#neurological whump

[justkidneying]

Blocking the Neuromuscular Junction

Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) stop transmission at the junction between nerves and muscles, which will cause partial or complete paralysis. Why do we want to do this? The main reason is to cause paralysis for starting endotracheal intubation (relax throat muscles), surgery (keep the patient still), and for putting people on ventilators (stop them from fighting against the machine).

You might also give someone an NMBA if they are coughing up blood, having a severe asthma attack, have high intracranial pressure, or are shivering with hypothermia.

There are two types of these drugs and they work two different ways, though they are all given intravenously.

Depolarizing NMBAs

So to initiate muscle contraction, our body uses a transmitter called ACh. When this binds to a receptor, some ions move around and the muscle contracts. This is called depolarization. After some time, the cell can repolarize as ACh is digested by the enzyme AChE.

The main depolarizing NMBA is Succinylcholine. This also binds to the same receptor, causing muscle contraction. However, it is not digested by AChE, so the cell cannot repolarize. The muscle will keep contracting until it runs out of calcium ions and relaxes. The muscle is paralyzed after that because the receptor is still blocked. Only when the serum enzyme BChE digests it can we reactivate the muscle.

Succinylcholine is mostly used for intubation. It only lasts for a few minutes, which is good because once you trach someone you don't need to paralyze their throat anymore.

The main risks of this drug are hyperkalemia (potassium exits the cell when the muscle is depolarized), muscle pain, hyperthermia, and increased intraocular pressure. Succinylcholine is contraindicated in burn patients.

Nondepolarizing NMBAs

These drugs also act on the ACh receptor, though they do not activate it. The most common ones are atracurium, cisatracurium, vecuronium, and rocuronium. I'll go through a few important notes on each one.

Atracurium (an isoquinoline) is metabolized into the active laudanosine, which has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system and can cause seizures. It also increases histamine, which can cause flushing. Cisatracurium is also an isoquinoline, but it does not cause an increase in histamine or break down into laudanosine. Both of these can be reversed using neostigmine to up the concentration of ACh and outcompete them at the receptor.

Rocuronium and vecuronium are both aminosteroids. Rocuronium has a quick onset and is great for rapid sequence intubation. It also does not require dosage adjustment for those with renal impairment. Vecuronium is slower, and needs to be adjusted for those with renal and liver impairment. These can both be reversed with sugammadex, which will form a complex that can be pissed out. The only thing with sugammadex is that it can cause bradycardia, decrease the effectiveness of contraceptives, and increase the risk of bleeding.

The adverse effects of all of the nondepolarizing NMBAs are apnea, hypotension, and electrolyte imbalance. You also need to increase the dose for those with burns and trauma. These drugs also interact with volatile anesthetics, increasing their effects. However, this is actually a favorable effect, as it lowers the dose of anesthetic required.

Using These Drugs

The main thing to remember here is that NMBAs do not cause sedation or amnesia. You must use them with things like propofol, midazolam, benzodiazepines, opioids, etc. I will repeat: DO NOT USE THESE DRUGS ALONE. The patient will be paralyzed but CONCIOUS and AWARE. For the love of medicine, please. The reason I say this is because I have seen paramedics give "problem patients" a paralytic without a sedative in some sick sort of revenge. Fuck them. I don't care what a patient did, that is not okay to do. Still makes me mad just thinking about it.

Anyways, so these are one part of the drugs required for surgery. If you just sedate someone, they'll still move around, and you don't want that while you are cutting on them.

Writing Tips

There isn't too much to say here, but I think it is important for people to know these drugs exist and only paralyze, not sedate. So shit, if you wanna write some crazy horror stuff happening, you can just have someone be paralyzed. Or also this is how people can be aware during surgery. I think there was a big case about this a few years ago. Sensation is still intact when these drugs are given alone, so go forth and torture people I guess (??) - IN FICTION

Anywho, that's all, thanks for reading. Maybe I will write soon about intubation, sedatives, and other stuff like that. Kinda neuro (which one the poll).

[weirdstrangeandawful]

TW: medical

So I got tentatively diagnosed with FND/conversion disorder last week which, to be honest, wasn’t unexpected since I’ve had many seizure-like episodes which are very likely psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. I also had an appointment with my surgeon today wherein she told me to ask my neurologist about how a relatively routine pelvic/abdominal surgery rendered me unable to walk for weeks.

