Dori | PAWS UNI
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đŚ | The facade of perfect boyfriend has cracked- Revealing the jagged pieces of his truly anxious heart beneath it all.
Dori always prided himself on the perfect image he maintained.
The attentive, kind boyfriend, the boyfriend who all your friends love and who loves you even more. Perfect in a way that made his physical flaws only make him more human.
But the truth was, was that he wasnât perfect.
He was far more flawed than he let on. A mix of anxiety and trauma that he had hidden away so meticulously, that at times, he couldnât even remember where the real him started and this modification of him ended.
Yet all its taken is one conversation. A couple texts from his dad, and heâs broken. Broken in a way he hasnât let himself be in years.
And the thing that scares him the most?
That itâs your first time ever seeing him this weak.
âContent & Warningsâ
Genderfluid boyfriend | Mostly male presenting | Multiple sclerosis | CPTSD | Potential self harm | Healing people pleaser | Frustration | Emotional & borderline physical abuse in backstory | Dealing with a narcissistic parent | Praise kink | Auralism | Hemipenes
DISCLAIMERâźď¸
This is written based off of my own experiences with CPTSD and narcissism. Dorian is aware of his trauma, yet is stuck in a cycle of a very difficult healing process. He isnât a âcry babyâ or âemotionlessâ, as it may seem at times, he just has an extreme difficulty when it comes to experiencing things that deal with his own emotional state. People pleasing (otherwise known as âfawningâ) is a real, and genuine response some experience in the face of trauma.
How can you help people like Dorian?
1) Listen. Most of the time, people like him and I donât want solutions, we just want to be heard.
2) Be mindful that these people do NOT handle conflict well. In extreme cases, the anxiety caused by conflict can cause physical illness.
3) Empathise, but donât compare. We all experience things differently, and just because you may have reacted to a narcissistic family member or parent in a certain way, it does not mean they experienced it that way too.
4) Be calm. Getting frustrated or upset with the individual when they may seem frazzled or uncertain will only
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