This happened to me two weeks ago. It has happened quite a few times in my life. It is when I absolutely cannot move at all, I completeLy freeze up and am "stuck." I can't speak, move, or change position. It's like a whopper paralysis combined with deep, heavy brain fog. The phone could ring, and I would not be able to get it. If it happens in a public place, I am them extremely vulnerable.
This can last for five minutes, or an entire day. I have a memory blackout after. I recall very little of the days when this happens. During Catatonia, I am unable to care for myself, and may become incontinent. Scary stuff, as I can't even clean it up if I pee all over myself and the floor.
Apparently, fragile, reactive neaurology can have fight, flight-- or freeze reactions when events in our lives are sudden and overwhelming. Autistic Catatonia is one heck of a freeze. It's
like a shutdown gone wild, making self care impossible.
There doesn't seem to be any remedy, other than as with shutdowns, just waiting quietly until it dissipates.
Has anyone else experienced this? You suddenly get stuck?
This can last for five minutes, or an entire day. I have a memory blackout after. I recall very little of the days when this happens. During Catatonia, I am unable to care for myself, and may become incontinent. Scary stuff, as I can't even clean it up if I pee all over myself and the floor.
Apparently, fragile, reactive neaurology can have fight, flight-- or freeze reactions when events in our lives are sudden and overwhelming. Autistic Catatonia is one heck of a freeze. It's
like a shutdown gone wild, making self care impossible.
There doesn't seem to be any remedy, other than as with shutdowns, just waiting quietly until it dissipates.
Has anyone else experienced this? You suddenly get stuck?