If anyone has or knows about FND, do you know if it’s a symptom to just… be unable to walk sometimes? It kinda feels like my brain’s connection to my legs buffers occasionally like a video on a slow internet connection.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

underrated prompt for writers who are into medical whump: I present to you locked-in syndrome!

"a rare neurological condition characterized by complete paralysis of all voluntary muscles, except for those controlling eye movements and blinking — typically caused by any lesion affecting the ventral pons and midbrain; this includes vascular lesions, masses, infections, traumas, and demyelinating disorders. the most common cause is a vascular complication in the form of a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke"

your character will be aware of what's going on around them, only that they are literally "trapped in their body" in the sense that they can't talk or move.

you may add spice to your story by having caretaker believe whumpee is braindead (when they're in fact not, they just can't tell caretaker that).

what will caretaker do when they believe their loved one is legally dead?

will they pull the plug?

will they give consent for whumpee's organs to be donated?

will they realize the truth in time?

will they give whumpee up?

so many terrible, terrible things could happen...

[whumpisgoodwhumpislife]

Life

Masterlist

Everest's white eyes widened at the question. He stared blankly at Raphael, as if the man had just told him to go to hell. Then, slowly, he nodded, his grip tightening on his bear. Yes, he remembered. Some parts were clearer than others, but they all had something in common. Pain. The human took a deep breath, and shifted on the couch so that he was facing him.

"I know it's hard, but I need to understand what they've done to you. And I think I do, now. Do you remember anything before..." He paused. Before what, the torture? The people who had broken him so badly he couldn't stop shaking ? "...before you were taken by the hunters ?"

Everest's breath hitched, and he leaned forward, pressing his forehead against Raphael's chest. Please, I'll be good, don't send me back. The human's heart broke as he saw him shake his head, clutching at his shirt. He pulled the vampire into a gentle hug, lowering his voice.

"Hey buddy, it's past now, okay ? It's over. You're not going back, ever. It's just..."

He fell silent, as Everest reached out, tentatively searching for his face. When he found it, he pressed a shaky finger to Raphael's mouth, his expression pleading. He didn't want to know. In his confused mind, he knew that he had never been as close to happiness as now, and he didn't want to be brought back to these days. Even only in thoughts. Somehow, he could feel that peace was a fragile thing.

Raphael didn't protest, too surprised to do so. But he also felt something new– pride. It was the first time that he witnessed Everest make a decision for himself. And it was so, so important. Because it was progress.

Cupping the back of his head, he kissed the vampire's forehead with a smile.

"Aight, you're the boss here."

Raphael didn't delete the file. He downloaded it on a USB, which he slipped into an empty drawer. Just in case.

Meanwhile Everest was improving. He was making more choices, even if it was just which blanket he wanted to take to bed. He interacted more with the objects Raphael brought him: various kind of musical instruments, tactile puzzles and all sorts of board games. The vampire communicated with the few signs he knew, mostly using Raphael's phone to type his questions and thoughts, brightness on maximum. It was slow, but it worked.

His physical health was something else entirely; his lungs rattled, his fangs were slow to grow back, his hands were constantly shaking, his body sometimes wracked with tremors. Neurological damage was Raphael's guess, he had seen enough in the file to justify a lifetime of hospital. But Everest was barely tolerated as some kind of dangerous, low-value pet, certainly not accepted.

Despite this, the vampire never complained. The closest thing to it was the time when he had grabbed Raphael's wrist, and pressed their hands together. His brow furrowing as he felt the difference between the human's large, steady hand and his own jerky fingers. When he had looked up at Raphael, his head tilting with a silent interrogation, the man had felt his heart break all over again. It had happened an awful lot of time since he had brought Everest home.

Still, he regretted nothing.

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[nightmaretour]

Since people are actually following me for some reason, I thought I should probably make some kind of introductory post I guess.

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[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hi, do you know some stories or rather a collection of stories that are retelling of the series but John and Sherlock are together since Study in pink? I want to read something like this so bad! Is there a tag for similar stories that I could use on AO3?

Hey Nonny!

