Kathy Griffin Reveals ‘Complex PTSD’ Diagnosis, Says She ‘Wakes Up Terrified’ Every Morning From The ‘Extreme Case’

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Kathy Griffin is opening up about a personal matter. The 62-year-old comedian revealed that she’s been diagnosed with “complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)” in a video shared to her TikTok this week. “Let’s talk about PTSD.

Never talked about it publicly,” Griffin began the candid video before sharing that her complex PTSD is “called an extreme case.” “If any of you know my story, you’ll understand that this really started for me about 5 and a half years ago.

Wink,” she continued, seemingly referring to her personal and professional fallout in 2017 after she posed for a photograph with a bloodied replica of former President Donald Trump’s head. READ MORE: Kathy Griffin Spent Easter Sunday Getting An MRI Following Lung Cancer Surgery Following the controversial incident, Griffin saw many of her stand-up gigs and TV opportunities get cancelled, including co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve special.

She was also investigated by the Secret Service and put on a “No-Fly” list. Last year, The Emmy winner spoke out about the repercussions from the problematic photo in a Newsweek op-ed, calling it “an erasure.” Griffin noted that she didn’t leave her house for months and began “taking any prescription pill I could get my hands on.” In a follow-up TikTok posted on Friday, she revealed she experienced an eight-hour anxiety attack on April 13. “Eight hours of freaking writhing in pain in the bed,” she described in the clip. “Today, I felt like one might be coming on.