[OldPilot]

I've also given the ability to change your vote.

Explain how you do this?

[Rollercoasterider]

Ooooo, combining words is interesting…if you can tell what is being combined that is.

Blue rage or Blurage
Morose + Rage: Morage, that might just look like more rage
Melancholy + Rage: Melanrage—but that may look like Black Rage, so Cholyrage OR Cholrage
Misery + Rage: Miserage
Oh, miserage seems the most clear regarding the two words…or maybe miserage and Blue Rage as two words or Blurage.

Blue Seethe
Blue Fury
Blue Wrath
Blue Passion
Blue Anger

Turtling is interesting. I think Withdraw is a good term, but let’s face it, that would confuse everyone since Jim Conway talks about a stage of Withdrawal that follows Depression, but Turtle is a good reference to withdrawing.
Turtle Seethe
Turtle Fury
Turtle Wrath
Turtle Passion
Turtle Anger

Storm Rider,
What excellent points. I’ve already added a brief paragraph that talks about the eventual decrease, but you’ve explained some things well—do you mind if I steal?
Regarding changing votes... I don't know really. But when I created the poll it had a checkbox to select if I wanted to give that option.

[Wed2Him?Whatever.]

Like Storm Rider said, the buzz has worn off.

It's like a two-stage rocket.  There's this whiz-bang launch, all systems Go full thrust full throttle full power.  Then... separation.

Stage 1, gone.

Stage 2... ?

MLCer reaches space, no gravity to fight them.

Then it becomes seemingly indefinite as to how long they're just going to float out there.  This is how it's been for me, anyway.

[Storm Rider]

RCR,

Feel free to use my thoughts, they are based on thoughts from quite a few of us watching this stage currently, more on my slow moving thread if you want to read more.

Cheers

SR

[dragonfly]

Good idea to have a word for the low-energy MLC'er. It will be hard to beat the word replay, it is so strong and defines exactly where it is all about.

The word hibernator comes to my mind. Wikipedia's definition is: Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals, characterized by lower body temperature, slower breathing, and/or lower metabolic rate.

Or hiberplay? Are they only acting like this when they are with the spouse? Anyway, it is a stage where a lot needs to be digested and they will wake up one day. It takes a long time. In the mean time: Do not disturb!

[Rollercoasterider]

Great Idea!
 
Hibernator is another good term.
 
I think the idea is about the paradox of depressive behaviors and seething rage beneath the surface, so I think it may need to be a combo word or both words. So Hiber-rage?  Hiberplay would work like Replay, but the play doesn't fit this time--darn, the word structure is perfect.
 
There are probably some and perhaps many Low-Energy MLCers who don't seem to have the rage, but since so many do, I think it's important to have both components.

[Rollercoasterider]

Oh my goodness, I just realized that my article on Limbo and Awakening is not online--or I can't find it! So I'm getting ready to post it up to the blog now.
Storm Rider,
I thought it Awakening as I read through your post again. I think we may be talking about the same thing. So keep this thread going to discuss the label for Low-Energy, but I'm going to go start another thread for feedback for the blog post. I will put a link at the blog to the forum thread and alink in the forum thread to the blog. The forum is a better place for discussion. So give it a few minutes and I will soo have the blog post ready, then I'll start the thread.

[Rollercoasterider]

Another idea: Angry Turtle

[Shantilly Lace]

I like the idea of the word wallowing.
The are sitting going over the same thing again, and again.  From all appearances they are doing the same thing over and over (whether monster or nothing) and yet there is still things going on that may or may not be seen.

1. To roll the body about indolently or clumsily in or as if in water, snow, or mud.
2. To luxuriate; revel: wallow in self-righteousness
3. To be plentifully supplied: wallowing in money.
4. To move with difficulty in a clumsy or rolling manner; flounder: "The car wallowed back through the slush, with ribbons of bright water trickling down the windshield from the roof" (Anne Tyler).
5. To swell or surge forth; billow.


It also suits because they wallow in self pity. 
The wallowing turtle. lol

Replay - High Energy

Replay - Wallowing Turtle

BAh ha ha

[Rollercoasterider]

I love it! I know it was suggested before, but now, really thinking about it Wallow does sound right--and it has the form Wallower as well.
 
Funny, it's a word that I am so familiar with and yet I did not list it.