Valeria - I think many of them don't hit bottom all in one go. [based on what I have read here, and my own experience]. My h seems to 'wake up', and feel bad, and then sink back into his MLC coma. HA writes of experiencing spells of lucidity. I do think reality is so painful for them that they can't face it, until it totally engulfs them. It drives us crazy, when they are spinning and giving off strange messages . . . I know that some MLCers thrive on contact, but I truly belive that mine does his thinking [VERY SLOWLY] when he is on his own.