Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Depictions of individuals experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
201
No
9
42
DAOLYR
There is a moment where a character had a trauma flashback and you can tell he is still very much affected by it. Not sure whether PTSD but I would say Yes
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
166
No
0
12
cardboardcheese
Character has several flashbacks and anxiety attacks over mentions of their deceased parents. Character also hallucinates their dead sister for a brief moment. Not sure if this counts, but be wary.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
165
No
0
15
DebraR
A major plot point in this movie is dealing with psychological trauma.
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
163
No
2
10
wallflowers
Hopper, a vet, suffers from PTSD. Will and Eleven also seem to suffer from it after their involvement with the upside-down. In S4, the main villain, Vecna, uses teenagers’ trauma to kill them and open gates— primarily seen with Max.
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
151
No
5
9
cetacn
episode one: joel is shown to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. at 50:00 and at 1:09:00, he experiences flashbacks. at 1:14:40, he experiences another flashback and subsequently beats an officer to death.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
128
No
2
11
cherry
no clear diagnoses, but multiple characters are deeply affected by trauma, and may be seen as having ptsd/c-ptsd
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
126
No
2
16
Littleolme
Mike has mental health issues and trauma stemming from his younger brother getting kidnapped when he was a child. At the beginning, he beats up an innocent man because he mistakenly assumed that he was trying to kidnap a child and he has recurring dreams/nightmares (somewhat self-inflicted) about the incident.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
110
No
0
18
Bricoleur
Arguably all the Guardians of the Galaxy have some form of PTSD, but this movie is heavily focused on Peter Quill's emotional damage over losing his lover Gamora, and Rocket Raccoon's extensive emotional damage over the deaths of his friends and his creator extensively abusing and rejecting him.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
104
No
1
12
Everyone does.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
92
No
1
12
Hamarhemmo
Klaus fought in Vietnam and is clearly traumatized by this. In season 2 a paint mixer makes loud banging noises and he has a flashback.
All of the main characters suffered traumatic childhoods and it's safe to assume that at least some of them have PTSD because of this.
All of the main characters suffered traumatic childhoods and it's safe to assume that at least some of them have PTSD because of this.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
90
No
2
3
The secret secondary title of this show is "PTSD: The Series"
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
87
No
8
5
JaysonBb
Charlie has past trauma from ben/bullying
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
86
No
10
13
LuckyFox
Never outright stated, but the child's trauma from the car accident is a major plot point.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
85
No
1
16
AtarahDerekh
After escaping an abusive situation and nearly losing his life in the process, one teenage character suffers a triggering event when he sees an image of his abuser later on. This happens in S2E18: Labyrinth Runners. It's also implied that the main protagonist is starting to develop PTSD, or perhaps already has a form of it after losing her father suddenly at a young age.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
82
No
3
2
Vitya
S7
E7
Sam and Dean both suffer from PTSD, Sam suffers from flashbacks, nightmares and hallucinations
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
81
No
6
16
mistersandman
Not explicitly stated, but seems to be likely as Blackbeard has a flashback and a panic attack upon seeing the fake Kraken in “The Art of Fuckery”.
Video Game Report
Yes
80
No
1
10
courtjester
LITERALLY ALL OF THEM. especially tommy though due to basically everything that ever happened to his character. you could also say ranboo has it too but most of the characters probably have PTSD just because of the things they’ve gone through in the plotline
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
75
No
2
8
beehives
Sidney mentions the trauma she has from seeing her mother’s butchered body. This scene is not shown on screen and is only mentioned in conversation between two characters.
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
72
No
3
10
mfms
Several dreams and events occur which suggest a character has PTSD from severe trauma, but the dreams and events are usually shown as having a supernatural cause rather than mental illness. An actor later reported he had PTSD from making the film.
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
71
No
5
13
jessep1nkman
Jesse develops PTSD symptoms throughout the series
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
70
No
8
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
68
No
1
9
Violet10
None of the characters in Omori have official diagnoses, but the main character and one of his friends have mental health issues that could easily be seen as PTSD.
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
67
No
2
5
Gizmo..
People suffer from trauma flashbacks
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
64
No
3
4
Anonymous
Oppenheimer is deeply disturbed by the results of his work. He's tormented by visions of nuclear war throughout the latter half of the film.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
63
No
16
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S9
E9
Not explicitly PTSD, but someone has serious mental health issues following a traumatic event
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
61
No
5
5
girr
basically everyone in the show
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
61
No
2
16
Bitbat
Wolverine suffers from PTSD as a result of letting down his entire world
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
58
No
1
3
membree711
Owen Hunt has a lot of story arcs about his PTSD from being an army medic. Being triggered results in him strangling a loved one. PTSD comes up for others as well.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
54
No
10
2
wallflowers
Although the term is not explicitly stated in many cases, nearly all of the main cast show signs of PTSD. Most notably is Morgan, who is traumatized after the loss of his wife and son, Siddiq, who was forced to watch his friends be murdered, and Princess, who actually says she has PTSD, referring to the abuse and trauma from her childhood. The characters have flashbacks, panic attacks, and hallucinations. Other characters exhibiting symptoms (and are highly implied to have PTSD) include Rick, Daryl, Michonne, and Carol, among others.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
53
No
9
11
jordanowen
not explicit but childhood trauma is implied