Disclaimer: I own nothing. Characters belong to JKR and the definition of PTSD came from whatever dictionary is tied in with Microsoft Word.
A/N: For SOS's Reality Challenge. I claimed Luna and PTSD. Really short, I know, but I did what I could.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychological condition that may affect people who have suffered severe emotional trauma, (for example, combat, crime, or natural disaster) and may cause sleep disturbances, flashbacks, anxiety, tiredness, and depression.
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Blood … lots of blood. That's what I remember. In my dreams, it all comes back to haunt me, just as vivid as it was when it was really happening, when I thought I was going to die. It's odd, having those dreams – I'm not sure what's going on, but I know I'm not okay.
I suppose this has happened to a lot of other people, but I'm not sure. I'm not sure what's worse, dying and never knowing what you could have done or living and reliving the most terrifying moments of your life over and over and over. There's no escape from this … this odd feeling, whatever it is, and I hate it.
Some days I don't get it. They were just as human as we are, and yet they were capable of doing so much damage. Even now, as the holidays draw near and everyone's being fake-happy, no one knows what to make of things. As much as everyone pretends we're back to normal, I want nothing more than to ask some of them what normal is.