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10 Famous people with PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by a traumatic event. It causes symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event. PTSD can be treated effectively with a combination of psychotherapy, medication, and lifestyle changes. It is important to seek help if you are struggling with symptoms of PTSD. You can learn to manage your symptoms and live a fulfilling life with the right treatment.

However, here are some of the 10 famous people with PTSD

 1. Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato is a singer, songwriter, and actress from the United States. Lovato rose to prominence after appearing on the children’s television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004) as Mitchie Torres in the musical television film Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). The singer, however, spoke out about her mental health struggles and PTSD diagnosis. In her documentary, Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil, Lovato shares her story of being diagnosed with PTSD and how it has affected her life. She has said that the trauma associated with her past experiences has caused her to have intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and nightmares.

2.Lady Gaga

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Lady Gaga is an American singer, songwriter, and actress best known for her image makeovers and musical versatility. However, in an interview, Lady Gaga was candid about her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which might have been influenced by the fact that she was repeatedly raped at the age of 19.  Additionally, she explained that she might have not dealt with PTSD because of her the fame she received from her music career. 

However, her philanthropy and activism are focused on mental health awareness and LGBT rights; she has a non-profit organization, the Born This Way Foundation, that promotes young people’s well-being.

3. Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande is an American singer, songwriter, and actress,   who has won various awards during her career.  However, in her Instagram story, Ariana showed a basic image of a healthy brain versus a brain of a person suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Her PTSD was caused during one of her concerts in the aftermath of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. 

4. Tracy Morgan

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Tracy Morgan is a comedian and actor, who said that in 2014  he was having his best year when his world was turned upside down one summer night in June. However, Morgan was a passenger in a van heading to his house when a high-speed Wal-Mart tractor-trailer slammed into the back of his vehicle. The force of the impact caused the van to overturn, resulting in a four-car pileup.  His friend James McNair was pronounced dead at the scene, while Morgan suffered a coma for eight days, a badly broken leg, and broken ribs as a result of the accident. Later on, he had a traumatic brain injury, PTSD, depression, and anxiety thus nearly harming Morgan’s health.

5. Chris Brown

Chris Brown is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor from the United States. According to Billboard, Brown is one of his generation’s most successful R&B singers, having been dubbed the “King of R&B” by many of his contemporaries.  His musical style has been described as polyhedric, with his R&B influenced by several other genres, primarily hip-hop and pop music. His lyrics are primarily about sex, romance, fast living, desire, regret, and emotional conflict. However, in 2014 Chris Brown was ordered to stay in a Malibu rehab facility for another two months, where doctors blame his violent past on previously undiagnosed PTSD and bipolar disorder.

6. Shia LaBeouf

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Shia Saide LaBeouf is an actor, performance artist, and filmmaker from the United States.  He was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2001 and 2002 for his role as Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003. 

However, Shia LaBeouf opened up for the first time about a traumatic event that he claims caused him to develop PTSD. In an interview, he said that his parent divorced when he was three years and the event he claimed caused him PTSD was when he overheard a man raping his mother. He, therefore,  linked the incident to his ten-week stint in court-ordered rehab in 2017 after being arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct, claiming the incident taught him he had PTSD.

7. Whoopi Goldberg 

Caryn Elaine Johnson is an American actress, comedian, singer, author, and television personality who is known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg. She is one of 18 entertainers to have won the EGOT, which consists of an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award (“Oscar”), and a Tony Award. She was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2001.

Whoopi Goldberg is considered of the celebrities who have long struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder.  However, Whoopi witnessed a midair collision between two planes in San Diego in 1978, which caused her to develop a fear of flying as well as post-traumatic stress disorder. 

8. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Gail Winfrey is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media mogul. She is best known for her Chicago-based talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, which aired in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. However, Winfrey discussed her abuse at the hands of her parents and grandparents on the Dr. Oz Show. One of her grandmother’s beatings even caused her to bleed through her church dress. “One of the welts on my back opened up and bloodied the dress,” she cried. 29 Apr 2021

9. Alanis Morissette

Alanis Nadine Morissette is a singer, songwriter, and actress of Canadian and American descent. Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two dance-pop albums, and she is known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting. However, Jagged Little Pill is an alternative rock album with post-grunge elements. It was released in 1995 and sold more than 33 million copies worldwide and is her most critically acclaimed work to date. Additionally, it won her a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1996, and it was adapted into a rock musical of the same name in 2017, earning fifteen Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. The album was also included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums in 2003 and 2020.

In 2019, Morissette shared her nearly decade-long battle with postpartum depression. Alanis claims that she is still dealing with these issues to this day, but she has found a way to work through them.

10. Mick Jagger

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Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist and founding member of the rock band the Rolling Stones. Jagger’s career spanned six decades, and he is widely regarded as one of the most popular and influential frontmen in rock music history. 

However, the singer stated that PTSD developed after his girlfriend, L’Wren Scott, committed suicide in their home. Doctors advised the bereaved musician to refrain from performing for 30 days to prevent his symptoms from worsening. 21 Jan 2021