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Published at 3rd of April 2022 06:59:31 PM


Chapter 74: 74. Complicated Trauma From The Past

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PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental disorder that appears after a person experiences or witnesses an unpleasant event.

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that makes sufferers remember traumatic events. However, not everyone who remembers a traumatic event develops PTSD. There are specific criteria used to determine whether a person has PTSD

PTSD Symptoms

Symptoms of PTSD appear after a person has experienced a traumatic event. The time of appearance can be several months or years after the traumatic event. The severity and duration of symptoms also varies from patient to patient.

1. Memories of a traumatic event

People with PTSD often remember the events that traumatized them. In fact, sufferers feel as if repeating the incident. Memories of the traumatic event are also often present in nightmares, so the sufferer is emotionally depressed.

2. Negative thoughts and feelings

People with PTSD tend to blame themselves or others. In addition, sufferers also lose interest in activities they used to enjoy and feel hopeless. Sufferers are also more aloof and find it difficult to establish relationships with other people.

3. Changes in behavior and emotions

People with PTSD are often easily frightened or angry even though they are not triggered by memories of the traumatic event. This change in behavior is also often a danger to himself or others. Patients also have difficulty sleeping and concentrating.

PTSD can occur in both children and adults. However, in children, there are special symptoms, namely frequent reenactment of traumatic events through games. Children with PTSD also often experience nightmares that can be directly or indirectly related to the traumatic event they experienced

Causes of PTSD

PTSD can occur after a person experiences or witnesses a frightening or life-threatening event. It's not known exactly why these events cause PTSD for some people. However, it is suspected that the cause is a combination of the following conditions:

Unpleasant experience.

Family history of mental disorders.

Temperament innate personality.

Some of the information I read didn't really let me know if Edwards did have a history of PTSD.

(Source: Alodokter.com)

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I closed the phone screen and started to see Edwards who was sleeping peacefully, after he did some stressful things earlier, of course I was wondering a lot of things.

His behaviour was very strange, The trauma he went through seemed so deep and made him a little unwell. I don't want to say that Edwards is Crazy. I just wanted to say maybe Edwards is just not feeling well right now.

When he finished hearing all my words, at that moment he got up instead and climbed into bed. even the porridge I made for him hasn't been touched at all, until it's cold. He hasn't taken the medicine either, I don't want to wake Edwards who is now resting.

I chose to just get out of the room, want to take breakfast for myself. My throat also hurts a lot, not to mention my head still feels dizzy. Edwards really almost killed me, luckily God still saved this sinful me.

I chose to go down using the stairs instead, while enjoying this situation of the large Mansion which felt very quiet. my eyes stared at the big lamp hanging from the ceiling, the price must be so fantastic.

My footsteps stopped, when I almost reached the bottom of the stairs. There was already seen Violet standing with her arms crossed in front of her chest. her face is smiling mockingly, I don't know what she wants to do now.

I started down and stood in front of her, still looking into her eyes that really disgusted me.

"How does it feel? Enjoying that perfect man? Are you now going to leave this Mansion and run as far as possible?" Violet asked, I know that all this time Violet was waiting for me to know the reality. But I just shook my head slowly.

"Why do I have to run so far, I can still walk well at the moment and I don't think there's anything wrong with a little test of guts." I said quietly, we stood face to face. Violet was looking for trouble like that. she wanted me to leave this mansion and leave Edwards. because of Edwards' mental illness.

"You still want to try something else? Haven't you experienced the pain of dealing with a madman like Edwards? Tch! You're trying to survive from this situation, even though I know you'll leave if you don't make any profit here." Violet took something from behind the small bag she was carrying. A gum she gave me, she also took another gum and chewed it slowly.

I can only hold the candy and stare confused, why did he give the gum?

"If you can hold on, then hold on as hard as you can. We'll see how long you can stay in the same room with Edwards, this is just the beginning right? You haven't seen anything crazier than this. Ahhh.. the madness in the Douglas Mansion. It's not just Edwards who has a mental illness, I think the whole family is has the same behaviour. It's like a curse that has been passed down through generations I guess." Violet made small bubbles from the gum she was eating, I watched closely her movements.

Why? Violet was so relaxed when she said the Douglas Family had a mental illness? Is she not afraid to die?

"Is mean including you? You also seem to have a mental illness, because you don't accept that Edwards is starting to like me." I said slowly, I also opened the gum wrapper and chewed it slowly, the wrapper I kept in my trouser pocket. because it is impossible to throw it here.

"Yes, it could be. I think the curse is in this big Mansion, anyone who enters here will feel endless with madness, I hope you never regret coming here. Once you enter you can't get out easily." Violet said.

"But you came out easily." I said relax.

"because I didn't really get into it, I never really felt That I was a member of the Douglas family. Oh by the way, you said Edwards was going to marry you? Wow! a lot of money and a reputation that is admired by everyone would want something like that, while I congratulate you. But don't ever think I've backed out of all this fighting, I want to move faster than you. And take Edwards completely, and juat me who will give birth to Edwards' first child, then get rid of you with easilly." Violet patted my shoulder lightly. I just kept quiet and chewed the gum he gave me casually.

Violet's footsteps were getting further away, I who saw this just laughed for a while. "freak ass woman.." I said slowly.




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