Ooo, Uhhhhhhh best I can do immediately are these lists here:

Season 1 Fics

Pre-ASiP fics

Season 1 Fics Pt 2

TGG Related Fics

TGG: Pool Scene

And here are some Pilotverse fics:

Awake by greymantledlady (G, 2,178 w., 1 Ch. || Pilotverse || UAP ASiP Fix It, Dreams and Nightmares, Dreams vs. Reality, Hospital Love Confessions, Getting Together, Awkward John, Coma Dream, Sick Fic) – Pilotverse fix-it in which Sherlock is initially in a coma and the events of S1-4 are a kind of lucid dream. Also, hospital confessions, clearing the air, soft pilotverse Sherlock and John, and John Not Hitting Sherlock.

Ode To Joy : Sherlock Sonata no. 9 by Joaquinbumblebee24 (T, 6,221 w., 9 Ch. || UAP / Alternate Canon AU || Brain Injury, Vulnerable Sherlock, Sherlock is Lestrade's Son, Family Feels, Whump, Autistic Sherlock, Established Relationship) – While working a case in Cambridge, Sherlock Holmes got into a car accident that would change he and his family’s life forever. 

The Pilotverse by astudyinrose (E, 11,548+ w. across 2 works || Series WiP || Pilot AU || Frottage, Hand Jobs, First Kiss, Blow Jobs, BAMF John, Morning Sex, Protective John, Vulnerable Sherlock, Fingering, Rimming, Anal, Sleepy Kisses) – A series of one-shots set in the universe of the Sherlock Unaired Pilot.

The Hopes and Fears of all the Years by Joaquinbumblebee24 (T, 16,567 w., 11 Ch. || House MD Crossover || UAP Divergence, Illness, Medical Inaccuracies, Alternating POVs, POV House, POV John, Medical Professionals, Developing Relationship, Flashbacks, Sports References, Neurology/Neuroscience) – 27 years ago, House became the father of Sherlock Holmes. 27 years later, every father's worst nightmare came true when Sherlock's roommate, John Watson, called in the middle of the night to inform House that his son was ill.

Your Wish Is My Command by phipiohsum475 (M, 20,309 w., 9 Ch. || Omegaverse Pilot AU || Scents, Mating Cycles, Bonding, Alpha Mycroft, Omega John, Alpha Sherlock, Mentions of Mpreg, Mentions of Abortion, Self-Loathing) – The man who stood in the warehouse; he smelt as heady and invigorating as Sherlock, but without the sour, acidic taint. The waves rolled off the man, and John felt himself falter with near every step; the urge to kneel before him overwhelming. This was it; this was what the others described, the urge, the desire to submit, to be claimed. This is what they meant; how you knew when you found your mate. And John had no idea who this man was.

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If anyone has some fics that are more what Nonny is looking for, Please let us know!!

[whumpbump]

Nightmares

Gasping, Whumpee sat up in bed, clutching their chest as if their heart would jump out of it. This was the third time this week, and it was Tuesday. Waiting for their heart rate to settle and their breathing to slow, they hung their feet over the side of their bed and slowly pulled themself up. They poured themself a glass of water and got comfortable in the armchair.

The sun peeked through the blinds and Whumpee woke to the smell of eggs and toast. Jumping up, they realized they’d spent another night in the armchair. Their head was spinning.

Taking a long swig of water, Whumpee hoped their dizziness was attributed to the lack of sleep and water.

Making their way to the kitchen, Whumpee’s headache got worse.

“Hey! I’m making dippy eggs and toast! Are you- uh are you ok?”

Whumpee, now feeling sweaty, headache getting worse, lifted their eyes from the floor to try and meet Caretaker’s but as they did, they fell to the floor, head ping-ponging off the table, chair, and then floor.

Lights. They were in Whumpee’s eyes. Why, why was it so bright?

“-umpee? Whumpee, can you hear me?”

Shading their eyes from the light and trying to sit up, the world spun. They laid back down.

Whumpee’s hand was pulled away from their eyes by the paramedics.

“Let me look in your eyes.”

Their head was killing them. The light did not help. They were woozy and just wanted to sleep.

“Concussion. I’m sure of it. Congratulations my friend, you’ve earned yourself a trip to the ER.”

Whumpee allowed themself to be maneuvered onto the gurney and patiently sat in the emergency room with Caretaker.

Their eyes slipped closed. The lack of sleep and concussion were getting to them. Plus, no one likes fluorescent lights.

As they let sleep overtake them, they were shaken awake by a worried Caretaker.

“The paramedics said I can’t let you sleep until we see what the doctor says.”

Squinting angrily, Whumpee huffed and adjusted their blanket.

Waiting for what seemed like forever, a doctor looking rather rushed, entered the room.

