Kate Beckinsale reveals PTSD diagnosis and admits she’s in a ‘lonely place’ in heartbreaking Instagram video
KATE Beckinsale has revealed her PTSD diagnosis and admitted she’s in a ‘lonely place’ in a heartbreaking Instagram video.
The actress said that there’s loads of information around military PTSD but not Civilian PTSD and that people find that harder to understand.
Kate, 53, explained that people who “have seen or experienced levels of horror, terror or violence” see it every time they blink or any time they close their eyes for a second.
She said: “Those people aren’t recognised as heroes.”
She went on to explain that although people with PTSD go about their everyday lives that “they don’t sleep for more than an hour because when they do, it’s full of nightmares.”
She said: “Anything, smells, sounds, thoughts, feelings. Can trigger them into a place that is actually like hell.”
She shared that since battling PTSD is “invisible,” people should be “kinder and gentler” to others.
She continued: “It really is true that if you haven’t walked a mile in someone’s shoes — however fancy you think the shoes are — you have absolutely no idea what they might be carrying, masking, dealing with day and night.
“And if in doubt, especially to a little child. And I am someone who had a little child who was treated extremely cruelly by grown adults, who forgave themselves immediately.
“So if in doubt be kind. Always be kind.”
The star ended her video by explaining that PTSD victims “are the loneliest people because they are alone with a level of horror that’s incompatible with life.
“Yet a lot of the time these people continue to try and put one foot in front of the other.”
Fans flocked to comment and one wrote: “Thank you for sharing this, I appreciate you being so open n giving some insight, I don’t know if it helps but I hope you know it’s appreciated.”
Kate replied: “I’m really glad that makes me happy. I just hope at least one person can feel seen and appreciated and understood. It can be such a lonely place.”
Another added: “Sending love and hugs.”
A third wrote: “The truest words I’ve heard all f***ing year! Hope you’re ok xx.”
While a fourth said: “You’re right… there’s not enough awareness of complex PTSD at all!”
Kate lost her beloved mum Judy Loe, 73, in 2025 after a battle with cancer.
Kate first revealed her mother’s cancer diagnosis last year, shortly after the death of her famous stepfather Roy Battersby, who tragically passed away following a massive stroke.
The Serendipity star also lost her father Richard Beckinsale at the age of five after he suffered a huge heart attack.