Do I feel pain while I’m catatonic? #schizoaffective #schizophrenia #bipolar

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Catatonia is a symptom of many mental disorders and stupor is the most comment presentation. It can be part of psychotic and affective disorders, like #schizoaffectivedisorder and #bipolardisorder but also schizophrenia and depression. Mental health is wild and this is to raise awareness for this strange condition.

#mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth

[Kat-PM]

Being in pain but not being able to tell anyone is literally my worst fear 😅 I’m so sorry you experienced that!

[ScoutTroopr]

When I was little my father had a catatonic episode and we took him to the Emergency room and the police there tased him because he wasn’t responding. 😐😐

[kingjasOPB]

Do you blink while catatonic? Also, I HATE the sternal rub. I have a rare non-epileptic seizure disorder that took years to diagnose, and theyve done it on me because they thought i was faking.

[my-chemical-romance]

I've had this done to me while I was having an absence seizure, the emt ended up causing a separation/dislocation in my sternum (hurray Eds)

[bunsby]

That sounds horrific, atleast it's a good thing you are spreading awareness

[briannanewton]

The first time I went into a catatonic state my hands were frozen up in the air and my fingers were disoriented. I remember being fully conscious and just watched life happen around me. No one noticed for about 15 min so I was just stuck. Then I was picked up, taken to the ER, where the nurses would try and move my limbs (FINALLY!!! bc ouch!). I just remember having a terrified look on my face and my mouth was wide open.
I was admitted as a 1013 and was unable to make decisions for myself despite my FULL consciousness. I did in the 2nd day write an opposition stating that I was in fact lucid and therefore should not be categorized as a 1013.

If someone had recorded it, I’m not sure I could even watch it because of how scary it was.

[nodoubtmisa]

I once almost got raped when I was catatonic, because the guy thought me not responding was a yes??? also was stuck sobbing in that state unable to stop before in a room full of people in therapy...that was fun..I'm so glad I haven't been catatonic in quite some time, I dont miss it, it's just scary, not just for yourself but also other people if someone happens to be there and not know what to do

[nettierg]

The chest rub is taught in an advanced cpr class I took. It is extremely painful. But its kind of the point.

[SRHisntSilent]

I almost cried thinking about your experience

[syilviefoxx]

Correct me if I’m wrong but I have autism and I have a feeling it’s somewhat similar to what going nonverbal feels like but just more like your whole body shutting down which also sometimes happens with autism idk but it sounds similar

[Kometenstern]

Feel you. Got meds where I was "calm" on the outside, but inside it was chaos and pain but my face was unable to show it. I begged to get other meds but they told me, I Look so much better and I was not able to cry and show.

[hettyherz]

I wonder, can tears appear in this state as an automatic response to pain? I don't mean literally crying.

[gckinsey]

It sounds terrifying to have a pain response on the inside that you can't express on the outside. (Also knuckles on the collarbone... OW!)

[LeeLeeC]

They did that to me when I wouldn’t wake up after surgery. I just wanted to SLEEP!!😂

[myownfreemind]

I had mild catatonic episodes with my BPD psychotic breakdown. I’m a quiet BPD type and in that period I just broke and was completely undiagnosed and everyone expected me to get up everyday and live life. No one considered what I was going through and assumed it was being overly dramatic.

I’d sit in a chair and stare at a wall silently having panic attacks and suddenly a couple hours were gone. It was like my muscles stiffened and no matter how much I yelled from inside I couldn’t move until something forced me to. It’s been years and I’ve completed therapy and healed… but my god when I recall that time I still cry because of how hard it was to do it all alone.

[sherlogic]

I’m sure the terror of realizing you’re locked in makes that pain even feel worse because the brain starts looking for sensations of your own movement & reaction thus increasing sensitivity.

[alicep]

If you don’t mind me asking, whats the difference between being in a catatonic stupor and being in a dissociative episode?, because I've had moments like what you've described before, that I thought were just a dissociative episodes, but just more aware then I ever been. So I was just wondering, anyways thanks for sharing your experiences, it makes me feel like Im not alone (as weird as that probably sounds)

[jenniferburgess]

I had a stroke and after it I was put into a coma. When I started to come out of it I wouldn’t open my eyes because I couldn’t but I could feel them rubbing my chest I started spelling in sign language to kill me over and over because I wasn’t able to open my eyes but I was in so much pain

[queer_unicorn]

My sternum is broken because hospital staff kept pushing on it because they thought i was faking passing out. It's been nearly a year since that happened and its still broken. (Yes i understand that's a long recovery time but i have several autoimmune conditions)

[lisatomihiro]

I am sorry that you were in pain and unable to respond. 😢🙏❤️