Poll Do You Collapse Under Stress?

[nor]

Yes-frequently.

 

[becvan]

I voted yes sometimes. Last year it was all the time so I am making improvement! Now I find that it's when the stress starts to build up. If I take breathers throughout my week, where I concentrate on me (hygiene, social activities, rest etc.) I don't do an actual collapse now. Rather I just have to have a few lay low days. However if I ignore my needs, watch out! I'll start passing out and have no choice but to stay in bed till my body catches up again.

bec

 

[Jim]

Good to see you again Bec, been a while. Thanks all for the responses and votes, much appreciated.

Jim.

 

[Grama-Herc]

The word Collapse, do you mean it literally?

Referring to legs giving out and falling down-No! But the other symptoms are intense!

My body will go into a mode of physical side effects including severe sweating, trembling, difficulty breathing and my bowels will release(I have no control when this happens). So I guess you could say yes, I collapse

 

[Jim]

Meant either or both Herc - physical, mental or both. Didn't write it out correctly initially, but the wife fixed it for me. ;-)

Jim.

 

[JustJane]

Always. My mind goes completely blank. Always thought I was showing the early stage of alzheimers.

 

[TLight]

Me too, I just sort of shut down. Like my brain goes bleep. Then I have to stay in bed a couple of days and recoup.

I had to drive down to Olympia in the worst wind and rain storm we've had here in a few years. I was supposed to go to a conference/training. I ended up pulling over, getting a hotel room, crying all night.
My T called me at work one time when it was particularly stressful. I couldn't even answer her ? about changing my appt. It's like my brain disconnected from my mouth. She was very concerned.

 

[Lucky Laser]

I tend to do my collapsing after the stress is finished. In my line of work I can't afford to collapse during an emergency so I put my feelings off and until I have time to deal with them later on, I do my job.

Occasionally when I finally have time to deal with my feelings, I'll come down with a cold or just sleep all day.

 

[CaliSparrow]

I am like Lucky Laser in a traumatic situation. I rise to the occassion and crumble afterwards. However, the inbetween moderate stress I seem to have trouble with. It's not charged enough to move me into action mode yet just caustic enough to put me into a deer in the headlights "what?" mode. -CS

 

[Torqueo]

Yes. I often pass out or lose all energy when I get stressed or upset.
Occasionally its due to stress, resulting in me not sleeping, then passing out. Or being stressed and not eating it.

 

[stephanie]

Sometimes. I tend to freeze up like a dear in headlights under stress.

 

[skyp56]

Yes, I shut down just like a short-circuited machine. Mind goes blank. If pressured to continue anyway, I may explode in anger, or just break down and cry. Afterward, I feel so stupid. I am so glad to see this on the board. I thought I was the only one to have this happen.