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If I get anything wrong, please correct me! I’m not a psychologist and I don’t have any form of PTSD. 

Everyone’s saying Steven has PTSD, and they’re not wrong, C-PTSD is a type of PTSD, but since nobody’s mentioned specifically C-PTSD I’d thought I’d talk about it. While it is not recognised as a separate disorder by the DSM yet, it is recognised as a separate disorder by many medical professionals and by WHO, so it’s worth talking about.

C-PTSD is a form of PTSD that occurs when someone is exposed to severe, repetitive trauma over a long period of time, rather than just PTSD which develop due to short-term exposure to a single traumatic event. Since Steven doesn’t just have one trauma, but rather many (so many), I think it’s important to talk about C-PTSD. 

In addition to all of the core symptoms of PTSD, people with C-PTSD may also experience:

Difficulty controlling their emotions 

Dissociation (thanks @honeybee1895​!)

A negative self-image 

Alienating themselves from personal relationships

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