3-2-1 meltdown

If you've ever had a meltdown than you know just how I feel right now- better, embarrassed and exhausted. If you've never had a meltdown you could be a volcano, ready to erupt, or you have the self-control of a saint. If you don't know what a meltdown is I don't know if you have lived in a cave or you and your inner circle have a lot of restraint.

A meltdown is like a volcano erupting. Mount Sunee erupted around 2 pm today. (I'll use myself as the example since I brought up the topic in the first place.)

I become a crying, rambling, unable to rationalize with psycho. I lose my ability to know it will all be okay and tuen into a rather unstable and irrational. Generally out of nowhere do these proud moments occur. At least today I have a sort of reason.

I have been suffering from migraines on top of my "normal" pain due to Fibromyalgia and Sjogren's Syndrome. Just to make things more exciting I'm having horrendous nausea from a new medication I'm trying.

Today I just couldn't take it anymore. I have been a nervous wreck from constant pain. And then bam! I don't know exactly what set me off. I let it all out. Later I was filled with embarrassment and a bit of relief.

Granted, women tend to have more meltdowns than men. (Not so true during the teen years.) These lovely moments can be brought on by something as simple as having a bad hair day, although, in reality, that can be traumatic. I need to admit I was having a terrible hair day today.

The best way to handle someone's meltdown is to ride it out, like a short storm. I know I'm relatively hard to calm down and I come down better in my own time.

By then way, I know that I'm extremely emotional.

Hopefully you'll avoid a meltdown, at least for awhile. But, honestly, we're only human.

peace & love,
sunee


Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Location:Home