{"id":2454815,"date":"2026-06-11T16:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2454815"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:08:02","slug":"prince-william-comforts-ptsd-sufferer-at-mens-mental-health-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-comforts-ptsd-sufferer-at-mens-mental-health-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William comforts PTSD sufferer at men\u2019s mental health group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-test=\"article-body-text\">\n<p>Since the pilot began, around 800 people have been seen and early feedback suggests the choice of venues for the group sessions has been particularly effective.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Gannon, who has been supported by Mind for around four years, told the Prince: \u201cMy experience is that Mind have become a sort of family. I\u2019m very isolated up here, my family are elsewhere and, yes, they\u2019ve been very useful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had PTSD issues which have really come back to haunt me and it\u2019s good to be able to talk, not just go on to <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/health-fitness\/wellbeing\/mental-health\/everything-to-know-about-antidepressants\/\">anti-depressants<\/a> and things like that, to actually (talk) to real people, caring people and people you trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said Norfolk and Waveney Mind had been \u201camazing\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by the Prince what would have happened if he did not have the Mind group to turn to, Mr Gannon replied: \u201cI think things would have been very different. I was in a very dark place at one time, I had a very great life and then it all fell apart\u2026. Dark times and trying to find out again who you are. Mind have helped me re-establish a new career at 71.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Prince said: \u201cDare I ask what you are doing now?\u201d and was told he was working in business. \u201cThat\u2019s a relief,\u201d he replied. \u201cI\u2019m never quite sure what you are going to say at 71,\u201d prompting the room to erupt in hearty laughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.telegraph.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the pilot began, around 800 people have been seen and early feedback suggests the choice of venues for the group sessions has been particularly effective. Mr Gannon, who has been supported by Mind for around four years, told the Prince: \u201cMy experience is that Mind have become a sort of family. 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