#//also there may be spelling and grammar mistakes bc i wrote this @ like 2am and was tired

[snowrust-a-blog]

ABOUT JON SUFFERING PTSD ANYTHING BASED AFTER SEASON SIX.

this is something that i am going to be implementing effective immediately to any threads/plots wishing to be based from the revival of Jon at the beginning of season six, since the show decided to seem that Jon would return back to the living world with a new hairstyle and next to no recognition of him suffering after... well, you know. literally being stabbed to death by the people he thought he could trust. 

Cause everyone walks away from that without any form of trauma!!!

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a particular set of reactions that can develop in people who have been through a traumatic event which threatened their life or safety, or that of others around them. This could be a car or other serious accident, physical or sexual assault, war or torture, or disasters such as bushfires or floods. As a result, the person experiences feelings of intense fear, helplessness or horror.

People with PTSD often experience feelings of panic or extreme fear, similar to the fear they felt during the traumatic event. 

A person with PTSD experiences four main types of difficulties:

𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓 – The person relives the event through unwanted and recurring memories. These often come in the form of vivid images and nightmares.  There may be intense emotional or physical reactions, such as sweating, heart palpitations or panic when reminded of the event.

In the case of Jon Snow, he mostly relives the event through nightmares which in turn, can bring on bouts of insomnia out of fear of the nightmares. 

the nightmares themselves are wildly vivid and recurring. it’s always one of the two:  ONE. jon is standing there unable to move or speak as he is stabbed over and over and over, with ghost howling behind a room, never able to get out. the skies are red and stabs feel as real as the day that they were made.  TWO. he is there with Ned and Robb, embracing each one before he feels the daggers in his chest, pulling back to find not the face of his father and brother, but the faces of Allister Thorne and Othell Yarwyck, grinning and turning the knife deeper and further.  He will always wake up sweating with a sore and cracked through from trying to scream, blankets on the floor and never laying straight in bed as he should.

though he has another trigger as well: mentions of betrayal. it will result in difficulty breathing, a racing heart followed by an emotional shutoff. He will likely excuse himself mid conversation when he can feel himself starting to be triggered and deal with reliving it by himself. it’s unhealthy but it’s the only way he wishes to deal with it.

in rare cases, jon may even lash out at your muse. snapping at them and yelling. though for this reaction, your muse will have needed to really upset him or said something about the hangings of the traitors. 

𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐔𝐏 – The person experiences sleeping difficulties, irritability and lack of concentration, becoming easily startled and constantly on the lookout for signs of danger.

He never used to get startled by anything, but a door being closed too loud or too sudden will cause him to jump or gasp, and if someone sneaks up on him, a huge sense of paranoia will overcome him since they snuck up on him when he was killed. 

Jon will double and triple check rooms before entering and exiting, often asking someone with him if they could check, too. 

And i touched on sleeping in the previous topic.

𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓  – The person deliberately avoids activities, places, people, thoughts or feelings associated with the event because they bring back painful memories.

This one explains itself: Jon resigning from Lord Commander and in turn, leaving the nightswatch. Everything about the wall screams his trauma back at him and it also reminds him about the lives he took as an act of justice. 

The wall itself is the largest trigger for Jon and will shutdown conversations about it before they can even eventuate. If someone mentions the mutiny or his time as Lord Commander, Jon will simply as for your muse to change the topic or respect the fact that he doesn’t want to talk about it. 

but, if your muse has a very close bond ie: familial or romantic, jon may open up about the experience if it is approached correctly. he isn’t going to talk to someone he hardly knows or doesn’t trust about it. 

𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐁 – The person loses interest in day-to-day activities, feels cut off and detached from friends and family, or feels emotionally flat and numb.

Jon will completely zone out of conversation, not listening to anything anyone would say in a sense of total detachment. their words become blurry and it feels like his vision becomes dark, often staring at the table or a wall for minutes without being able to shake himself from this void. Other things he will do is lock himself away in a room to just sit in his own silence, since he knows it’s rude to just sit there and ignore a conversation. He has lost an obvious joy and youth to his tone, a lot of conversations kept short and brief, and his tone barely wavering a few octaves above or below. 

WHAT JON SAW ON THE OTHER SIDE. 

inspired by a conversation diedking and i had a few months ago about what Jon actually saw versus what he said he saw. 

In the show, when someone asked jon what was on the other side, he replied very coldly and sternly nothing. 

I believe that this is a lie. I believe that when Jon crossed over for the short few days he was dead, he saw his family & he saw them happy. Seeing his father and all his glory and smiles and honor standing there in his classic cape with ice by his side. Seeing Robb standing with Ned as the true heir to the north, smiles broad and an overwhelming feeling of happiness overcame him. He even saw Catelyn, hand in hand with Ned and looking as fondly as ever at Ned and Robb. It felt... reminiscently normal. 

Jon felt happy that he was with his family again. Though he was glad to not see any more of his family here with him. 

though he was dead for days, it felt like mere minutes on the other side. 

no where near long enough for Jon and Robb to exchange stories, or for Robb to tell Jon all about Jeyne and Jon to tell Robb all about Ygritte. Ygritte who he was sure would have to be here somewhere! The woman he loved would be here, too.       And no where near long enough for jon to finally ask ned about his mother and the truth of his birth. 

It was just enough time for jon to embrace his brother, a hug nothing like that of their last one. but the moment they broke away to either laugh or cry, jon was tugged backward. 

a light so blinding his eyes stung and his breath hit him like a freight train. death felt like a dream, a dream that he’d wished would be his reality. 

It was until Sansa had found the wall and reunited with Jon, that he’d honestly wished that he had stayed dead. That’s why, when asked what he saw on the other side; he replied as coldly and bluntly as he did. 

INCORPORATING THIS INTO MY PORTRAYAL.

obviously, jon snow is still going to be jon snow. everything based pre-season 6 will not be effected by jon’s PTSD. it will mostly be incorporated into all season 6 based threads and alternate universes spanning from this season as i do not write season 7 as canon to my jon. 

If your character triggers jon, accidentally or out of spite/malice, please be aware that he will react!!! he may shut off or snap or yell!! it is extremely dependent on the situation at hand!!

but please don’t let this be off putting as i will let you know before replying that jon is going to react in a certain way and i will also talk to you about what your muse can either do to help or where we can go from that point on.

SOURCES

https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/clinical-resources/post-traumatic-stress-disorder

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/anxiety/types-of-anxiety/ptsd

https://www.sane.org/mental-health-and-illness/facts-and-guides/post-traumatic-stress-disorder

https://www.mindhealthconnect.org.au/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd