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Understanding Emotional Breakdowns: Is It Normal to Forget Why You Cried?

Valkar

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Do you have breakdowns and then just forgot about why you were crying like minutes later? And you just feel fucking crazy. Is it okay to feel guilty for wanting to understand why you felt so horrible, have a taste of why you were so upset just seconds go. I just want to understand why for just moment longer.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Anxiety (Including GAD)

Depression

Child emotional/psychological abuse

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    • 4byfour

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      Perhaps the reason why you were able to cry was because you were able to keep it from your conscious mind for a while.

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    • 4byfour

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      Perhaps the reason why you were able to cry was because you were able to keep it from your conscious mind for a while.

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    • Bre19

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      Definitely have experienced this multiple times

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    • EntropyMill

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      Yeah i totally feel that! I have a really strong dissociation response when I feel overwhelmed, which includes by my own feelings. It's a product of prolonged childhood trauma

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      • Valkar

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        @EntropyMill I thought it might be a trauma response, ugh I need a therapist lol

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    • Thymee

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      Definitely, happened earlier today and I have genuinely no idea right now why. It made me feel like I must be faking everything for a good long time, because if I don't remember then it clearly doesn't really matter right? (It does matter still, this is just a bit of sarcasm)

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      • Valkar

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        @Thymee god yeah I relate to this sm, imposter syndrome is a pain in the ass

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    • FibroFun

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      Honestly, I lay on my floor and cried today then got up and went to work like nothing had happened. Its strange but it does happen x

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      • Valkar

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        @FibroFun I did the exact same thing before I made that post, I'm glad I can relate,

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    • MrsBarney

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      With illnesses like anxiety and depression our body can get put through so much stress, often without us realizing. That is when we can start to break down and a lot of the times exactly how you described it. I would sob and sob for no know reason and the smallest thing could trigger it. It's just another why for your body to relieve stress. It's not something you need to feel guilty about, but other stress releases might help. ❤️

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    • Njade

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      I have something similar i think - i dont often remember what i do or feel in an ASD meltdown. It feels like that time is missing from my memory afterwards, even though i know something happened. One time i woke up the next day with a huge scratch on my leg (which has scarred now) and im pretty sure it was from a meltdown the previous night. I know that one of my stims is rubbing my skin, especially my legs.

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      • Valkar

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        @Njade I have had a few accidental self injuries from breakdowns but I think those are waking nightmare induced. One night I tried biting off my thumb and it left a bad injury, and that was the final straw to have me go into my doctor's office.

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    • HocusFocus

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      Is that not normal? *Eyes shift*

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    • Skylarkbard

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      Crying purges stress hormones, so it makes sense that even just the act makes you feel better, or at least less bad.

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    • Igglepiggle

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      Yes I get so detached from crying quick after

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      • Valkar

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        @Igglepiggle honestly it feels so refreshing knowing it's not just me

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        • Igglepiggle

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          @Valkar I always thought it was an adhd thing btw but might be autism, not being able to remember feelings when ur not experiencing them so as soon as something distracts you boom you’re done crying don’t get to finish in a way and then there can be some confusion like am I even sad are these feelings valid idk, could be a trauma response too I suppose as I think I do have cptsd lol it almost feels like they were crocodile tears after as u feel so detached it’s like was I even sad a second ago or was I faking it? It can feel depressing

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        • Igglepiggle

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          @Valkar ❤️

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    • Titch2002

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      Sometimes you just need to cry and break down, it's never the understanding of why it just happens.

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      • Valkar

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        @Titch2002 Honestly it's the fact I forget before I can cry it out, it'd like a build up gross depression feeling

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    • aniii

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      Yup I do this

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      • Valkar

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        @aniii is it a trauma response? Like brain suppressing things?

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