When I was 3, on my dad's birthday; I got shot in my foot while in a race with my little sister, I didn't even know I had been shot at first and it's one of the first memories I can remember. At the time I had know idea why the H from the hospital had a devil tail that would seemingly appear in front of me at times, but it cemented my subconscious fear of hospitals, and scared me from walking on my leg again. This wasn't a battle I won alone though, it's because of my aunt that I won, I was more scared of her when she yelled than anything else cause she sounded like a grown ass man with the bass in her voice on a thousand.
Ptsd: you'll never walk the same again, your life is finished before it even started, and Good luck stopping the Etch (the H with the devil tail), you'll forever hop around that empty spot you irrationalize in your head.
Avante: you're right, I'm weak and I should've died from getting shot, I guess I'll use crutches for the rest of my life.
My aunt: why don't put your foot down, it's fine you can walk on it.
Avante: no I'm scared, it's gonna hurt again.
My aunt: no it won't just trust me and put your foot down and walk.
Avante: nope not happening
Me thinking to myself: well I'd love to see y'all get shot in the foot and me tell y'all to walk on it
My aunt: PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN
Avante and ptsd: well damn she's pretty scary
Ptsd: I'd probably put my foot down too if I were you but since I'm not just remember the time you couldn't walk because it hurt too much.
Avante: *lowers his foot to walk* I took one step, and it didn't actually hurt so I took a few more and before long I was running around the house again.
My aunt: see I told you it would work, you want to be hardheaded and not listen to me
Ptsd: you may have won now but I know you, trust me I'll be back, I'll never disappear to you, Besides you got more battles to fight in result of me.