Reply #66: Thanks

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Some day I hope to figure out half as much. Never wish for wisdom.

Back in the 90's, I vaguely remember a sensible program to help treat PTSD located in SoCal that involved creating small communities that would deal with the other non-Hollywood, non-dramatic symptoms like exaggerated startle response, hyper-vigilance, sense of betrayal, rage, frequent relocation, etc.

They were simply a set of safe cottages, like a retirement center, where people could rebuild themselves and their small groups while having treatment and without feeling threatened or needing to deal with the stress of the wider world at the same time. I remember it as being something like a half-way house, but with safety and dignity. It was based on the understanding that part of PTSD is the damage to social trust. I wouldn't be surprised if it's gone by the wayside now.

I suppose treatment like that would be considered an extravagance even if successful, but not treating it is cruel and symptoms can express themselves decades later, even appearing to be MS or Parkinson's.