![]() But certainly now I will never be bullied into silence." Feeling trapped and feeling controlled through fear both by the media and by the system itself which never encouraged the talking about this kind of trauma. "That was one of the biggest reasons to leave. The Duke of Sussex spoke about his fears for his wife's mental health during an interview for his docuseries "The Me You Can't See" on Apple TV. No lasting change will happen until we do.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose with their newborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor during a photocall in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle on May 8, 2019, in Windsor, England, two days after she gave birth. Getting there requires an emotional and empathic journey we must each undertake from within. That’s when we can truly enter a new age of health and healing for all of us. If we change how we see them, we will change how we treat them. Prince harry panic mode movie#The princes, movie stars, sports and music idols who have shared their traumas with us deserve our profound gratitude for pulling back the veil, enabling us to understand - if we care enough to do so - this form of human suffering. Imagine the fortitude it required to keep all that in check, alongside the inevitable memories of the past on international television watched live, again, by millions of people. Given what he’s told us, given what we know about his inner life up to that moment - the racing heart rate, the panic, the emotional scream battling to be let loose - imagine the energy it took to grieve this new loss. If he failed to do his duty, if he chose to avoid reenacting the trauma of a public march behind a coffin for a person he loved, the criticism would have buried him. And once again, duty required him to repeat the very experience that traumatized him so completely as a child and then for decades of his life. This week, Harry returned to London to mourn his grandmother. Prince Harry said publicly that he experienced a panic attack as he journeyed back to London for the funeral. In April 2021, members of the royal family were once again called to put their private grief on display following the death of Prince Philip. Twice in the past 18 months, Harry has been forced by the royal pomp and circumstance, to relive - literally, reenact - his trauma. Fears and memories come rushing in unbidden, often prompted by a sensory experience: a noise that sounds like horses hooves on the pavement an image you see that flashes a scene before your eyes decades later a startled reaction to a scent you wish you’d forgotten. ![]() It doesn’t “end” the way other events do. That’s a striking element of traumatic experience that Harry explained. “Every time I put a suit and tie on, having to do the role…before I even left the house I was pouring with sweat, my heart rate was…I was in the fight-or-flight mode…panic attacks, severe anxiety…I was freaking out every single time I jumped in a car and every single time I saw a camera…” ![]() He goes on to share the mental, emotional and physical anguish he suffered long after that funeral day. Recalling his mother’s funeral as a young boy, Harry said he remembers vividly the haunting sound of the horses’ hooves striking the pavement as he followed behind his mother’s coffin. (Photo by Colin Davey/Getty Images) Getty Images left to right, Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Earl Spencer, Prince William and the Duke of Edinburgh during the arrival of the coffin. The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales at Westminster Abbey in London, 6th September 1997. He told us in unsparing, raw and tender detail in his documentary series, “The Me You Can’t See.” We don’t need to imagine how Harry might feel. In this moment, we don’t need to stretch ourselves to empathize with something we haven’t experienced. That meanness says something about the commentators who spewed it, and nothing about Prince Harry. Yet that is not an excuse for the merciless criticism of Prince Harry for reaching out for a loving hand. It can feel particularly hard to empathize with trauma and its aftermath if you have never experienced trauma. Anxiety, depression, grief and post-traumatic stress are injuries we often can’t see. I understand how hard it can be to grasp another person’s inner turmoil. Speaking about the importance of wellbeing isn’t enough. We must dust off our kindness and compassion and use them to sweep away our disregard and cruelty. ![]() We must look honestly at our own reactions to another person’s vulnerability and pain. Moving toward a healthy society requires all of us to come along on the journey. ![]()
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