Re: Meltdowns
"I was a virgin last year... My partner expected me to take a day or two to adjust (got there late Wednesday) but, NOPE, right into the action! Loved it! Biked it! Sleep? Naw! Eat? Hardly! Then... dum dum dum... got spooked during the burning of the Man. Don't know why; wasn't "altered". Just got a weird vibe. Followed me to the Crude Awakening burn... Got surrounded by crowd. Harsh hard-hitting music from the art car behind me. Trapped in between a sea of bikes. Standing there... and freaked the fuck out. Had an anxiety attack and hit the ground. My partner, usually my hero, got frustrated and we fought. Went back to camp... last night there... huge bummer. I took about 15 minutes to recuperate at camp, took a drink, hit the port-p-potties, and decided it was time to go out dancing and felt way better after that. I had to manually adjust myself, and after that it was fine. But it did happen - and it probably will to you, too.
Gear advice? Ear plugs. One of those sleep masks (or bondage masks, depending on your idiom) can be amazing for slowing your body's awareness, even if it's dark. Also, those bandanna things with the moisture-absorbing things that puff up and stay wet was my friend while I slept during the day..."
from tribes.net forum post.
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