Comedian Kathy Griffin Reveals Her Struggle with Complex PTSD Diagnosis
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Kathy Griffin, the American stand-up comic artist, and actress have shared her diagnosis of complex PTSD. The Grammy-winning artist recently took to TikTok to share her experience of getting diagnosed with a condition called complex PTSD and how it has been affecting her. But what exactly is complex PTSD?
Read ahead to know more about Kathy Griffin getting diagnosed with a condition complex PTSD.
A little about Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin or Kathleen Mary Griffin is a popular American actress and comedian. She has been active in the industry for a long and has even won some awards for her performances and great work. She had even won Primetime Emmy Awards twice.
Not just that, she is also a one-time Grammy award winner. While she has been nominated several times for her great and remarkable work. However, recently she revealed her health condition which has concerned her fans for her. As she shared a TikTok video about the same with her fans.
Kathy Griffin diagnosed with complex PTSD
As Kathy Griffin has been active on social media. Her recent TikTok video was making her fans concerned for her as she revealed that she has been diagnosed with complex PTSD. In her video, she explained about her whole diagnosis and how long she has been going through it.
So Kathy Griffin put out a new TikTok saying she's suffering with a "complex case of PTSD that she's been told is extreme".
— Lanie (@allenalana2) April 16, 2023
What gave her this PTSD?
The backlash from that horrid picture of her holding Trump's head.
I hate these people. Truly. pic.twitter.com/nmBdLclS0l
She revealed that she has been going through it for 5 and a half years. However, she didn’t reveal the same earlier because her condition was an extreme one. In her video, she even asked her followers to say how many of them suffer from the same condition as hers.
What exactly is complex PTSD?
For all those unaware of the condition complex PTSD. It stands for complex post-traumatic stress disorder. The condition is caused due to prolonged or chronic trauma. There are certain symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress disorder that one can experience.
As per Mind’s official website, CPTSD can happen because of reasons like child abuse, negligence or abandonment in childhood, domestic violence, and many other similar factors. In this condition, one suffers from difficulty of controlling emotions, suicidal thoughts, feelings of anger, and more.
Fans after knowing about the condition of Kathy, however, have been wishing her good health and speedy recovery.
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