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queer-ragnelle · 2 years

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Ancient/Medieval combat trauma (PTSD) in fiction? Any recommendations? Fantasy counts, doesn’t necessarily have to be straight Historical Fiction. Just pre-guns.

#ptsd #cptsd #combat trauma #combat stress #history #I have a handful of non-fiction sources/academic articles to draw on #and medieval text has obvious depictions of mental illness like madness #but the cure is ointment on the head which doesn’t really track #I’m aiming for realism in the aspects of human behavior & psychology #even if there is magic or whatever that’s besides the point representing mental illness #as accurately as possible is not optional #I’ve spoken with veterans but not very deeply as that’s upsetting to them & the modern experience is so different #any examples that resonated would be appreciated

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