and something happened that tipped me over the edge, I lost it.

No meltdowns in class yet......

But, if in a situation where I can withdraw, I will shut down completely from people. At this time, I will only go out of my house if I absolutely have to. Work and doctor. That's it. And right now, work is only two hours a week. So, doing a bit of shutting down and just doing the special interests. And, there are things I want to do. I do not like being inside only. I just can't deal with people for now. Too much of everything. Fortunately, my special interests are all indoor activities.

Last I time I had any meltdowns at all was around 7 years ago.
No amount of chaos could have me any sensory overloads. No known anxiety attacks (ever), only hesitation.


Though, I nearly had a meltdown few days ago out of frustration and actual lack of control on my own body no less. (Ever tried dealing with chicken pox without meds?)

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Don't recall ever having a "meltdown".

What are they like?

For me, I kind of lose control of myself and get so angry that I hit or pinch myself and scream out and cry.

I used to have meltdowns all the time as a kid, usually when I got scared or upset about something, but nowadays I hardly ever have them.

My last meltdown was a week before my 16th birthday (roughly a year ago) and that was a pretty severe one. But I've not had one since.

I had em ALOT as a kid & teen but I rarely get them nowadays sense I learned about myself & Aspergers, figured out how to treat a couple of my comorbids & moved out of my parents & in with my girlfriend.

Depends on what you would call a meltdown for me. I frequently cry a lot but largely due to PTSD, depression & stress. No I don't have the kind of meltdowns that involves what looks like tantrums.

I do fairly frequently have shutdowns.