Kathy Griffin Reveals She Has ‘Complex PTSD’, Had 8-Hour Attack
Kathy Griffin arrives at Pen America's 2019 Litfest Gala at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on November 01, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.
Kathy Griffin is opening up about how she handles her frequent panic and anxiety attacks on social media. Over the weekend, the 62-year-old comedian posted a TikTok video detailing the hours of pain she has experienced since being diagnosed with “complex PTSD.”
She shared with her 168.3K followers, “Since I’ve been talking on here about PTSD, I had a freaking 8-hour attack yesterday. Eight hours of freaking, writhing in pain in the bed.”
On Saturday (April 15), the D-List comedian “felt like one might be coming on. So I started to feel a little iffy,” she continued. “So, I’m on my walk now. I’m outside and looking at the ocean, which is helpful. And I’m sort of almost 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.”
Re-sharing the video on Instagram, Griffin detailed in the caption how she’s been “plagued with terrifying panic attacks” over the past year and a half. “Sometimes they last a few hours or more typically, they last at least a full day if not multiple days in a row,” she added. “I feel silly even telling you this, because I always thought PTSD was just for veterans and stuff. During my attacks, I typically vomit quite a bit and often have to go to the ER just to get IV fluids.”
The following day, Griffin admitted she doesn’t know what to expect with her diagnosis, calling it the “weirdest thing” to deal with. “My PTSD attacks me in the mornings. So every single morning, I wake up terrified to see if I’m gonna be okay or not,” she explained. “It hits me in my chest first. My chest starts to tingle, then it goes right to my stomach. Then it’s like, okay, am I gonna start vomiting today from anxiety or not.”
In another video, Griffin, with her hair unkept, says that she likes to put on makeup and get over-dressed for no reason. “Just getting ready gives me something to do,” she said. “I don’t have to wallow, or weird thoughts or anything like that.
The comedian first revealed her diagnosis last week. She assured her fans that although her symptoms are “extremely intense,” she has a lot of tools that can help her cope. “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.”
She recalled how it started for her in 2017, when Griffin posed with a bloodied replica head of former President Donald Trump. What followed was tons of backlash. She was fired from hosting gigs, investigated by the Secret Service, she was put on a “No-Fly” list and her stand-up and TV opportunities were canceled.
Elon Musk Suspending Impersonator Twitter Accounts
Elon Musk’s “Comedy is now legal on Twitter
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022?s=20&t=sf0kuuKYsjoLze5H3wAHrg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">comedy is now legal” claim 24 hours after his Twitter takeover on October 28 has not aged well. When it comes to jokes about the new Twitter CEO, verified accounts that changed their names to “Elon Musk” have been suspended over the weekend.
Musk, 51, addressed the verified impersonator accounts with a Twitter thread on Sunday (November 6) evening. “Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” Musk Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying “parody” will be permanently suspended
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote. “Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning,” Musk said in Previously, we issued a warning before suspension, but now that we are rolling out widespread verification, there will be no warning.
This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another tweet. “This will be clearly identified as a condition for signing up to Twitter Blue.” He Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">concluded his thread by saying, “Any name change at all will cause temporary loss of verified checkmark.”
“Widespread verification will democratize journalism & empower the voice of the people,” Musk said in aWidespread verification will democratize journalism & empower the voice of the people
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> tweet after the thread. “My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk,” Musk My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote.
One Twitter user BREAKING: @KathyGriffin has been permanently suspended from Twitter for impersonating @ElonMusk pic.twitter.com/ust86DZHKj
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 6, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported on the news that comedian Kathy Griffin was suspended for impersonating Elon Musk, to which the Tesla CEO Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">responded, “Actually, she was suspended for impersonating a comedian.” He then cheekily added in two For $8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022?s=20&t=YGO6qISBu5sIdrNcMOuHfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">separate tweets: “But if she really wants her account back, she can have it. For $8.”
Kathy Griffin then tweeted from her late mother’s Twitter, with the name Elon Musk today (November 7)writing, “Elon, this is Maggie contacting you from the spirit world tell u…you’re a douchebag. This is not parody. This is the actual ghost of Kathy Griffin’s boxed wine loving mother saying I’m gonna get tipsy & throw my bingo cards at you! NOT A PARODY.
To the moon, a–hole. #FreeKathy.” The 62-year-old comedian’s page was suspended after she impersonated the social media platform’s new CEO and mocked him in a tweet.
Musk then wrote a Twitter rules will evolve over time, but they’re currently the following: https://t.co/Ut1tXuefso
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 7, 2022?s=20&t=xayC4XtqL6lFjrrBoJ17vw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet that linked out to Twitter’s current rules, which “will evolve over time.” Twitter rolled out a new update on Saturday for the app, highlighting its new paid verification system, but the company has since decided to delay its rollout until after the midterm elections, per The New York Times.
Other high-profile accounts took to the platform with jokes about Musk. See them below:
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