As a part of GeekDis, a creative collaboration to shine a light on disability representation in pop culture, I am bringing you my three favorite characters with PTSD to talk about what the writers got right. PTSD, or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, is a mental health condition that is triggered by experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening…
Anxiety is like you’re constantly getting closer to the top of a roller coaster, but you never feel the rush of going down. Anxiety is like being nervous about a big test or an interview or a speech, but the feeling never goes away after it’s over. Anxiety is like having an absolutely…
The thing about PTSD — it’s silent. It waits. Until you’re in bed — until you close your eyes — then it assaults your sleep, leaving you lying awake, waiting for danger. If you reach precious sleep, it reminds you of its control by plaguing you with nightmares. While you’re awake, you listen. Every stifled…