Says Quentin, as he comes over with a cup for him, to fold into his hands.
"Okay, so first of all, let me say, one of the most common pitfalls of PTSD is this thing that happens where you lose a little control, and your brain reacts because it knows what this means, so you start experiencing all the emotional fallout from what happened last time, the big time. I don't actually know if you've got an official diagnosis, but I do, and you look a lot like how I get. So right now that means you've got to try to remember that the way you're feeling, while real, and deserving recognition, might not be a good barometer of the actual threat level."
Settling down cross legged with him, knee to knee.
"Can you tell me if that intellectually makes sense?"
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Says Quentin, as he comes over with a cup for him, to fold into his hands.
"Okay, so first of all, let me say, one of the most common pitfalls of PTSD is this thing that happens where you lose a little control, and your brain reacts because it knows what this means, so you start experiencing all the emotional fallout from what happened last time, the big time. I don't actually know if you've got an official diagnosis, but I do, and you look a lot like how I get. So right now that means you've got to try to remember that the way you're feeling, while real, and deserving recognition, might not be a good barometer of the actual threat level."
Settling down cross legged with him, knee to knee.
"Can you tell me if that intellectually makes sense?"