Hello @amirtheawesome1,
I think this might be used in psych training, for PhD students who want to get an idea of what PTSD, or generalized anxiety feels like. The brain is wired. There is no escaping the panic. Of course, at the end you do offer the idea of escape that might occur to someone in this state.
This is a first person narrative. There can be no other way to experience the story. Vivid, riveting, real.
As usual, great job.
Yeah, I tried to explore this idea with what I know from my own experience as well as talking to people from the extreme end of it. I wanted to show those feelings or actions that you could kind of, but not really, understand. It ended up being much shorter than I thought it would be when conceptualized it eight months ago, which I liked as it makes it digestible and I feel more details would have ruined it, if that makes any sense.
Thank you for your great comment, as well as the great job you have been doing around the community.
This works great as you wrote it. Although, I think a more complex exploration of this personality type--maybe as part of a novel--would be great. PTSD is not a solitary phenomenon. It affects everyone connected to the person. That is an important part of this story. Hard to show but would be fascinating.
Thanks for your kind words about my participation on Ink Well. I love writing. It enriches my life. Encouraging others is a joy. Ink Well is rewarding and you are part of that :)
Maybe I will take another crack at it when I know more. I am tired of the aesthetically-pleasing style of schizophrenics just seeing people, or PTSD people just seeing war in front of them and just think it's real like that's the whole thing.
Right now, I am just going to work on a short comedy story for change, or some romance.
I don't think your writing will ever lapse into stereotype. Write what moves you,when you want. That's authentic. That has value.