Just a few months after a sensational interview with Oprah Winfrey Prince Harry decided to confide in the queen of American television again – this time as part of the Apple TV series, “The Me You Can’t See”. The 36-year-old opened up about his own mental health, revealing, for example, that he felt imprisoned in the royal family and only therapy and moving were able to get him on his feet. He also told about his wife’s experiences, Meghan Markle.
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In program Prince Harry not only has he shared extremely personal confessions with the world, but has made up his mind as well invite viewers to a therapy session. The meeting with the psychotherapist was supposed to help him in dealing with anxiety attacks – as he admitted, they catch him every time he visits Great Britain.
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During a virtual meeting with the British trauma specialist Sanja Oakley, Harry attended the therapy EMDR – involving “desensitization and eye movement processing”. The viewers of “The Me You Can’t See” could see how the prince, with his eyes closed, recalls painful memories and tries to face his feelings, at the same time performing a series of movements recommended by the therapist – such as crossing the arms and tapping the arms with the palms.
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Most of my life I felt worried and a bit tense every time I went back to the UK, to London. I could never understand why. I wasn’t aware of it when I was young, but after I started therapy, I started to realize it the prince revealed to the psychotherapist.
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During the therapy session, Harry confessed that each visit to his homeland triggers a lot of negative emotions in him.
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I was wondering, “Why am I so uncomfortable?” Of course, unfortunately for me, London is a trigger. Because of what happened to my mother and what I experienced and saw myself. It happens every time. I don’t remember exactly when it started. I only remember the feeling itself – anxiety, such an empty feeling, almost nervousness. Is it fear? Everything felt tense. It’s being hunted and helpless and knowing there’s nothing you can do about it. There is no escape. No way out – he described his feelings.
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In an interview with Oprah, the prince admitted that he decided to seek help from a specialist in order to better understand his own behavior and at the same time settle down with Meghan Markle.
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I quickly assumed that if this relationship was going to work out I had to deal with my past because there was anger in her and it wasn’t aimed at her. It was just anger, and she recognized it. I have been attending therapy for five years and for me it is related to prevention (…). I’ve always wanted to try EMDR, and it was one of those different forms of healing that I wanted to experiment with the prince confessed.
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