Prodding Whumpee here and there, they checked Whumpee for neurological damage.

“When I rub your arm on this side, does it feel the same on this side?”

“Huh?” Whumpee was needing things to be said slowly and repeated.

“When I run your left arm here, does it feel the same when I rub your right arm in the same spot?”

“Um. I think so?”

The doctor asked so many questions and Whumpee was getting tired.

Turning to Caretaker, the doctor shared their concerns. “Definitely a concussion, I don’t like how tired they are. I think I want to do something imaging.”

Speaking up, Whumpee quietly told the doctor about the nightmares.

Nodding, the doctor asked “How much sleep have you had in the past week?”

Thinking hard, they weren’t able to come up with an answer.

“I can give you something to relax you before you sleep, but you’ve got to sleep to get better.”

Whumpe sighed. They wanted to sleep so bad.

“Can I sleep now?”

“I still want imaging but until we get you there, I’d rather you didn’t. Just to be safe.”

Resigning to their fate of wakefulness, Whumpee rubbed the bump on their head from where they’d hit it on the table.

[snaillamp]

Do u have any ideas for whump?

So many and not enough time :(

I have a bunch of oc stuff lined up and won’t even bother starting my leader whump stuff again until it’s done. My wips are getting ahead of me and I don’t want any of them to die

If you have a request I can and will write a little short story for you or anyone!

Thanks for the ask these are gonna get me through my neurology lectures :))))))))))))

[i-eat-worlds]

I have been thinking about scifi whump lately - neurological problems from translation chips in the brain, prosthetic limbs or enhancements rendered dead weight or worse by an EMP, rapidly dwindling supplies while listless in the vacuum of space…

oooooo yesssssss

I love the idea of like. Mecha whump? Being forced to be attached to a machine and how that changes you…how sometimes that doesn’t work. Very interesting.

[saranitysstuff]

seeing people celebrate having autism (not just the relief in knowing, but throwing parties and having cakes) irks me a little...i cried when i got my diagnosis. not because i was happy either. idk, i think getting diagnosed with a lifelong neurological disorder is not exactly a celebration and i think it should be okay to grieve and feel sad over that

plus how the #autism tag is always trending on here. and how there are tags like #autistic nsft and #autistic whump. like yeah autistic people enjoy those things and it's not taboo to be autistic and have those interests but it just makes me feel so ill sometimes. imagine literally any other neurological disorder being treated like that. #fragile x nsft #schizophrenic whump like it is very certainly a trend on here and it's disturbing to me

[justkidneying]

Altered States of Consciousness

I'm going to discuss different types of consciousness, most of which result from brain injury, and I'll also talk about inaccuracies I see in writing. Before we start, I need to give some definitions.

Arousal: this isn't the sexual sort, this is the general term that encompasses forebrain activation and the peripheral physiology (heart rate, pupils, etc.).

Alertness: This is a cognitive state that is marked by forebrain cortical activation. You're typically more alert when focusing on a task. Activities that increase alertness don't necessarily increase arousal, but some can (I could ramble on forever, I love this kind of shit).

Awareness: This means that someone is aware of what's going on. They are aware of a stimulus, they understand that they are processing that stimulus, and they are aware of their output towards that stimulus.

Coma

This is a state of low arousal and low response. This person will have an absence of eye, verbal, and motor response. They also will not have a normal sleep-wake cycle, and will usually need respiratory support. Comas can be medically induced or be due to lesions of the reticular activating system (part of the brain that makes us stay alert) or both cerebral hemispheres.

Practical stuff: people in a coma can sometimes breathe on their own, but I've only seen coma patients with a breathing tube, so I feel like it's less common. Also, if someone is in this state, you should look in their eyes and see if they can move them when you tell them to. That way you know they're not just locked in.

Persistent vegetative state (unresponsive wakefulness)

This person has moderate arousal but low awareness. They'll do things, like respond to stimuli, move/open their eyes, grind their teeth, etc. They also don't need respiratory support. If this state lasts longer than a year, it is very unlikely they will ever return to normal. This state can be very difficult for loved ones, as the person seems there, but they really aren't aware, they are just awake but unconscious.

Practical stuff: the reason that this is such a big deal legally (like whether you should pull the plug or not) is because these people can occasionally look at an object, and that may be misinterpreted as recognition. So even though they are doing things, they don't know why or what is happening. It's pretty sad to see families of these patients, especially when they believe that the person will eventually "just wake up."

