What do shutdowns and meltdowns actually look like?
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What do shutdowns and meltdowns actually look like? - Lemmy.world
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?
From what I understand, both are caused by overload, either sensory, psychological, and so on, and that result in the person having a sudden shift in their behaviors, but with the capacity of understanding one's surroundings and to act rationally getting greatly diminished. With meltdowns, the person can display a sudden shift to a more aggressive and/or anxious behavior, maybe similar to a tantrum externally, but with the mind having gone blank. Meanwhile, shutdowns make the person go far more quiet, or unresponsive altogether.
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