Over breakfast, my partner & I were discussing subconscious masking, AKA autistic defence mechanisms. Identifying triggers and then taking steps to deal with stimuli, etc.
A couple of times my partner has witnessed my "freezing" due to inaction, it's like my brain just checks out: "Nope, not doing this"; it was a subconscious reaction to a situation I felt was beyond my control.
I've gotten BETTER at mindfulness, it's something that is definitely learned. I know better now how to quiet my mind when it's agitated. It's like I needed to learn how I was doing something I wasn't aware I was doing? Odd.