Minimally conscious state

This person also has moderate arousal, but will be intermittently aware. Occasionally, they will show external indications that they are conscious. This can be responses to instructions, gesturing, some language use or verbalization (words and even phrases), and recognition of objects. Recovery from this state is rare, but it is possible. It can also be a transitional state after a vegetative state.

Practical stuff: this is a newer condition (like the name for it), but is probably one of the more common altered consciousnesses I've seen in media. I'll get into its confusion with catatonia in a second, but they're very different. Anyway, I want to note that for this condition, the patient may say a person's name when they see them, or gesture that they want something, but this is a fluctuating state. Other times they'll be a vegetable.

Catatonic state

This person will appear unresponsive, and this condition is mostly associated with psychosis and schizophrenia. There is no structural brain damage, and there will be none of the pupil/reflex abnormalities seen in other conditions. There will be resistance to movement, such as eye opening and limb placement, that is described as "waxy." This means that the limb will have some resistance as you move it, but will get easier to bend as you go. The person may also stay in uncomfortable postures for a long period of time (catalepsy) and can be positioned that way. They may also perform repetitive motions or echo words that are spoken to them (it's honestly a bit freaky to see this sort of thing).

Practical stuff: the biggest thing is confusing this with minimal consciousness. Catatonic states are characterized usually by their waxiness and relation to psychosis. People who are minimally conscious will still do things, say things, and be somewhat aware. I think 90% of the time, that is what you're looking for. I think the reason we see everyone being catatonic is because saying "she was catatonic" makes sense to people and rolls off the tongue a little better than "she was in a minimally conscious state." So I doubt this will change any time soon, and I don't even care if it does. I just want everyone to know that they're wrong (lol).

Locked-in syndrome

So in this condition, the person is fully aroused and aware, exactly how they would be in a normal awake state. This is because their reticular activating system is intact (the system that allows us to be alert). However, they are completely paralyzed (except for their eyes - due to area of the brain that allows for eye opening and movement being somewhere else). These people are completely normal conscious, but they just cannot move their body (literally one of the worst things I can imagine). Their senses are also still intact. This can be due to a bilateral stroke and severing of the motor tracts in the pons. It is also permanent.

*Cool note: the book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was written by a man with locked-in syndrome using his eye movements to dictate it letter by letter.

Writing Tips

The main thing I will say to both writers and clinicians, is to put down the actual symptoms the patient is experiencing, rather than trying to name it a specific thing. So you may say the patient has minimal eyes tracking, is aroused, and can say short phrases rather than saying the patient is in a minimally conscious state. Consciousness is a spectrum, so it's best just to say what the hell the actual patient in question is doing.

Also, dumb it down and lay it out (which works with a lot of medical conditions) because it's easier to write and understand, in my opinion. So don't say "she was catatonic" (because you'd be WRONG), but maybe describe how the character just mumbles words occasionally or sometimes reacts to someone in the room while other times they don't. But, if you wanted to have someone who was actually catatonic, maybe write some weird fucking scene where they can be moved but they'll stay in an awkward position for a while, instead of just saying they're in a catatonic state. Because that means nothing. Describe the signs and symptoms instead of labeling the disease.

I've been reading a book (like a random novel), and they'll say a character has some random medical condition, so I'll have to stop and look it up because even I don't know what it is. So, in my opinion, don't try to sound smart, just say what the fuck you're talking about.

Anyways, thanks for reading my post. I hope to have some more neuro stuff. Maybe I'll talk about the RAS eventually.

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

Neurological Sci-Fi Whump

- Whumper uses a mind-reading device on Whumpee when they refuse to answer questions and it leaves them with long-term brain fog

- Passing out after making telepathic contact with a vastly-intelligent alien because of being exposed to a flood of images and other information humans aren’t meant to be able to receive (or just because it’s scary) ST: PIC season one, anyone?

