[sinking]

Anyone suffered and recovered from it?

what is it like?

do catatonic people have thoughts? consciousness? what goes on in their mind? do they have memories of what was it like after they recover from it? do they feel? think? are aware of whats happening?

a lot of questions… im interested in anything related to catatonia. anyone has anything to share? explain how it works? why it happens, etc?

i'd like to have more infos than what you can read on the internet or books. any personal experience?

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by sinking

Anyone suffered and recovered from it?

what is it like?

do catatonic people have thoughts? consciousness? what goes on in their mind? do they have memories of what was it like after they recover from it? do they feel? think? are aware of whats happening?

a lot of questions… im interested in anything related to catatonia. anyone has anything to share? explain how it works? why it happens, etc?

i'd like to have more infos than what you can read on the internet or books. any personal experience?

theres lots of info out there about this... example if you google the word this is one of the things that comes up...

Catatonia | Psychology Today

I have a relative with this.... yes they can think but not like many people normally think. when my relative has this he thinks but he cant communicate what he is thinking. you ever hear that saying dont sit there like a bump on a log... well thats what its like he sits unmoving and unable to respond to anything, not even when someone tells a joke or makes a strange bordering on obscene gesture (my relative has quite a x rated sense of humor and even this wont get any responses of any kind from him). his thoughts are more internalized related to hallucinations and delusional things. one time he said while in this state of mind we all looked like different colored aliens out to do what aliens do.

my suggestion if you think you are or someone you know is catatonic contact yours or a treatment provider who can help.

[Mountaindewed]

I worry about radomly developing Catatonia. I think my fear is irrational though. I mean you can’t just develop it I don’t think.

[sinking]

Thanks. i was more interested in the personal and subjective experience. like what they think, see, feel, want etc… and if they remember about it once they're out of it…
i cant find much information about this anywhere...

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by sinking

Thanks. i was more interested in the personal and subjective experience. like what they think, see, feel, want etc… and if they remember about it once they're out of it…
i cant find much information about this anywhere...

Have you read the postings in the schizophrenic / psychosis type boards. usually catatonia is associated with psychosis and schizophrenic disorders when its part of mental disorders.

maybe even contact your treatment provider or a mental health treatment provider. they may be able to point you to the right direction for open to the public support and therapy groups that address this issue.

college classes also deal with these subjects and usually have segments where they invite someone from the community who has the problems being discussed in the classes to be guest speakers for the class.

what I can tell you about my relative and his personal and subjective issues on this is yes sometimes he does remember like I stated sometimes he tells us after he is back in his right frame of mind what it was like for him. other times he does not remember.

in other words its a situaiton of sometimes yes and sometimes no, there is no right way to have catatonia. my suggestion stands if you feel you may have this problem contact a treatment provider they can help you.

[-jimi-]

This is one description:

WAGblog: On Catatonia

[*Laurie*]

I've been curious about catatonia, too. When my much older sisters were children my mom used to take them to Creedmoor (psychiatric hospital) to visit our great-aunt. She spent the majority of her adult life living in Creedmoor.

Anyway, my sisters remembered seeing catatonic people in the hospital. There were several.

I know that one reason why catatonia has dramatically decreased is because of the array of medications available nowadays.

[sinking]

Thanks everyone.

-jimi-, thanks a lot for that link. it answered to a lot of my questions. very interesting!