Maybe I'm just thinking way out of the box of rules Blizzard has trapped us in, with a world of brave hero's. Maybe there's no room for PTSD characters in Azeroth. But still ... http://bit.ly/h5zmrI

I'm curious how a character with such a paralyzing mental disorder would even function outisde a padded room at the Abbey? Does he overcome this disorder enough that he can venture outside and kill wolves and Orcs?
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For example: *hyperarousal* is also a characteristic of post traumatic stress, and can manifest as a heightened propensity toward aggression, anger, and irritability as well as an autonomic fear response out of relative proportion to the stimulus. In short, your character could easily be a Fury warrior with an extremely short fuse who nonetheless has horrific flashback nightmares that interfere with his ability to sleep and make him temporarily avoidant after he experiences such a flashback. The mental paralysis is something he experiences in a more transitory way.
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Part of deciding to put such things into your RP is doing a bit of research and, of course, as Anne said in the article, not letting the mental illness or condition be the crux of your character.

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Happily ever after" is something that should only ever happen in stories and movies, rather than in RP. A movie that actually plays up on this is Shrek 4. At the end of Shrek 3, the ogre has got the girl, had kids, saved the kingdom without getting stuck with the responsibility of being king, and lived happily ever after. At the start of Shrek 4, it goes through his infuriatingly boring repetitive everyday life, showing how he gets more and more disillusioned with it.

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