tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324345645727459546.post6176945310773412812..comments2023-12-07T01:15:26.812-08:00Comments on hick chick click: Every Move, PTSD, and the deep breath inAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185449419652732005noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324345645727459546.post-33586551951606324152015-02-11T20:41:13.105-08:002015-02-11T20:41:13.105-08:00I loved reading this post (I read it last week but...I loved reading this post (I read it last week but have only just found tme to come back and comment, haha). <br /><br />I love your honesty and think some of your life story sounds fascinating! All the travel and in times of great turmoil. <br /><br />I am really looking forward to seeing how Rachel is going in Every Move. I think it is fascinating, all the ways we handle PTSD and how it effects everyone differently. <br /><br />My husband got caught up in a robbery, became stuck to the getaway vehicle, repeatedly punched and dragged (at 60k's an hour) for a few blocks before being run over. It didn't even really involve loud noises but for ages he woke in the night thinking the perpetrators were breaking in and was jumpy at loud noises from cars in our street (those days we lived in the burn-out area of town..lol). it doesn't even make sense that the guys would try and find him or even care but he was irrational about it at times. He is fine now but it did take a while. He also felt weird about being anxious about things and didn't want people to know. <br /><br />I really liked Elizabeth Scott's YA book 'Miracle' which deals with PTSD. She said she wrote it after (trying to remember/summarise the gist) nearly choking/allergic reaction that ended with her fighting for her breath in hospital. That sparked a lot of PTSD in her. Although her book is about a girl who is the sole survivor of a plane crash.Nomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995363401476834241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324345645727459546.post-77140743454704319292015-02-03T18:07:49.690-08:002015-02-03T18:07:49.690-08:00Hey Sarina! Thank you so much for commenting, and...Hey Sarina! Thank you so much for commenting, and I hope readers will understand (they're usually pretty good like that). It's been on my mind.<br />And I'm looking forward so much to YOUR next book :)<br />xx EllieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185449419652732005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4324345645727459546.post-1531685420035291602015-02-03T17:02:47.028-08:002015-02-03T17:02:47.028-08:002nd try:
So, yeah! Readers will understand that P...2nd try:<br /><br />So, yeah! Readers will understand that PTSD is a very big spectrum. After 9/11, I was afraid to hear planes flying overhead. (The F16s that buzzed NYC all day after the attack scared me senseless.) But that faded quickly. And then you have guys who end up hiding in the closet with a knife. So there's no "right" way to characterize it.<br /><br />I'll bet your readers will understand!Sarina Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537611490461278223noreply@blogger.com