Matthew | The Autistic CoachNot all meltdowns look like screaming or tears.
Some meltdowns go inward.
The spiral.
The pacing, the numbness, the silent rage.
The feeling of being trapped inside your bodymind with no exit.
That’s still a meltdown.
We just don’t get care for it - because it’s not visible.
We don’t rest after.
We blame ourselves.
We call it “a bad mood” or “being dramatic.”
But it’s a nervous system collapse.
It’s our bodymind saying "this is too much".
When we only define autistic distress by how it looks to others, we abandon ourselves in the moments we most need support.
Internalized meltdowns are real.
They need care, not shame, and certainly not erasure.
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