I looked into the bears eyes and he looked into mine. I watched that wet truffle nose searching out my smells just outside the car windscreen, and I thought, hello bear, I'm glad I'm in the car.
Frida Bird is a writer of fiction, non-fiction, screenplay and poetry. She is also a keen wildlife photographer, which can be frustrating given that she is GIANT and wears a red coat.
Complex PTSD - Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - An anxiety disorder that can develop after trauma. EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprogramming - a technique to help process memories or flashbacks.