Had a massive meltdown

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I am currently in tears right now.

During P.E, we were in a classroom, because we could not do it because the sports hall was taken, and literally everyone was either messing about or asking to go to the bathroom. One of the teachers is there had enough, so she raised her voice and started yelling at everyone. This scared the hell out of me, and it reminded me of a similar incident that happened in English, so I ended up storming out in a rage, kicking and smashing the wall and eventually going outside, then coming back to get my stuff and leave.

I could not hold back my tears, and they fell down like a river. I started hitting myself and bashing my forehead into a wall really hard, which ended up leaving my forehead really red. You could probably say that my anxiety went into full effect. Eventually, the teacher apologised and took me to my TAs in school (learning support). They had to calm me down, and got me some tea and biscuits.

It only happened like 10 minutes ago, and I am still upset. Can school just end already?

I know it's frustrating.

But look at it this way: at least you are able to be calmed down.

Just take time...to just breathe in and out.

Think about your special interests and things that give you pleasure in general.

Then go back to that class.

Thanks. I have calmed down now, and all is good. But I am still pretty upset, and I am sure that my parents are really worried about what happened.

It sounds like you have had a really tough experience. It's great that you're able to calm down. It sounds like people are helping you too. The tea and biscuits sound good. I often have a cup of tea when I'm in a state. If it's really bad I have tea and cake. I guess it's kind of traditional for those of us in England.

I always find recovering from meltdowns really difficult. I feel so embarrassed by what happened and worried about the consequences of it. I'm 46 and a qualified teacher now and it still happens to me occasionally although it's never happened in school thankfully since I've been an adult. (Perhaps that's because I am no longer forced to do PE!! !) The best way I've found in coping is to be somewhere safe with people who care about me and just relax and let things gradually come back to normal. I hope you feel better soon.

I'm sorry, I hope you feel better. That sounds like something that would happen to me. Can you talk to the teacher in question to make sure she doesn't talk like that around you again?

Find a substitute for banging your head during meltdowns - maybe punching yourself in a large muscle, like the thigh? The reason is, this thing they're finding in athletes called "chronic traumatic encephalopathy" (CTE) - dozens of head injuries, both concussion-strength but also sub-concussive .... having a cumulative lifetime effect.

It's really, really serious. I don't see it being spoken of much in this (WP) community, yet every now and then I see someone mentioning they bang or hit their head, and nobody is warning of CTE.

I'm sorry you've had a rough day.

Thank you all for replying here and giving me help. I am home now, and am glad that I am. Hopefully, I can now put it all behind me since I am now off school for a week. I'm fine now.

Oh, and the teacher who shouted is usual really nice to me. She was apologising to me a lot and was the one who got me the biscuits. Really nice of her

I only saw this thread now. I'm glad you're feeling better. It looks like the time honoured British practice of a cup of (sweet) tea really works wonders!

I'm glad you have supportive people around you. The teacher realizes she made a mistake. Everyone gets rather frustrated from time to time and she must get tired as well.

Wishing you all the best. Enjoy the rest and take the time out to do something that relaxes you.

I agree with Bea Arthur. Don't hurt your head!