Current:Home > ContactKathy Griffin Diagnosed With “Extreme Case” of Complex PTSD-LoTradeCoin
Kathy Griffin Diagnosed With “Extreme Case” of Complex PTSD
lotradecoin app View Date:2024-12-25 12:39:23
Kathy Griffin is ready to share something she has "never talked about publicly."
The comedian opened up on TikTok this week about being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
"This is going to sound, whatever, you can laugh or whatever, but I've been diagnosed with complex PTSD," Griffin said. "They call it an extreme case."
PTSD can include symptoms where a person "involuntarily and vividly" relives a traumatic event, and complex PTSD can also lead to difficulty "managing your emotions and having relationships," according to the U.K.'s National Health Service.
"I have lots of tools, but it is extremely intense," Griffin, 62, wrote in the caption. "I've never experienced anything like this in my life."
After asking for coping tips from her followers with depression and anxiety, she continued the video by explaining, "If any of you know my story, you'll understand that this really started for me about five and a half years ago. Wink. You know, the cancer didn't help."
In August 2021, Griffin revealed she had been diagnosed with lung cancer despite having "never smoked." She later had half of her left lung removed and declared in December 2021 that she was cancer-free.
Griffin—who spent Easter this year getting an MRI—added in an April 14 video that she experienced an eight-hour "attack" on April 13, describing it as "eight hours of freaking writhing in pain in the bed."
"Today, I felt like one might be coming on," the Emmy winner shared. "So, I'm on my walk now, and I'm outside and looking at the ocean, which is helpful. And I'm sort of almost like mid-anxiety attack right now. It feels good to be walking my way through it. I just keep telling myself it won't last forever."
Moving forward, she's planning to get professional help by trying eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, she said in the comments.
Per the Cleveland Clinic, "This method involves moving your eyes a specific way while you process traumatic memories. EMDR's goal is to help you heal from trauma or other distressing life experiences."
But in the meantime, Griffin said one big remedy is her four dogs, telling one user, "They are my healers."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (6)
Related
- Kylie Kelce's podcast 'Not Gonna Lie' tops Apple, Spotify less than a week after release
- A pregnant stingray with no male companion now has a ‘reproductive disease,’ aquarium says
- Biden says questioning Trump’s guilty verdicts is ‘dangerous’ and ‘irresponsible’
- Infielder-turned-pitcher David Fletcher impresses with knuckleball amid MLB investigation
- Southern California forecast of cool temps, calm winds to help firefighters battle Malibu blaze
- Michelle Troconis hears emotional testimony ahead of sentencing in Jennifer Dulos murder conspiracy
- 'Star Wars' boss calls out 'male dominated' fan base's 'personal' attacks on women stars
- WNBA All-Stars launch Unrivaled, a 3-on-3 basketball league that tips in 2025
- North Carolina announces 5
- How often should you wash your sheets? The answer might surprise you.
Ranking
- What was 2024's best movie? From 'The Substance' to 'Conclave,' our top 10
- Evers appoints replacement for University of Wisconsin regent who refuses to step down
- Police, Army investigators following leads in killing of Fort Campbell soldier
- McDonald's president hits back at claims Big Mac prices are too high amid inflation
- Luigi Mangione merchandise raises controversy, claims of glorifying violence
- Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder pleads not guilty to new charges
- Actor Nick Pasqual Arrested for Attempted Murder After Makeup Artist Allie Shehorn Attack
- US gymnastics championships: What's at stake for Simone Biles, others in leadup to Paris
Recommendation
-
We can't get excited about 'Kraven the Hunter.' Don't blame superhero fatigue.
-
Ledecky says faith in Olympic anti-doping system at ‘all-time low’ after Chinese swimming case
-
Water main break disrupts businesses, tourist attractions in downtown Atlanta, other areas of city
-
Person dies after falling into engine of departing passenger jet at Amsterdam airport
-
Michael Bublé Details Heartwarming Moment With Taylor Swift’s Parents at Eras Tour
-
Brian Belichick explains why he stayed with Patriots after his father's departure
-
Prosecutors unveil cache of Menendez texts in bribery trial: It is extremely important that we keep Nadine happy
-
Walgreens lowering prices on over 1,300 products, including snacks, gummy vitamins, Squishmallows, more