Traumatic events for characters

This is Part One of a Two-Part Series. Find Post Two Here: 4 Tips For Writing Your Character's PTSD And Trauma Memories PTSD and trauma (both big “T” and small “t” trauma), affect our memory in different ways, and when writing in deep point of view, it becomes telling to label an emotion for readers.

PTSD has symptoms of intrusive memories, they are reacurent unwanted memoreis of the traumatic event. Many may avoid talking about the event or avoid people or places surronding the event.These are only some of the many other symptoms of PTSD.

Photo credit: martinak15 on Flickr So I got a question semi-recently from a reader about writing dreams and nightmares. I found this an...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) develops in 1 in 3 people after stressful or frightening traumatic experiences. Here is more information about the disorder.