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What Helps Cherie, 54, With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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With our ongoing “What Helps Me” series, The Mighty is leaning into what sets us apart from other health sites: We aim to provide real health advice from real people who live it.

In this spirit, we asked our community for the best insights and tips they’ve developed for managing their conditions. As always, they responded with their unique health stories and we are happy to pass along their well-tested resources to you.

Responses have been lightly edited for clarity. Today, we meet Mighty member Cherie. She is 54 years old and lives with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Cherie, what helps you? THE MIGHTY: What helps you most when your condition affects your physical health? CHERIE: My cats, eating veggies, putting my bare feet in the grass, and getting a hug from my son or husband all help me.

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