Frozen in Fear?! | What is Catatonia?

[@Thomas-qr3zv]

I listened to a different posting you had about the First time your body just SHUT DOWN. Extremely frightening and you dealt with it well. I keep telling my wife that if something like that every happen to either of us , the other partner should ASSUME that you can hear them talking to you but can’t respond . So talk to them Assuming they are hearing you , at the least it should be a calming technique.

[@Thomas-qr3zv]

Do you have some method to let people know , especially when you are in public that you can hear them and are ok , it will pass?

[@SchizoKitzo]

I wish! Nah when I’m frozen I’m frozen. Sometimes I can feel it coming on but most of the time I just shut down and am frozen until I’m not. Wish I could communicate that would have made things so much easier… oh well. Hope this answers your question!

[@gckinsey]

I remember watching your other video about your own experience with catatonia, but I somehow missed this one & I'm glad I went back & caught up! I just learned so much, wow. I had no idea that it wasn't until the DSM-4 (!!!) that catatonia was no longer connected strictly with schizophrenia. I also didn't realize there were different states of catatonia or what each of them looked like, or how many different catatonic symptoms exist. Thank you so much for sharing this information and breaking it down in a way that's easy to understand!

[@SchizoKitzo]

It’s kinda crazy how little people know of it, but that’s partly because its so rare. And if one does hear about it, they think it’s just stupor and nothing else. And that’s how I was when I first heard the term being used to describe my situation! Waxy flexibility was the weirdest symptom to me! And I wonder if someone was to move my arm if it would stay where it was moved to (if I was in an episode). But I also generally don’t want people touching me AT ALL when I’m frozen for those short periods I get now (fortunately it’s been about a year at this point since my last episode). Thanks so much for this, GC!

[@angelicagodinez1199]

You are very smart!!! Keep up the great education, thank you

[@taylorsteiner9273]

Great video! Thanks Kit!

[@Christopher-if4tt]

My wife has this too. It's gotten so bad she stopped bathing, eating, and even drinking. She was even pregnant and struggled with it. It's present with bipolar 1 and schizoaffective. She's getting ECT and it's been helping. I'm praying she'll be ok because she's pregnant.

[@kinzhe83]

When I'm depressed I usually lie in my bed just staring at the walls and thinking, not really feeling like doing anything. I thought that was catatonia but I've clearly mistaken it with torpor or lethargy. Thanks Kit for the info, you seem so well educated regarding mental health, I wish I could bring myself to study more about it :) Thanks again

[@SchizoKitzo]

It’s definitely a hyperfixation for me some days! Thanks for this!

[@amradiotoys]

You may be experiencing #catatonicdepression, a mild form of #catatonia

[@hadassahalpert5357]

I sat in a chair for hours using my goggle phone emailing my resumes

[@anastasiakolos9837]

Thank you for sharing! Echolalia was express very visual)

[@SchizoKitzo]

Ahhhh good I'm so glad someone liked that! Too good to pass up! Thanks!

[@robertstone8056]

good video!

[@ta3970]

Could some or any of the terms you described be ignited by excessive and extreme long-term abuse in someone who has complex ptsd?

[@amradiotoys]

Yes, I can’t answer for the author of this video, but #PTSD or #PTS is a major cause of catatonia, first observed in World War I veterans. (It’s similar to shell-shock syndrome, but not always caused by shell-shock, specifically. Shell-shock is not euphemism for Post Traumatic Stress, as often incorrectly described in online literature, but an actual physical brain injury caused by the brain reverberating against the skull due to exposure to extreme weaponry like bombs and missiles. Though both can cause the body/mind into a catatonic state, obviously.)

[@CamboTriton]

Well explained. Thanks.

[@SchizoKitzo]

Glad to help!

[@lisatomihiro3488]

Has your catatonia ever been lifted by drugs or does it always go away naturally?

[@SchizoKitzo]

For me, naturally! My rule is if other people I know are around, if it's longer than and hour to call EMS because that's not normal for me. AND that's never happened since that first episode, so I've been really lucky. Thanks for the question!

[@hadassahalpert5357]

I was diagnosed as having schizpaffective disorder wirh depression. I have been depressed and not wating to go out because of bad IBS due to my severe IBS. I sat for hours emailing my resume and doing homework. I hope fhat is not catatonia. Maybe i was misdiagnosed and i have to have a schedule to do things during the day

[@Saturas098]

4:36 i see what you did here :D

[@autismmybrotherskeeper5204]

Nice job.

[@horizonblack]

My favorite human is schizo-affective. Thanks for the information on catatonia

[@SchizoKitzo]

No problem, it was a fun video to make!

[@marqueurfluoxetine]

what is the difference betwenn Selective mutism and Catatonia?

[@SchizoKitzo]

I mean to me, with my limited knowledge, catatonia is usually freezing in place, or moving too much, sometimes with autonomic issues, with mutism being a part of the bigger picture. So while mutism can be part of catatonia, I don’t think mutism on its own qualifies. Pretty sure it’s a separate thing.

[@marqueurfluoxetine]

@@SchizoKitzo oh yeah right

[@ThePrinceOfTheKodeshCovenant]

It's A Extreme Version Of Spiritual Warfare Whenever One Is Has Been Or Becomes Extremely Spiritual They Become A Huge Threat To The Demonic Spirit's And Therefore We Are Going Through More Hell (Spiritual Conflict) Then Other's Who Are Not Spiritual.