Part of Ted Lawyer's reaction to post traumatic stress disorder is feeling uncomfortable in crowded situations. Here, in Wal-Mart, Ted backs against a wall in a less crowded area of the shopping center to avoid crowds. He is anxious about people approaching him from behind. "Since I'm not missing an arm or a leg or any appendage, they look at me as if I'm normal and acting weird," Lawyer said.
Ted Lawyer copes with PTSD
Since returning home from Iraq in October 2006, Kansas Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Ted Lawyer was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. Now, he and his wife, Gwen Lawyer, are readjusting to Ted's changed personality.
November 11, 2008
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