CynAq ,
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@actuallyautistic

Melt down or freeze up, that is the question.

lonewolf ,
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@CynAq @actuallyautistic for me I tend to freeze up and fail to do anything. Meltdowns for me are quite rare.

calofost ,
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@CynAq @actuallyautistic I've been perusing and following this blog for some months now. It is very good. I like what they say here about these responses. https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autistic-anxiety-treatment

zyd ,
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@CynAq @actuallyautistic quietly explode

pathfinder ,
@pathfinder@beige.party avatar

@CynAq @actuallyautistic
There's always go somewhere and hide, it was always a favourite option of mine.

ScriptFanix ,
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@pathfinder
Go somewhere and have your meltdown there
@CynAq @actuallyautistic

pathfinder ,
@pathfinder@beige.party avatar

@ScriptFanix @CynAq @actuallyautistic
Pretty much. Or bury myself somewhere where I could calm myself down, pace, rant, remind myself of what was important, or be reminded, by the wind and nature.

CynAq OP ,
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@pathfinder @actuallyautistic true, but it doesn’t have the mathematical elegance of the “melt down / freeze up” expression pair.

mephistofelix ,
@mephistofelix@social.wxcafe.net avatar

@CynAq @pathfinder @actuallyautistic hide... out?

pathfinder ,
@pathfinder@beige.party avatar

@mephistofelix @CynAq @actuallyautistic
Meltdown/freeze/run away and hide, works for me.

JoBlakely ,
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@pathfinder @mephistofelix @CynAq @actuallyautistic as a kid for me it was faint. I’d be torn between standing my ground refusing to run away, but refusing to fight, and I ended up hyperventilating and passing out.
Poor young sweet but feisty me.

pathfinder ,
@pathfinder@beige.party avatar

@JoBlakely @mephistofelix @CynAq @actuallyautistic
Unfortunately, fight was not beyond me. As long as all other options had been exhausted and there was absolutely no avoiding it. Although, at school it at least made bullying me a somewhat risky proposition.

CynAq OP ,
@CynAq@neurodifferent.me avatar

@pathfinder @actuallyautistic found it!

Melt down, freeze up, skedaddle sideways.

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