On shutdowns. The quieter crisis.
Shutdowns look like nothing is happening. That is why they are the version of distress the system most reliably ignores.
Shutdowns look like nothing is happening. That is why they are the version of distress the system most reliably ignores.
A shutdown is the inverse of a meltdown, using the same raw material. Too much has arrived. The nervous system cannot process any more. Instead of externalising into movement and sound, it withdraws. Speech goes. Facial expression flattens. Movement slows. The eyes stop tracking. The person is still there, but they are further inside than usual, and the bridge across to them has temporarily closed.
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