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Kate Beckinsale posts alarming messages on social media weeks after sharing PTSD struggles

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Ryan, T. (2026, September 20). Kate Beckinsale posts alarming messages on social media weeks after sharing PTSD struggles. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/20/celebrity-news/kate-beckinsale-posts-alarming-messages-on-social-media-weeks-after-sharing-ptsd-struggles/

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Kate Beckinsale posted cryptic messages on Instagram stating "congratulations you won i give up" and "bye," weeks after she publicly discussed her struggles with PTSD on the platform. In an earlier video, which has since been deleted, Beckinsale shared insights about the challenges faced by individuals suffering from PTSD, emphasizing that such people often mask their trauma effectively but deserve more understanding and kindness from others.

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Kate Beckinsale, a 53-year-old actress known for movies like "Underworld" and "Pearl Harbor," recently alarmed fans with cryptic posts on Instagram where she wrote "bye" and "congratulations you won i give up." She also shared an image of a street ending in a rainbow. Earlier this month, Beckinsale had opened up about her struggles with PTSD, explaining that people who experience severe trauma often mask their symptoms well but receive little understanding or support from others. Fans are concerned because she linked to a BBC article about the suicide of Caroline Flack and have called for someone to check on her wellbeing. Beckinsale's recent posts followed weeks after she shared heartfelt messages about PTSD, noting its invisible nature and the importance of kindness toward those suffering with it.

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“congratulations you won i give up,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories Sunday atop a photo of a street and a rainbow. asserted

she → give → street

The “Underworld” actress, 53, also posted the word “bye” on Instagram. asserted

actress → post → Instagram

The comments were turned off on the post. asserted

comments → turn → post

Page Six has reached out to Beckinsale’s rep for comment but did not immediately hear back. asserted

Six → reach → comment

Earlier this month, the “Pearl Harbor” star opened up about her struggles with PTSD, a mental health condition that can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a terrifying or life-threatening event. asserted

someone → open → event

In a now-deleted Instagram video, Beckinsale shared that people who “have seen or experienced levels of horror, terror, violence” cannot escape their traumas, but they should be recognized as “heroes.” asserted

they → delete → heroes

“A lot of those people become incredibly good at masking it,” she said in the clip. asserted

she → become → clip

“And it’s sad because they become so good that they get no grace whatsoever.” asserted

they → ’ → grace

The award-winning actress explained that though people with PTSD go about their everyday lives, they barely sleep because their dreams are “full of nightmares.” asserted

dreams → win → nightmares

“Anything — smells, sounds, thoughts, feelings — can trigger them into a place that is actually like hell,” she shared, noting that since battling PTSD is “invisible,” people should be “kinder and gentler” to others. asserted

people → trigger → others

“It really is true that when 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,” she stated. uncertain

she → walk → what

Beckinsale concluded her video by reiterating that PTSD victims “are the loneliest people” who “continue to try and put one foot in front of the other.” asserted

who → conclude → other

The “Serendipity” star has been candid about her struggles since her mother, Judy Loe, died in her arms last July. asserted

mother → die → arms

Beckinsale also lost her stepfather, Roy Battersby, in January 2024. asserted

Beckinsale → lose → January

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