- Multiple parasites or demons with conflicting interests take over Whumpee’s mind, making their body contort in ways it should not

- Nausea, headaches, and dizziness caused by low-gravity conditions in space (the brain floats up in the skull, causing pressure to be placed on it). Source

- Concussions in the aforementioned low-gravity environment and all their horrible complications 👀👀👀👀

- Alien Whumpee losing a sense after an injury to an organ (Like Shran when he got his antenna chopped off with a bat’leth; he lost his sense of balance which ended up making him fall and impale his leg on an icicle 😬 god I love Enterprise… so many people got their legs impaled in that djdjdjdjdjskdjdjsk)

- Alien that slowly feeds off the brain, making Whumpee behave more and more erratically until they die (bonus points if everyone around them notices something is Very Wrong… Also consider the possibilities for emotional whump)

[brainrotlesbian]

Rare whump moments in cartoons

A lot of the media I like is animated, and as such, there’s not many whumpy moments in such cartoons or movies, but there are some good moments in them, so here is a non-comprehensive list of pretty good whumpy moments in my good Christian (/j) child cartoons:

True Colors (season 2 episode 20 of Amphibia). Not really until the last five minutes of the episode, but it’s well worth it. Sasha and Anne find out Marcy’s lied to and manipulated them, and also that King Andrias has done the same (not really whump but it adds to it I swear), Sprig is thrown out of a window. From a flying castle that’s nearly a mile above ground. Marcy is stabbed through the abdomen with a flaming sword and with her last conscious moments she apologizes then collapses to the ground presumed dead.

A Bug’s Life (idk the last 30 minutes?) Yeah, you read that right. A Bug’s Life. When Flik is beaten by Hopper. Good shit, good shit. The bruises, the groaning in pain, the attempting to push himself onto his feet only for his strength to fail and he falls down into the ground? Beautiful

Save The Cat (season 5 episode idk 2 or 3 of She-ra 2018). Yeah I know I said I don’t really like lady whump but like this is lesbian angst so it’s fine with me. I’m also a huge sucker for brainwashing/mind control especially when paired with said brainwashed person forced to fight a loved one

Yunan and Olivia (season 3 episode 7 of Amphibia). Holy mother of god I was not expecting that level of whump from the silly frog show. The screaming from Marcy as she’s digitally possessed by the core? Horrifying. Haunts my dreams. Oh and also there’s illusions of the three characters’ biggest traumas/fears/regrets and it’s great. If y’all thought True Colors was bad, you were right, but Yunan and Olivia is worse

The Mortis Arc of the Clone Wars (season 3) Yeah it’s kinda cheating to put an entire arc but like c’mon. 1. Lore about the nature of the force and the prophecy and the chosen one and 2. We had two different fights between the trio with one who was possessed (sorta) (Ahsoka vs Anakin and Obi Wan, then Anakin vs Obi Wan). Does this really count as whump? Ehhhh kinda sorta it’s more angst but whatever

I forgot the name of this episode but it’s some time in DuckTales 2017 season 2. Oh yeah. Fucking DuckTales. Donald gets captured by the moon people (it’s kinda funny they have this unique muzzle/gag thing they slap over his bill and he literally does not say an intelligible word until it’s blown off from an anger outburst). After discovering General Lunaris’s plan to invade earth and kill the triplets, he launches back to earth… only to end up on a deserted island for months without contact with the outside world. He kinda goes a little nuts once the family finds him

ROTTMNT movie. That’s it. The whole damn movie. Leo has the living shit beaten out of him. Raph is possessed. Everyone almost dies

The Bad Batch arc of the Clone Wars season 7. Again, cheating, I know, but holy hell, the arc around rescuing Echo and they find him half-dead, emaciated, white as a sheet, and connected neurologically to the computer system so the Separatists can search his memories for republic strategies? That’s good shit. It leaves a lot up to the imagination as to what, exactly, Echo went through.

Season 2 episode I forgot of Gravity Falls: when Dipper gets possessed by Bill. Not the whumpiest but still ok, especially at the end when he’s like “ohhh everything hurts” cause Bill wore his body out

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The Loss of Control

by Anonymous

“Okay, lovely. You’re also getting really stiff,” Caitlyn informs, like it’s just a matter of fact. Like it’s not something that’s sending her into a panic. “I think we should get you on the ground, just in case. What do you think?”

Vi’s eyes shoot open again, and she begins to groan more than speak. But Caitlyn can make out the woman saying, “No, no, no!”

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OR

Vi developed epilepsy from fighting in the pits. She has a seizure right before her and Caitlyn can get down to business. Caitlyn struggles with their new reality.

