When something scary happens, sometimes it takes a while to get over it.
After a tornado hit my family's house, my sister and I would turn on the ceiling fan and count off how long we could stand the sound before we turned it off, just trying to get back to normal again.
I'm challenging you to write a character who is made nervous by something irrational, because of something that happened.
Is it a fear of flashlights or knocks on car windows (I relate!)? Is it nervousness about a particular location, or sound, or word?
Make him or her work around it for some really good reason.
I'm totally chill with ceiling fans now. I hope all your fears go away the same way. It feels good to not have to be brave.
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