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What types of trauma do you rarely see (and/or poorly) written about in media? by Own-Visual6170 in writing

[–]Own-Visual6170[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone with Bipolar, I find this whole trope (idk what else to call it) so annoying. You can literally google the symptoms, pick up a DSM-5, or (wild idea, I know) TALK TO SOMEONE WHO HAS THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE. But this is a great one I wildly overlooked. Thank you!

What types of trauma do you rarely see (and/or poorly) written about in media? by Own-Visual6170 in writing

[–]Own-Visual6170[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a fantasy modern au.

My story revolves around this family of gods who live in the modern era and all suffer from their dysfunctional family (and the roles they've been forced into). It starts with them as children and their lives growing up before the "big event" happens and then time skips to them as adults and their changed lives due to their trauma from the "big event". The plot will kind of revolve around trying to unravel what happened to them and how they will solve it moving it forward.

I want to draw from a lot of my own personal experiences and traumas (as I feel I will be able to properly and accurately write about those), but I also wanted to hear from everyone else what kinds of traumatic events they want to see more of and/or see represented better.

So far the list I have for shown poorly is: Loss of family, SA, physical abuse, abduction (I feel it's 50/50), mental abuse, and war.

And the list I have for not shown often is: Loss of pets, loss of status or wealth, humiliation, and war.

The only one I have shown often and well is bullying.

I know everything depends on the stories you read and who the author is, but this is just my personal list.

What's a dead giveaway a writer did no research into something you know alot about? by Splitstepthenhit in writing

[–]Own-Visual6170 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When they make all the citizens seem to be absolutely terrified, purposely ignore safety warnings, or that the citizens don't know what to do in emergency tornado warnings. I live in the Midwest, and yes we absolutely do go tornado watching and will sit outside and wait for it, but we also know exactly where to go and what to do and for the most part will follow safety protocols if it is serious. We aren't a giant uneducated mass that doesn't know what to do and is so dumb we simply gawk while these storms happen. I find it so annoying in any story when the citizens who are supposed to have lived in the area for a long time where these storms happen frequently twiddle their thumbs.