Prince Harry has a lot to say in his new interview!
The 38-year-old royal sat down with a trauma therapist Dr. Mate Gabor on Saturday to discuss the bombshell memoir, spare. As you can see, Prince Harry’s book covers many of his experiences while in the royal family, including King Charles will joke about not being a real father, get into a physical altercation with him Prince William, and others. So the two of them had a lot to do during the hour-long virtual session together! But one of the most important parts of the discussion is the topic of mental health.
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according to TMZ, doctors believe that Prince Harry may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, and depression based on his conversations and books. The Duke of Sussex, who has been very open about therapy and mental health, later admitted that his therapist had diagnosed him with PTSD. Dr. Maté explains that this possibility stems from his childhood, including experiencing the traumatic death of his mother, Princess Dianawhen he was 12 years old.
Speaking of his mother, Harry revealed that she always had something to do with his feelings of not fitting in with the royal family. He explains, each people:
“Certainly throughout my life, during my youth, I always felt different from the rest of my family. I felt strange in this container, and I know that my mother felt it too. So I felt – at that moment I did not feel it – as if my body was there here, but my head is spinning, but sometimes it’s the opposite. The time I want to be me, be my original self, whether it’s through the media or family or whatever, it’s almost like, ‘Don’t be yourself, go back to what you want, ‘If that’s what it means.”
When in Archwell founder sought therapy, said he felt the disconnection between him and his loved ones only continued to grow:
“A lot of families are complicated, a lot of families are dysfunctional, but for me when I do therapy regularly … I feel like I’m learning a new language.”
Noting that his family “doesn’t speak the language,” Harry continued:
“It worked for me and I started going back to the point of trauma and unpacking everything so that I could really be happy … but at the same time I felt more distant from my loved ones and my family.”
Of course, the distance between them is related to the fact that the royal family does not like him very much and Meghan Markle talking about how they were mistreated when they were senior working members and airing other dirty laundry. When Harry opened up about the dispute, he never expressed pity and never portrayed himself as a “victim” through the couple’s story:
“I certainly don’t consider myself a victim. I am very grateful to be able to share my story in the hope of helping, empowering, encouraging others and, hopefully, making people understand – back to the human experience – [that] we are in some form and shape all connected, especially through trauma.
When Harry began writing his memoirs, he told Dr. Die if he wants to “be an act of service”:
“I know how important it is to share this story; how you can save lives and improve lives because you almost give people permission to talk about their stuff and be themselves.
Although everyone (and South Park) might say, Harry insists he’s not looking for “sympathy” at the end of the day either and just feels his story might “help someone or some people out there.” And while Harry knows he’s “lost a lot” after leaving the royal family in 2020, he feels he’s “gained a lot,” he said:
“To see my children grow up here. I just can’t imagine how it would be possible to return to that environment. The way I understand it, you can try your best every day to make sure you don’t experience the trauma you experienced as a parent. But if you’re still stuck in the same environment, you almost feel yourself. So, to be able to change the cause of many of these problems, to be able to go up and move forward, which, for me, seems to give more opportunities – and my husband, as a parent – can raise their children in a way that is truly useful and good.”
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