[liveforsummer]

Does this ever happen to you?

I had to come home today and go straight to bed shutting out all stimuli. I truly felt like my brain could not intake or process one more piece of information of any kind. Been like this for a while but now I feel like I’m on the edge, that if I receive the wrong piece of info (negative I guess) it would make my brain shut down completely.

[Shazerac]

I get overwhelmed sometimes too. That's when I get in bed and pull the covers over my head.

[leejosepho]

I think it is brain overload or too much mental stress making me dysfunctional, and yes, sometimes even small things can bring it on.

[Wild Coyote]

I get this a lot. I speak of it as my "brain hitting a wall," not being able to go any further and, often, feeling injured/demolished. I also isolate when this happens. I need recovery time.

I am sorry you are experiencing this.


WC

[scatterbrained04]

Yes, I get like that too. I have to lay in bed for awhile and shut everything out.

[Wander]

Since my recent string of bad episodes my brain has been in screensaver mode much of the time. After study and work (total of 20 hours per week) my brain is fried. It is even hard to manage that 20 hours. My T and pdoc say that my brain is recovering from the stress, trauma and basic burnout from the episodes. They said it will take months for me to recover my capacity to process information.

I totally understand the need to shut out stimuli. Are you able to get some downtime where you don't have to use your brain?

[~Christina]

When I get to that point I go to bed with my kindle and just read a favorite book ,It blocks out my world and I enter a book I only can dream of living in...

Randolph LaLonde is the author and his space opera series Spinward fringe is fantastic and I do totally believe the characters are my real friends ... I know its a book but I get taken to a happy place !

[liveforsummer]

Originally Posted by Wander

Since my recent string of bad episodes my brain has been in screensaver mode much of the time. After study and work (total of 20 hours per week) my brain is fried. It is even hard to manage that 20 hours. My T and pdoc say that my brain is recovering from the stress, trauma and basic burnout from the episodes. They said it will take months for me to recover my capacity to process information.

I totally understand the need to shut out stimuli. Are you able to get some downtime where you don't have to use your brain?

I average a 20 hour work week and fully know I could NOT manage more than that. Thanks for the info. I never thought of it that way. My brains been on overload for almost a year and I’m hitting my breaking point. I’m feeling much better today. I will try to be kinder to my brain and give it more rest time

[liveforsummer]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

When I get to that point I go to bed with my kindle and just read a favorite book ,It blocks out my world and I enter a book I only can dream of living in...

Randolph LaLonde is the author and his space opera series Spinward fringe is fantastic and I do totally believe the characters are my real friends ... I know its a book but I get taken to a happy place !

I’m going to check out that series!

[Wander]

Originally Posted by liveforsummer

I average a 20 hour work week and fully know I could NOT manage more than that. Thanks for the info. I never thought of it that way. My brains been on overload for almost a year and I’m hitting my breaking point. I’m feeling much better today. I will try to be kinder to my brain and give it more rest time

My T actually prescribed a lot of sleep and rest for my recovery. The exhaustion isn't the exhaustion of depression. It is like my brain is healing.

[Sunflower123]

I get this as well. The only answer for me is taking my night medicine and sleeping it off. I’m sorry you are experiencing this.

[WildcatVet]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

When I get to that point I go to bed with my kindle and just read a favorite book ,It blocks out my world and I enter a book I only can dream of living in...

Randolph LaLonde is the author and his space opera series Spinward fringe is fantastic and I do totally believe the characters are my real friends ... I know its a book but I get taken to a happy place !

Will have to check it out...always looking for a good book (hideaway!).

[GoldenSnitch]

I definitely experience this too. A lot. I usually just shut out as much as I can and try to ride it out. Hugs!

[liveforsummer]

Rough brain day today. Feel like it’s hanging on by a thread. Just gotta make it to Thursday’s appointment.

[north-polar-coaster]

Originally Posted by liveforsummer

Does this ever happen to you?

I had to come home today and go straight to bed shutting out all stimuli. I truly felt like my brain could not intake or process one more piece of information of any kind. Been like this for a while but now I feel like I’m on the edge, that if I receive the wrong piece of info (negative I guess) it would make my brain shut down completely.

Pretty frequently these days. When I get too overwhelmed I have to isolate, for my own health and for that of my family's. It's probably a good thing to do, I think.