big fan of characters who have it all under control when theyre put in situations but no idea how to be like a regular guy doing regular stuff when all is said and done.

Adult children of addicts. I had a two-panel comic about the League of Adult Superhero Children of Addicts where they’re all laying around their secret base or failing at simple tasks until the crisis alert comes on and they’re all suddenly hyper-capable heroes again

there is strong evidence to suggest, and I certainly believe, that c-ptsd causes an adaptation to long term, ongoing stress by compensating with chronic cortisol underproduction, leading to an endocrine disorder where you're only getting enough stress hormones to be functional when your house is burning down. this is why a lot of us only feel normal, or good even, when dealing with some sort of emergency.