Posted by Dinah on May 7, 2003, at 10:09:08
In reply to somatic/neurologic/emotional, posted by Eddie Sylvano on May 7, 2003, at 9:48:15
I guess it depends on how you define physical. I'm napping most every time I sit down right now. I can't even begin to guess how long I'm sleeping a day. When I am awake, I'm sluggish, can't seem to get thoughts to make it all the way through my brain. My sense of time seems distorted. I set out to brush my teeth and eat breakfast and in what feels like a few minutes later, an hour has gone by and I realize I've forgotten to eat breakfast anyway. What did I do for an hour? Then time will move it's ordinary way for a while, then back to either fast speed, or I'm in slow motion.
I can't remember anything. I can't even remember if I've remembered something. I just found out my dog may go blind because I haven't been giving her drops regularly. And I couldn't even tell the vet how often I've been forgetting them, because I just can't remember how forgetful I've been.
I feel sick and weak. I just don't feel well. In fact I looked up "don't feel well" on the internet last night. Wasn't all that helpful. I walk places and forget why I've come. This is usually a post-meltdown phase that lasts a week or so, but it's been longer than that now.
During meltdown there is a physical component, too. My skin feels like it's burning and needs to be cut. Smells are way too intense. The wind hurts my arms.
Is that the sort of thing you mean?
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