Kathy Griffinsays she has been diagnosed with “complex PTSD.”
The comedian, 62, revealed her diagnosis in avideo shared on TikTokthis week, as she asked her followers for recommendations on how to cope with anxiety and depression.
“Let’s talk about PTSD. Never talked about it publicly,” Griffin began her video. “You can laugh or whatever, but I’ve been diagnosed with complex PTSD, and it’s called an extreme case.”
“If any of you know my story, you’ll understand that this really started for me about 5 ½ years ago. Wink,” she explained, seemingly referring to the time in 2017 when she posed for a photo with a bloodied replica of former PresidentDonald Trump’s head that resulted in her receiving majorfalloutboth professionally and personally.
Describing the repercussions from the photo in aNewsweekop-ed, shecalled it “an erasure,“writing that it got to the point where she wouldn’t leave her home for months and started “taking any prescription pill I could get my hands on.”
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In her TikTok video this week, Griffin saidher diagnosis of stage 1 lung cancerin 2021 also “didn’t help.”
“Yes, I am going to try EMDR,” Griffin responded. “My good palSiahas been helping me out. She recommended a really good doctor.”
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Earlier this week, Griffin revealed that she had an MRI done on Easter Sunday, sharing a photo onInstagramof herself bundled in a blanket and wearing a face mask while sitting in a hospital’s hallway.
"Happy Easter??? Getting an MRI,” wrote Griffin in the caption, without going into further detail regarding the reason for the visit.
TheMy Life on the D-Listpreviously underwentsurgery to remove part of her left lungin August, 2021, and declared, “I’m cancer free!” onJimmy Kimmel Livethat December.
If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
source: people.com
