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Gabrielle Union Says PTSD Treatment Helped Her ‘Get My Life Back’ After 34 Years

Complex | Music, Sneakers, Pop Culture, News & Shows·Bernadette Giacomazzo·3 months ago
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For decades, Gabrielle Union carried the weight of a traumatic event that shaped nearly every aspect of her daily life. Now, the actress says she has finally found relief after completing PTSD treatment, revealing that recovery has allowed her to reclaim parts of herself she hadn't seen since she was a teenager. In a newly released conversation with Nema Health Senior Clinical Director Lashauna Cutts, Union reflected on living with post-traumatic stress disorder for 34 years following the violent rape and robbery she survived at age 19 while working at a Payless shoe store. Looking back on the experience, Union said the treatment process fundamentally changed how she moves through the world. "I got my life back," Union said. "A life that I've been waiting to live for almost 34 years." The discussion offers one of Union's most detailed looks yet at how PTSD affected her beyond the flashbacks and nightmares commonly associated with the condition.…

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