I call it hitting glass walls in my head. I don't now how accurate it is since I cannot see through to the other side to see what is making me take pause, go blank, stop. I'm also prone to wanting to do things to get myself where I want/need to be and can push myself to get there. Maybe that is what I am seeing through the glass walls. Yeah, I get shut down like that, and I am inclined to agree that is some internal protection.

Years ago we had a part who literally sounded like static. Whenever he came around that was all any of the ones who were active back then could hear. We had a protector type back then who did a lot of day to day living, it became her mission to 'pull his voice from the static'. She was a champ for co con work. Eventually she found a way to pull an actual voice from the static and that led to some communication with him. He isn't the only one who has put the brakes on for us, but you know, came to mind with the static talk is all, figured I'd mention it.

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