Actors Who Were Traumatized By Their Most Intense Roles

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Knightley returned to work, but she had developed PTSD in the meantime. Even though she had won an Academy Award for Best Actress for Pride and Prejudice, Knightley couldn't help but feel like a phony. She even underwent hypnotherapy to prevent panic attacks before she attended the 2008 BAFTAs.

"I felt pretty much like actually I didn't exist and I was this weird creature with this weird face that people seemed to respond to in quite an extreme way," Knightley recalled.

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