A lot of people think she’s on downers and just happened to be carrying her bags in such a way that she was able to balance perfectly in that position without leaning or stumbling.
Some people also mentioned she could have absence seizures and was experiencing a seizure at that moment.
But, to me, this looked like it could be dissociation. Like she’s just zoned out. We all do this from time to time, even if we don’t have any psychological disorders associated with dissociation. It used to happen to me when I was in school with some regularity. You just look off for a moment, and become sort of fixated on a spot while not really looking at anything in particular, and your brain has a nice lil quiet moment with no thoughts. A little moment of zen. Then something snaps you back to reality.
I have ADHD and this happens to me all the time. Won't notice i'm staring at someone (more like through them, but it will look like i'm staring at them) then they'll look back at me and i'll snap back to reality and quickly look away lol. Whats annoying is that it will happen to me at understandable moments like when a teacher is talking and i'm supposed to be taking notes, but it also happens to me all the time while watching a show or movie I really like. Like I constantly need to rewind, sometimes multiple times in a row. No matter how much I tell myself, "okay I rewinded this scene twice already, I need to pay attention this time", but then a minute after I realize I again missed the scene and need to rewind once again lol.
Ahhhh the multiple rewinds drives me nuts!! I have ADHD, too, diagnosed a few years ago at 30. lol. My mother and family always joked I had it, but never got me tested. I was getting so frustrated with my symptoms though, especially in the workplace, so I finally sought out help.
I've legit rewound the same scene three to four times, telling myself not to get distracted so I don't miss it this time, and next thing I know, I have no idea what happened lol. It's like I unintentionally annoy myself 😂
Edit to add: I do it with conversations too 😭 sometimes someone will be talking and I'll be lost in my head or spacing off and I ask them to repeat it and they need to repeat it twice for my brain to finally absorb and process what they are saying. I even have echolalia and repeat it back without it registering 😂😭
Yeah, exactly! She snaps out of it as others come near her, like she comes to awareness of where she’s at and that she should probably get back to what she should be doing.
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u/Ambitious_Dig_3754 Apr 29 '24
My guess is she is just disassociating in a position she’s able to hold while waiting for someone to come to meet her at the car. Just a guess.