Thread:GalaxE/@comment-36159587-20191120040216/@comment-36159587-20191216035023

Yeah, it's kind of hard conveying and achieving a balance. I'd say do the research and convey certain behaviors/actions/thoughts/the impacts of his experiences in threads where he's central (like, not others' plot threads or fluff threads in general).

I know I have hard times conveying Hitan's PTSD because I don't want it to be overbearing on what type of character he is. I also know Helen wouldn't know how to handle it much, so I try not to convey it around her. I also sometimes feel as if narrating PTSD when I don't have it myself will equal inaccuracy, and I know some people on here feel passionately about mentalities being extremely important, and not something to be taken advantage of for the only purpose of supposed character development. What I'm really trying to achieve here is to create an accurate and balanced establishment of how Hitan's past has affected him, not offend or generally presume for anyone who may have PTSD. It's horrible, and if anyone has it, please, please get help. The fact that my OCs have varying trauma-affected mentalities and lack the ability to seek help doesn't reflect my view of mental disorders and issues in the real world. Again, I'm not trying to offend or classify anyone.

-Galaxian-