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"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"
"Post-Tra-What now?" Catra cocked her head to the side. Perfuma chuckled.
"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" she repeated. "Or, I suppose Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is more accurate to you" she hummed in consideration. "C-PTSD for short. It basically just means that all the bad things you've gone through have left long lasting effects on your psyche"
"Well, no shit"
"And certain things can trigger your nightmares and the flashbacks you've been having" Perfuma explained. "Can you think of something that may apply to?"
"...Water" Catra said after a small moment. "It reminds me of... Of Prime's green... Yeah"
"Okay. Water" Perfuma nodded. "Anything else?"
"Does it matter?" Catra asked, growing annoyed. Perfuma shrugged.
"We don't have to dive into it if you aren't comfortable" the flower princess told her. "It's just something to think about" she continued. "If you know what your triggers are, you can prevent the flashbacks and nightmares more easily"
"Okay..." Catra muttered, deep in consideration. "Wait, so what was the acronym again?"
"C-PTSD"
"C-PTSD..." Catra repeated. A moment passed and then she chuckled. "So I'm just fucking crazy, got it"
"You're not crazy" Perfuma told her firmly. "Most people in Etheria have some form of PTSD from the war or the Horde or... Honestly a number of things"
"Oh" Catra said, a bit relieved. "Do you have... You know?"
"Yes" Perfuma nodded solemnly.
"Huh"
"But hey" the princess continued, brightening up again. "It's manageable. You just gotta take care of yourself"
"Yeah..." Catra said quietly. "Yeah"
"Yeah?"
"Yeah"