During the reading of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth started showing signs of a couple different disorders. She showed a couple examples of panic disorder, while also showing multiple examples of post-traumatic stress disorder. Out of all the disorders that Lady Macbeth could be suffering from, I believe that these two best reflect Lady Macbeth’s problems.
The first disorder that I looked into to try diagnosing Lady Macbeth is panic disorder. There is multiple times in the book where she says some things that make it seem like she is suddenly scared, or that she thinks there is serious danger. Both of these are symptoms of panic disorder. In the movie, there are many instances where she starts getting very upset and seems scared. When this happens, her heart rate is probably rising and she has a significant change in behavior. These are also symptoms of panic disorder. One other reason panic disorder is a huge possibility in Lady Macbeth, is because women are twice as likely to have panic disorder than men.
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Symptoms of this disorder are unpredictable mood swings, anxiety, sadness, crying, confusion, paranoia, and depression. There were many times in the movie where it seemed her mood completely changed within seconds. She would start getting upset and seemed paranoid in some instances. There were also times where she seemed very depressed and sometimes acted like she was so disoriented she didn’t know where she was. During most of these instances she was doing a lot of crying. It also seemed by the way she was acting that she had awful anxiety. All of these instances are symptoms and actions of one that would have post-partum depression. One instance in the movie was when she had the blood on her hands and she acted as if she was innocent. This was a good example of her confusion and being