Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event â either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
Bacon PTSD is recognized by the subject having witnessed or experienced a loss of bacon so undeniably soul shattering that the act of cooking bacon causes cold sweats or anxiety and even flashbacks to the event in question.
Jason is suffering from Bacon PTSD after his doggo, Holmes, began to develop the habit of jumping up on the counter to eat the freshly cooked bacon whenever Jason wasn't looking. Now, the thought of making bacon for breakfast or even a delicious deli sandwich haunts Jason with the fear of becoming riddled with burn marks from bacon grease only to find that he is unable to eat his hard-earned bacon. Jason is so messed up from Bacon PTSD that he considered getting rid of his doggo so he can eat bacon in peace once more.