As Charity Dingle struggles to deal with her PTSD in Emmerdale, she is comforted by Chas who reveals she is aware of what Charity goes via. Though Charity dismisses her, in actual fact, Chas is just not mendacity.

However Charity – and Emmerdale – appears to have forgotten Chas has been precisely the place Charity is!

She too suffered from PTSD. And she or he too beginning struggling along with her sleep. And she or he too stabbed somebody whereas not pondering straight.

Very same, very same.

So what occurred when Chas stabbed Diane Sugden?

Chas stabbed Diane Sugden in Emmerdale

It was 2015 and a deadly helicopter crash had simply hit the village. Though Chas was comparatively unscathed, she was upset as a result of it was all brought on by Chrissie White, who came upon Chas’s son, Aaron was having an affair along with her husband Robert.

When Robert and Chas had an argument about it, Robert was all of a sudden shot. Chas was traumatised at having witnessed the taking pictures, though Robert did survive. Nonetheless, Chas herself got here below suspicion.

Then a break-in on the pub noticed co-landlady Diane assume Chas was liable for smashing glasses. Chas denied it and the pair fell out.

Unusual issues continued to happen across the Woolpack. Chas’s garments have been strewn across the flooring, the faucets have been turned on within the night time and somebody was within the pub cellar.

Chas’s love rival on the time, Emma Barton, locked her within the pub with toxic gasoline being launched from a beer pump. Chas fell and hit her head changing into unconscious.

She was rescued, however every part was attending to be an excessive amount of and she believed she had a stalker.

Nonetheless, it was quickly revealed Chas was behind every part, having been sleepwalking.

Issues got here to a head when Diane returned from an evening out along with her household and Chas thought it was an intruder. She grabbed a knife for cover and stabbed Diane within the bar.

Chas identified with PTSD

Issues obtained worse for Chas. She handed herself into the police after listening to ex Cameron’s voice telling her to. Cameron had held her hostage within the Woolpack siege beforehand and had additionally been liable for killing her sister Gennie and her former lover Carl King, however letting Chas take the blame.

Chas began to hallucinate Robert and Diane, imagining them bleeding and dying in entrance of her. Then Cameron’s voice haunted her once more and she noticed Robert pinning her down saying the identical issues Carl did the night time he tried to assault her.

Chas was finally discovered and identified with Publish Traumatic Stress Dysfunction after Cameron’s reign of terror. Robert being shot was mentioned to be the set off for her sickness, which she’d buried deep down.

One good factor that got here out of the stabbing was Diane‘s abdomen most cancers was found. She was handled and made a full restoration.

Charity stabs Mack in Emmerdale

Within the current day, Charity has simply stabbed husband Mack by mistake after hallucinating he was Harry. Charity had killed Harry in self-defence after he tried to kill Mack.

As Charity struggled with what she had finished, she started struggling nightmares and flashbacks. It was clear she had PTSD, however everybody round her seemingly failed to note.

Mack was rushed in to emergency surgical procedure and has recovered, however Charity is now refusing to see him or the youngsters for worry she would possibly harm him.

As Cain tries to get via to her, Chas returns and finds out what’s occurred. Can she assist Charity utilizing her personal PTSD expertise?

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