#classnotes

This is a day late but I promise I will start posting regularly :)

For my Human Development class, we had to choose an injury/maladie (I can’t seem to find the right word in English, sorry about that) that affects the brain and the overall development of a human being. Examples were depression, anxiety, and a few others and I decided to choose PTSD! I know that PTSD is very common in soldiers and the like but I also wanted to raise awareness kind of, I guess, that PTSD exists in people that aren’t soldiers. These civilians (I am trying to refrain myself from saying “normal people” because soldiers are still human beings) suffer from PTSD because they have seen domestic violence/abuse, have been raped, suffered from other types of abuse and a lot more scenarios that are often dismissed as “they are exaggerating”. I do not have PTSD because I am lucky to be raised in a caring environment where I have the support I need but I know that is not the case for many, especially those that are stuck at home and feeling unsafe during these turbulent times when school/going out/friends were their only escape. If you ever need someone to talk to/want someone to listen, I am always open to talk :)

Please remember to take care of each other and of yourselves! Everyone needs support during these times.

Be Kind!

Love,

I’m not sure which writing class these notes are from, but they still speak to me:

Render real emotion on the page

Think about your character’s messy drawer - think junk drawer in the kitchen or dresser drawer

There comes a time in each person’s life when they must use a cliche to get a point across