PTSD Veteran I was way beyond trying to fix myself"

Part three: Iraq war veteran suffering from PTSD
KATC News
By Akeam Ashford
February 25, 2015

A year after being diagnosed with PTSD, Iraq War veteran Lance Thomas came close to taking his own life.

But before Thomas could end it all, he was rushed to the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Hospital for evaluation and help with PTSD.

"I was way beyond trying to fix myself, or just calling someone and talking on the phone," Thomas said.

"I was past that point."

Thomas said suicidal thoughts were an escape from reality after he couldn't deal with the daily stresses of life.

"I couldn't be that father or that dad that everyone expected me to be," Thomas said.

Thomas is now taking medications and undergoing counseling several times a month at the Lafayette VA clinic.

As part of his recovery process, Thomas started sharing his personal battle with PTSD with fellow men and women in uniform when he returned to drill this year.
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