The silent shutdown thing when I get overloaded is not just me being rude

I figured out last month that when I go nonverbal during a meltdown, people think I'm ignoring them on purpose. I started carrying a small card that says "I need a minute to process" and handing it over, and it cut way down on arguments. Does anyone else use a specific signal or phrase to let people know what's happening?

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lily9721d ago

Honestly I used to think the same until my partner showed me that card trick.

stone.jesse21d ago

Got shown a similar thing years back and it totally flipped how I saw the whole thing. Took me a while to admit I was wrong but it made a big difference.