I've been catatonic a lot. It's very difficult for me to describe the experience. It still happens to me from time to time. It's hell. When I'm catatonic I'm lost in a swirl of (psychotic) thoughts and I am completely powerless to stop it. I become completely unresponsive and I don't move at all for hours on end. I can't move even if I want to. If someone else moves me I'll stay in the position they moved me into, etc. It's all around a complete mess and I hate it with a passion because it's been one of my more persistent symptoms.

For me there are warning signs. My movements become very slow, and I start noticing that my right hand/arm in particular will stay in the same position for hours without me moving it, and if nothing is done about it it can and will turn into full blown catatonia where I can't move anything. I also become very quiet right before a catatonic episode. Another thing others have commented on is that my breathing gets very shallow.

I hope this helps, if you have any questions about my experiences you can go ahead and ask.

I'm glad you mentioned this Willow because I've experienced similar. When I'm catatonic it doesn't seem like much time is passing but in reality hours have gone by, it just doesn't feel like it. Thanks for writing about your experience!