Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
201
No
10
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
174
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
164
No
2
7
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
154
No
10
0
Mommagranate
S1
E1
Much of this episode is a flashback due to a character's trauma being triggered
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
143
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
128
No
2
17
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.
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
116
No
2
8
The secret secondary title of this show is "PTSD: The Series"
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
105
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 • 2020 Report
Yes
91
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 • 2022 Report
Yes
90
No
8
5
JaysonBb
Charlie has past trauma from ben/bullying
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
89
No
3
2
Vitya
S7
E7
Sam and Dean both suffer from PTSD, Sam suffers from flashbacks, nightmares and hallucinations
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.
Video Game Report
Yes
82
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
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
82
No
6
18
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”.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
80
No
35
0
humanhalfofachilleus
S9
E9
Not explicitly PTSD, but someone has serious mental health issues following a traumatic event
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
79
No
3
14
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.
Movie • 1996 Report
Yes
77
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.
TV Show • 2008 Report
Yes
71
No
5
13
jessep1nkman
Jesse develops PTSD symptoms throughout the series
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
70
No
1
10
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.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
70
No
8
TV Show • 2014 Report
Yes
68
No
2
5
Gizmo..
People suffer from trauma flashbacks
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
65
No
3
5
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.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
64
No
0
7
citation_error
The main character's husband has a PTSD flashback while she's comforting him. He gets extremely upset, yells and throws her off of him.
TV Show • 2017 Report
Yes
63
No
3
2
LisaW13
Many of the Handmaids, their loved ones, and others undoubtedly display PTSD symptoms. Many are raped, witness community violence in the form of hanging, requirements to kill those who break crimes, etc.
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
63
No
2
17
Bitbat
Wolverine suffers from PTSD as a result of letting down his entire world
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
61
No
5
5
girr
basically everyone in the show
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
60
No
11
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.