'Survivor 46' host Jeff Probst says psychologists were contacted after a player suffered a panic attack during the game.
But the drama began the night before, and not just because Venus Vafa was falsely accusing Soda Thompson of voting for her at Tribal Council. After the tribe went to sleep, Ben Katzman woke up “in panic mode.” Katzman, who has suffered from panic attacks in the past, experienced what he described as 50 seconds of hysteria. Luckily, tribe mate Kenzie Petty — whose mother and sister also suffer from anxiety — was there to help calm Ben down until the panic subsided. podcast.
“We not only have medical doctors on location, we also have our mental health specialists on location, our psychology team,” says Probst. “So, in this case, we let our psychologists know what happened, and if there was even a slight concern that Ben was in real trouble, we would intervene in whatever way was most appropriate."Probst continues: "I'm very proud of our aftercare program for both medical and mental health issues.
When asked by Wolff what was so different 15 years ago, Probst elaborated, and also explained why many of the players that were on earlier seasons ofwould not make in the new era of the program. “Number one, casting the types of people we are putting on the show,” the host says in terms of what has changed. “A lot of players, and this is not any disrespect, but there are players from 15 years ago we would not even interview today.
In the end, Probst is proud of how it was handled on the island, and says more help was available if needed. “Mental health is a giant problem in our country. You just heard Ben say, 'I could have gone back to the fifth or sixth grade ... this would've been handled where kids pick on each other.
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