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          twenty - five  year  old  model  chan  park  was  spotted  early  this  morning  on  the  campus  of  an  unnamed  mental  health  facility  in  his  hometown  of  palo  alto ,  california .  park ,  who  has  been  successful  in  his  career  since  coming  on  the  scene  in  late  2016  and  one  of  the  few  males  that  have  graced  the  cover  of  american  vogue ,  slipped  out  of  his  home  in  the  hollywood  hills  and  made  his  way  to  the  facility  undetected .  he  was  joined  by  his  parents ,  nina  and  dongwook ,  who  are  highly  respected  professors  at  stanford  university  where  they  teach  modern  languages  and  architectural  design ,  respectively . park  has  been  notably  silent  on  his  social  media ,  only  recently  announcing  his  honor  of  being  stanford’s  commencement  speaker  at  the  twenty  nineteen  graduation  ceremony  --  he  was  a  graduate  of  the  prestigious  university  in  the  spring  of  twenty  sixteen . 

there are measurable changes / stunts in brain development in people who have experienced trauma, specifically in social-emotional and cognitive development.

this is why people who have experienced trauma might act “immature” for their age and have poor coping skills—their brain growth is often “stunted” at whatever age they experienced trauma.

for example, a person who is 30-years-old who experienced trauma when they were 16-years-old might have the social-emotional capacity and the cognitive ability of a 16-year-old.

what does that mean for a character who has experienced trauma??:

their ability to cope with emotions might not be on par with their age.

they might be okay for a while and suddenly fly off the handle for no evident reason ( but in reality, a trigger was present or they’ve let things build up over time until it all spills over ). or they might be consistently angry / sad / skittish / etc.

they might have a difficult time identifying their emotions.

many people who experience trauma have a difficult time with being “okay” because they’re used to being either very elevated or very low. they might go out of their way to create “drama” because they’re uncomfortable with being comfortable.

they might be impulsive and hyper-vigilant. 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE!! many folks who experience trauma cope with their trauma through substance abuse.

some common mental health diagnoses associated with trauma:

post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder.

mood disorders ( depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and bipolar disorders ).

borderline personality disorder ( bpd is often associated with “attachment trauma” meaning that there was some sort of trauma associated with an individual they were attached too, such as a parent or another loved one ).

psychotic disorders ( schizophrenia, delusional disorder, etc ).

dissociative disorders ( dissociative amnesia, DID, etc ).

in children, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder ( if not treated as a child, it might present as anti-social personality disorder as an adult ), and intermittent explosive disorder.

substance abuse disorders.

many ( not all ) mental health diagnoses can be traced back to experiencing some sort of trauma.

your character’s diagnosis will affect how they cope with trauma ( e.g. an individual with bpd presents differently than an individual with ptsd, people with multiple diagnoses will present differently ).

everyone experiences and reacts to trauma differently. two people who experience the same trauma might have two completely different reactions to that trauma. factors such as personality, gender, age, presence of other mental health concerns, and support from family, peers, and mental health professionals greatly affect how people react to trauma.