what is a "catatonic stupor"?
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Catatonic stupor is a motionless, apathetic state in which one is oblivious or does not react to external stimuli. Motor activity is nearly non-existent. Individuals in this state avoid bathing and grooming, make little or no eye contact with others, may be mute and rigid, and initiate no social behaviors.
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Dude, I know what you mean. This one time, I snuck my 3 brothers and sister out of the house during the night and had someone call my parents and tell them the rapture had happened and they had been left behind. It was hilarious. We turned off the circuit breaker to make them think the power was out. My parents were pissed, but it was totally worth it.
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This strange falling sensation and muscle twitch is known as a hypnagogic myoclonic twitch or “Hypnic jerk” If this has happened to you on more than one occasion, don’t worry, you are not alone. Close to 70 percent of all people experience this phenomenon just after nodding off, according to a recent study at the Mayo Clinic. \n\nMost experts agree that this is a natural part of the sleeping process, much like slower breathing and a reduced heartbeat. The occurance is well known and has been well documented. However, experts are still not completely sure why the body does this. \n\n\nThe general consensus among researchers is that, as your muscles begin to slack and go into a restful state just as you are falling asleep; your brain senses these relaxation signals and misinterprets them, thinking you are falling down. The brain then sends signals to the muscles in your arms and legs in an attempt to jerk you back upright. This misinterpretation that takes place in your brain may also be responsible for the “falling” dreams that accompany the falling sensation. These “dreams” are not really normal dreams, as they are not produced from R.E.M sleep, but rather more like a daydream or hallucination in response to the body’s sensations. \n\nWhile this phenomenon happens to most everyone, studies have recently begun to link occurrences of “Hypnic jerks” to sleep anxiety, fatigue, and discomfort. People who are having trouble sleeping or can’t get comfortable in bed appear to experience the sensation more often throughout the night. It is especially more common with people who are trying to fight falling asleep or have deprived themselves of sleep for more than 24 hours. \n\nResearchers believe that the lack of sleep from sleep anxiety or sleep deprivation confuses the muscles and the brain. The muscles continually attempt to relax and shut down for rest, while your brain remains awake creating continued “misinterpretations” of falling or loss of balance. \n\nScientists and researchers continue to study sleep twitching and jerking in a small capacity, but state that the sensation is completely normal for our bodies and is “of little medical significance”. Our bodies go through several procedures of shutting down and preparing for an extended period of rest. “Hypnic jerking” is just one of them. It doesn’t appear to cause damage to body and poses no danger to our physical wellbeing.\n\nRandom info on Sleep Stages:\nAlthough sleep may seem like a steady state, it actually consists of several stages that cycle throughout the night. The types of brain waves present at the time (based on amplitudes and frequencies) determine the stage of sleep. Only a brief introduction to the stages of sleep will be presented here because a thorough examination of them is beyond the scope of this site. Most importantly, lucid dreams occur in the 5th stage of sleep, known as the REM (Rapid Eye Moment) stage (note: REM is read as a word, not as each individual letter). As the name alludes to, the most profound discernible characteristic of REM sleep is the bursts of rapid eye movement while dreaming. Although dreaming occurs during the other stages of sleep, the most vivid dreaming occurs during the REM stage.\n\nOne complete sleep cycle lasts about 90 to 100 minutes; therefore during an average sleep period a person will experience 4 to 5 complete sleep cycles. The sleep cycle begins with four stages of SWS (Slow-Wave Sleep), also called NREM (Non-REM). Note that after the completion of the 4th stage, the 5th stage does not immediately begin; instead, the first 4 stages quickly reverse and are then immediately followed by a REM period. The first REM period will occur roughly 90 minutes after falling asleep; thus the first REM period will last only about 10 minutes, given the length of each sleep cycle being roughly 100 minutes. The length of the stages is not static, however: as the night proceeds, the length of stages 3
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I had a real similar event last summer, on the Fourth of July.\nbut it was due to a brain tumor,  the rest sounds real familiar matter of fact, deja vu.\nI'm a 42-year-old male two daughters.\nand a girlfriend, that I'm amazed she stayed with me :)\nI also lost a lot of memory.  Most of it as a comeback.  I still have seizures everyday.  \nI can empathize with you about the anger thing.  I still have family members that are not speaking to me :)\nthe doctor told me that it's real normal, for the anger and it seems to me.  It's a different kind of anger than just plain angry.\nand I was lucky to have a loving girlfriend that has stayed with me,\n\nstory is way too long to put into this context.\nI understand everything you've gone through.\nand if you need someone to talk to.\nit would be good for me to talk also.\nAllanMayta@yahoo.com\n\nAllan Mayta
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No, you're just fantasizing.  That's just normal cat behavior.  If your cat acts like a psychotic schizophrenic, he's completely healthy.
