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Trauma and Vibranium: A Bucky Barnes Analyst

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Trigger warning tw for: trauma, PTSD, abuse, brainwashing, trauma recovery, therapy, military trauma, military PTSD, physical abuse, mental abuse, war, Falcon and the Winter Soldier spoilers, Infinity War spoilers, Endgame spoilers. I tried to add as many tags as possible, if there is any you think I should include please let me know. We all know this story. Bucky’s story is a tragic one that actually has a happy ending (for the moment). Others have talked about his struggles but I want to touch on one specific thing, his work with therapy and recovery from trauma (mostly in Falcon and the Winter Soldier). I don’t have PTSD, but I do have a lot of trauma mostly related to health and medical trauma. I’ve been in therapy for over a year and worked through a lot of hard stuff and I see myself in Bucky and his recovery in FATWS. I will try to be as concise as possible but this might wander at times. Also while I love Bucky and he’s a comfort character, I’m not super knowledgeable about the