Poem: "Traumatic Inertia"

[ysabetwordsmith]

This poem was written outside the prompt calls, and posted as barter for nanila. It is a direct sequel to "The Hardest Part" in the Polychrome Heroics series.


"Traumatic Inertia"


Damask's Journal

Maze: I can't seem to get out of bed today.

Mira: Me neither.

Ham: Did anyone get the license number of that truck?

Clement: Not fucking funny.

Clarity: Let's think of something we can do in bed, then.

Keane: We'll just spend the day processing.
Don't worry, folks, I got this.

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Notes:

(Links for apathy, inertia, and depression are the best I could find, but some still refer to "laziness." :(  If anyone can suggest more positive replacements, that's welcome.)
Apathy is a lack of motivation, which can result from PTSD, depression, or other causes. Contrast it with other emotional states. Inertia is a limitation in fitness. Depression increases this, but exercise can reduce depression and anxiety.  Here are some tips for exercising while depressed.  There are ways to overcome apathy, break inertia, and ease depression.

Emotional processing is necessary after major upheavals. Know how to process and release emotions. The other headmates may not appreciate Keane much, but he's crucial to the system's functionality.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Aww, Ham thought that he was helping with asking if someone had got the number plate but no one has the mind to delve too far into the very recent trauma. If Ham had asked this a little way down the line, it may have been received better but he's probably itching for something to do.

People deal with grief differently and it has to be the same for plural people but it's a fight for a singular person to grieve and it must be hell for plural people, especially when Ham seems to be the type that needs to do something to deal with his grief.

I hope that when Damask are in a better place emotionally they notice just how much Keane does for them.

Continuing onto the next poem :)

~Angel

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Aww, Ham thought that he was helping with asking if someone had got the number plate but no one has the mind to delve too far into the very recent trauma. If Ham had asked this a little way down the line, it may have been received better but he's probably itching for something to do.<<

Yyyeah.

>> People deal with grief differently<<

Very differently, and it's not a fast fix, nevermind what the bastard doctors here have to lie about it.

>> and it has to be the same for plural people but it's a fight for a singular person to grieve and it must be hell for plural people, <<

It's harder in this case because of how the different needs are pulling against each other.

>> especially when Ham seems to be the type that needs to do something to deal with his grief. <<

Yeah, he'd probably do better with something active.

>> I hope that when Damask are in a better place emotionally they notice just how much Keane does for them.<<

That is taking a really long time.