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it's psychosis and Psychosis is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state in which thought and perception are severely impaired. Persons experiencing a psychotic episode may experience hallucinations, hold delusional beliefs (e.g., paranoid delusions), demonstrate personality changes and exhibit disorganized thinking (see thought disorder). This is often accompanied by lack of insight into the unusual or bizarre nature of such behavior, difficulties with social interaction and impairments in carrying out the activities of daily living. A psychotic episode is often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality".  ALL signs of Alzheimer’s.
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Yawning or "pandiculation," is still pretty much a mystery to psychologists. (I just asked a friend in the trade.) Aside from the obvious observations of how it's related to boredom and how it gets "contagious" after a certain period of development in people, there isn't that much information on it. Sorry. (Hey, this is info from an old friend, so you might want to check newer sources.)
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Dude... what kind of question is that?  "Wack off" as often as you like.  Everyone is different.  If you find yourself "wacking off" ALL day, seek psychiatric help.
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The DSM-IV (Psychology's diagnostic guide) has this as the diagnostic criteria:\nSchizophrenia\n\nA.  Characteristic symptoms:  Two (or more) of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a 1-month perior (or less if successfully treated):\n   (1) delusions (beliefs/thoughts that seem real, but are not true)\n   (2) hallucinations (seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, feeling things)\n   (3) disorganized speech\n   (4) grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior\n   (5) negative symptoms (i.e. affective flattening, alogia, or avolition)\n\nNote:  Only Criterion A symptom is required if delusions are bizarre or hallucinations consist of a voice keeping up a running commentary on the person's behavior or thoughts, or two or more voices convering with each other.\nB.  Social/occupational dysfunction:  For a significant portion of the time since the onset of the disturbance, one or more major areas of functioning such as work, interpersonal relations, or self-care are markedly below the level achieved prior to the onset\nC.  Duration:  Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least 6 months.  This 6-month period must include at least 1 month  of symptoms (less if successfully treated) that meet Criterion A and may include periods of prodromal or residual symptoms.  During these prodromal or residual periods, the signs of the disturbance may be manifested by only negative symptoms or two of more symptoms listed in Criterion A present in an attenuated form (i.e. odd beliefs, unusual perceptual experience).\nD.  Schizoaffective and Mood Disorder exclusion:  Schizoaffective Disorder and Mood Disorder with Psychotic Features have been ruled out\nE.  Substance/general medical condition exclusion:  The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substnace or a general medical condition.\nF.  Relationship to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder:  If there is a history of Autism or other PDD, the addional diagnosis of Schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are also present for at least one month.\n\nThere are 5 types of schizophrenia:  Paranoid type, Disorganized type, Catatonic Type, and Undifferentiated type.
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Well, let's break the word up, shall we?  "Quasi-" means "kind of like" or "similar to"... think of "quasar", a star-like object, "sort of like" a star.  "Psychosis" is any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted.  This is a state sometimes found in people suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder.  This disorder got its name because it was originally believed that these people were on the "borderline" of psychosis.
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I bet it would be alot like looking into the mirror and seeing yourself screaming when you aren't even making a sound, or maybe it's like seeing demons crawl out from underneath your eyelids first thing in the morning, or maybe like you are a prisinor and everybody in your house is a guard and they will attack you if you try to escape. or maybe it's like eating stray cats and wearing the fur. Maybe. I don't know. Sounds like your the one thats crazy to me.
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A catalolic disorder refers to the unintentional rapid loss of weight.  There are several reasons or conditions that may cause this from sepsis to HIV to diabetic keto acidosis.  www.lef.org/protocols/abstracts/abstr-0296.html\nIf this link doesn't work, look up Catabolic Wasting Page 3.  Actually, just put "catabolic disorders" into a search engine and you will find several articles describing the problem and resons for the problem.
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that's a good observation. The shock occurs because of the discharge of neurotransmitters (chemicals that neurons use to communicate with one another) that occurs just prior to falling asleep. People believe this has something to do with paralyzing us---so we don't act out our dreams.
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Make fun of us.  "Monk" pointsw out how perspicuous our disorder is.  Though not fully accepted by the public as a disability, OCD's are very real to us.  My mother called me up bawling and begging forgiveness after realization.  I would start with ridiculing us for the seemingly nonsensical and irrational reactions we have to seemingly rational situations.  I would then pound into the audience these perceptions are quite real to some of us.  You will likely gain a heightened interest by some simply because of the absurdity of the disorder and gain some sympethizers with some very real stories.  Before you mimnimize this disorder....I have fully come to terms with the fact my OCD's will ultimately contribute to the demise of my life and everything I have ever loved.  Beliefs or not, they will end me.
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Dude, you may have a serious psychiatric condition.  Seek help.
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Sounds like a case opf depression, or "the blues". It happens once in a while to everyone. If it is a constant state for you, talk to your doctor.
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NO, it's not a blackout. With a blackout you would not remember ANYTHING about what happened. You're having a brown out which may be secondary to low blood sugar or an effect of a medication you are taking or possibly due to something called an "absence seizure." You may be having a panic attack. This list is not all inclusive.  Go get this evaluated today by your physician.