Brain Simply Shuts Down

[Weazeeeleeeeel]

Does anyone else experience attacks where the brain appears to shut down and irs really hard to move or communicate. Tried doing a relaxation exercise in the middle of one such episode and it has no effect- couldn't actually stretch my fingers they wouldn't work uness I thought really hard but I can move if IRS on a sub consious level and I don't think- sometimes when they are really bad I go catatonic uness I can get sone part of me to move I can stay like that for hours- the trigger is abuse and injustice and no win situations.
Any one experience something similar and found anything works when your going into one.

 

[MystikSkye81]

I have times when I am triggered where I withdraw from everyone and shut down. I am emotionally numb, too afraid too move or speak. I can remain in my bed for hours my mind just simply escapes to "somewhere" else. Somewhere where I won't be hurt again. So it's not exactly the same thing you are going through but similar.

 

[Weazeeeleeeeel]

It sounds similar- my body acts scared, but my mind appears calm uness I don't fight it, if I relax or talk about it then I shut down more I just can't let the thoughts go, I have this urge to kill myself if I do, so I just freeze. If I stop moving fort too long or think about moving then I often can't. I know my body can work as despite the fact that I have been trying to move it and not succeeding suddenly I will scratch my nose- automatic responses remain.
It sounds similar, my heart goes out to you if you suffer like this, withdrawal is often my first sign that I'm going. Into
How do you deal with yours- how do you stat safe what do people do that helps- what do you do that helps, any medication ?

 

[VDWngr1355]

I do the same thing as everyone else does. Even my T stated how calm I present myself when inside I am really am not. Everything just goes numb and my brain doesn't function when we touch on sensitive topics. And a lot of times I won't even remember what we were talking about.

 

[AngelKeeperJ]

I understand. One of my coping tools, especially in public, is to say nothing, don't meet anyone gaze, until I can get to the car. People always said I looked poised. No. It was panic. Sometimes I just want total silence.