Long-Term Trauma and Recurring Nightmares
Even as Paris gained fame and fortune, the trauma from her teenage years persisted. She revealed that for over twenty years, she experienced recurring nightmares in which she was kidnapped, strip-searched, and locked in a facility, a haunting reflection of her boarding school experience.
In interviews, Paris has been candid about the intersection of this trauma with her undiagnosed attention deficit disorder (ADHD). Before the prevalence of ADHD diagnoses, Paris’ creativity and hyperactivity went unrecognized, often misunderstood by authority figures.
“We’re so creative, we’re constantly thinking, our minds move as fast as a race car,” she told The Guardian in 2023. “My childhood would have been very different if I’d been diagnosed: I definitely wouldn’t have been sent away.”
This insight highlights how childhood trauma and misunderstanding of mental health can intersect, shaping the experiences and resilience of children, even those born into wealth. Continue reading…