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brucewaynehater101 · 8 months ago

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Overwhelming Emotions HC: Tim, Jason, Dick, and Damian

TW: dissociation, panic attacks, unhealthy coping mechanisms

Tauma, upbringing, culture, parenting, and experiences will have varying effects on how one processes and expresses emotion. Not all coping methods will be healthy or deemed socially appropriate. Here's my hc on how their circumstances affected how they deal with overwhelming trauma.

Tim is used to locking down his emotions. When it gets to be too much, he literally shuts down. He'll stare at walls for hours as time passes, be unable to move, and experience difficulty with speaking

Jason has panic attacks. He isolates himself, breaks things, and mentally spirals for hours if not days

Dick will fly off the handle with rage, clutch his hair as he rocks back and forth, and cry hysterically

Damian will flip between intense anger and dissociation. He will either lash out, or he will slip into depersonalization not being fully aware of his own body

#dc comics #dc universe #tim drake #jason todd #dick grayson #damian wayne #people react differently to the same stimuli based on their upbringing and trauma #their reactions are not healthy but still valid forms of expression #usually the bats manage their emotions enough (not well) but they can't do that forever #processing emotions varies and I could talk for hours about why each kid would respond these ways #lashing out in highly emotionally situations should not be punished but mitigated (it is a trauma response)#poor mental health comes in many shapes and sizes #tw dissociation #tw panic attack #tw depersonalization #i can go into heavy detail

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