Words: 3696, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F

Characters: Caitlyn (League of Legends), Vi (League of Legends)

Relationships: Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends)

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Epilepsy, Seizures, Hurt Vi (League of Legends), Vi Whump (League of Legends), Whump, Smut, Foreplay, Aftercare, Caitlyn Needs a Hug (League of Legends), Vi Needs a Hug (League of Legends), Neurological Disorders, Disabled Character

Read on A03. from AO3 works tagged ‘Caitlyn/Vi (League of Legends)’

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More mike bad mental health whump 🙏

mikes ptsd started to develop as early as 14 years old and it was extremely terrifying and confusing for him, as around this time he was also starting puberty so there was a lot of stress and changes that really took a toll on him very early.

his anxiety however developed much earlier, at only 10 years old, and became severe pretty fast. he would constantly complain to his mom about an upset stomach before going somewhere like school or church, and had a tendency to just randomly throw up in public. his mom just thought he had a sensitive stomach or maybe was getting stomach bugs a lot. he became very timid and sometimes would break down crying in public from stress and anxiety and was very clingy to his mom, never wanting to be out of her sight for a second. he developed terrible separation anxiety

mikes first panic attack was at only 12 years old and he had it at school alone in the boys bathroom because that was the only place he could find that was empty at the time.he came out in tears, sobbing to tne teacher to let him go home and that he thought he was dying, but the teacher didn't let him go home unfortunately and he spent the whole day just crying at random times. it got him made fun of a lot.

eventually his mental health struggles really started getting in the way at school and he spent more time in detention than in the class room for panic attacks, meltdowns or outbursts.

his depression soon followed his anxiety at 12 years old and it was very noticable to his mother. suddenly he just stopped playing the way he used to. when he was little, he liked to run around the neighborhood and hop fences and just go around exploring. he stopped doing that. he would sit alone in his room on his weekends from school. sometimes she'd find him curled up on the floor crying his eyes out, or just lying in bed doing absolutely nothing.

she tried to say something to his father, but he didn't care. he just essentially said he was faking it all for attention and to stop coddling him.

when he wasn't lying in bed completely apathetic and lethargic, he was having panic attacks or strange episodes. his mother didn't know what to do with him. it all only worsened as he got older. he started heavily abusing alcohol to cope, but it didn't do much more him after a while

as he got older, the kids at school really just got meaner but also smarter. they'd catch on to the things that seemed to trigger these episodes in him and so they would purposefully try to trigger him as a means of torment, and also to get him to lash out and then tell the teachers. it really was a living hell for him and it was miracle that he just barely made it thru highschool

but even after highschool, he would be tracked down and tormented by some of the guys who were always purposefully targeting him. they all knew something was wrong with him, mentally and obviously neurologically. they knew him as the crazy kid, the freak of the school, and they'd continue to pick on him even after they were all out of school for good. usually finding him in town while he would be running errands or just out for a walk. they knew just what got under his skin and into his head

it all caused him to develop such a terrible paranoia that he became borderline agoraphobic. he would often have to be Thrown outside just to get out for a while. despite living in such an abusive home, he had become so terrified of the outside as well that he was just screwed one way or the other. either his dad would torment him inside, or those boys would find him on the outside and torment him. it drove him nearly insane

sensitive under the cut

his suicide attempt in 1967 wasn't even his first. he had quite a few back home, but he either never got the strength to follow thru, or when he did, he'd screw it up somehow and just wouldnt be successful. the only relief he ever got from the torment and abuse he suffered on a regular basis was if he'd manage to get so black out drunk that he'd either just forget who he was, or that he would just pass out and sleep for several hour

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Whumpmas in July 2024 day 13: Niche whump tags

Ok, confession here: I don’t read a lot of fic. After my most recent neurological event, I’ve become extremely forgetful, and reading is actually kind of difficult. Writing is easier. I have no clue as to why.

I used to read fanfic, absolutely obsessively. Between ages 12-24 I would put the protocol into Google searches so it would search a single term on a single site with certain other words deleted…

I no longer have the shortcut memorized. I could probably look it up, but I’ve since learned the AO3 filtering system, and I can prioritize certain tags.

My faves are:

James “Bucky” Barnes

Captain America

Daredevil

Marvel cinematic universe

Vomiting

Sick

Sickfic

Illness & injury

Gore

Angst

Trauma

Flashbacks

Panic attack

Blacklisted tags (things that squick me out):

Overeating

Stuffing

Belly kink

Snz kink

I’m sure there are more in both categories, but that’s what I can think of today. I usually feature at least a few of them in my stories as well. I guess I’m not all that adventurous. I just like what I like, and I read and write for my own pleasure.