Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-4141313-20181124081953/@comment-24032889-20181125051828

BlizzardDragon wrote:

Here we see that Yang never even got close to getting better. She just made herself look better so she could train with Tai and go after Ruby. Her PTSD is just as bad as it was when Ruby left home. Seeing Adam is proof enough of it and her elaborating she still suffers nightmares about him. Blake had the right idea in trying to comfort her and reassure she won't leave, but made the mistake of saying she'd protect Yang, which insulted her because it made it seem like Yang can't take care of herself. While I want to say she can.... she can't.  She certainly got closer to her old self toward the end of Volume 4 with the Tai sparring session. I want to stress that just because she's not doing well now doesn't mean she wasn't doing well before. Just like it is possible to relapse with addiction, it is entirely possible (and I have second-hand personal experience with this) for someone with mental illness to have even years of strong mental health before relapsing.