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Living with PTSD

was 33 years old when I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Given the trauma experienced during my younger years along with my battles with anxiety and depression, the diagnosis didn’t surprise me. But by then I’d found a wonderful therapist, was practising mindfulness and was ready to do the work I needed to heal.

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