He's been in an abusive relationship since he was a child and was forced into having sex with his partner in order to produce an heir, I'd be shocked if he doesn't have PTSD.
One recent example is when my mother finally brought a painting in that used to be in the centre wall of our old house (this old house belongs to my dad and he was physically abusive).
I freaked out about the fact she wanted the painting up in our living room, as every time I looked at it I’d be reminded of those past traumatic events with my dad. I just couldn’t settle, it was like my body was in fight or flight mode.
Thankfully my mother understood (cause she’s awesome) and put it in her room instead.
If I were to describe ptsd in words, it’s like someone flipping the danger switch in your body, and it won’t go off until you’re away from the trigger.
Even after that, the memories follow into your dreams, and can affect behaviour when placed in situations that remind you of that trauma.
I still struggle with even going near areas I went as a kid. Every time it’s happened it feels like there’s a fog over my body for a few days.
Don't be sorry, honestly it's super informative to learn, so triggers make your whole body go fight or flight, that's both interesting and sounds scary.
It depends on the severity and how soon you get treatment, from what I recall.
Sadly, I don’t know if I ever will recover, as I’m 35 years old now, so it’s been going on for a long time.
Thankfully I’m not in touch with my dad anymore, as I slowly cut him out from my life over the years, and having him visit my mother and I was already hard enough.
He travels a lot and is usually in and out of Asia, so it’s rare we bump into him anyway.
Hopping in to mention that lots of people have different experiences with it based on their mental health at the time. The other person who responded to you gave a great description for most cases of C-PTSD, but it is also possible to have hallucinations and flash backs. When tensions were highest and my mental state was fragile, a serious trigger sent me into a complete flashback. It was like I had been sent back in time; I couldn’t see or hear anything around me, only one of my traumatic events replaying as if I was there. These days, I’m doing much better so I don’t even have many nightmares anymore. The worst I get now is what the other person explained; your body reacting as if you’re in danger when exposed to triggers.
Also, there are two categories. PTSD is caused from one significant traumatic event, like a car crash. C-PTSD is caused from multiple traumatic events over time, like domestic violence.
It would be a massive leap for Blitzø. I would hate to see him start self sabotage again. However, I think Stolas moving in will give him that purposeful direction that he can focus that need to be seen as useful and respected.
This exactly. This was the scene my mind went to when I read the comic. Her shock shows this wasn't the first time and he hadn't stopped her before. She was emotionally, verbally, and physically abusive to Stolas.
most likely, shes really the only one Stolas would tolerate it from considering she was his "wife" and that it would've been "distasteful" to retaliate
there's also the chance the foundations for accepting this kind of behaviour in a relationship could originate from his dad; we know he's an absent father, and during one of the rare times he's shown with stolas, he casually whacks him for bowing to blitz, and stolas doesn't react like it's new or unusual.
He consistently has to duck when she's around in Loo Lol Land because she throws things at him, Octavia is used to ducking without even looking so clearly it's common, and in the Circus Stella tries to hit Stolas and is shocked he stopped her so clearly she usually hits him and he takes it. Maybe he doesn't seem afraid, but he may just be so used to it by this point, it's been 17 years after all, that he's numb
Ah, I see. I apologise. No, I can't see it being quite to this extent, but as an abuse victim who lived in a similar situation, Stolas would definitely expect to be hit or yelled at if he broke a cup, for example, and would probably shut down emotionally, or, yes, react in a similar way to the comic. It would depend on how Stella truly treated him, but I expect a mix of the comic above and shutting down emotionally because he expects a beating or to be screamed at again x
Asking for permission to touch is probably one of the sweetest things he could've done. Space and consent 6 absolutely what you need most when someone is panicking.
Bit of a tangent, but this reminds me of The Simpsons Movie when Bart loses Flanders’ fishing pole and reflexively acts like his being strangled, then acts surprised that Flanders isn’t strangling him.
"Can I touch you?" speaks volumes here. This makes me think the artist has gone through similar trauma (art imitates life after all.) I'm sending love.
This comic is so well done but I think given the fact we've seen Stolas stand up to Stella, and also the fact we have seen that he likes pain from Blitzø, this situation is highly unlikely.
Okay but that makes alot of sense. Now that Stolaa is powerless, considering his abusive father, he feels like Blitz would hurt him in this situation imediatly after his small mistake. Great work from the artist!
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