[OnyxCougar]

Originally posted by juju
When you say you "shut down", what do you mean, exactly? Do you lay on the bed and stare at the ceiling, thinking about your problem all day? Or does that mean that you just prefer to be alone for a while? Are you extremely unhappy and depressed while it's going on, or are you content but just figuring things out?

I shut down as in isolate myself, lay on my bed and cry for long periods of time. This is the point where I begin to overanalyse. "How did this happen? How were my actions a part of what transpired? How could I have changed it? What can I do to avoid this in the future?"

If I have to work, I work and don't talk to anyone. I have my "everything is ok" face on and nod, but stay locked in my own little world, working on the problem.