more on PTSD

Having a PTSD episode is like having a computer crash.
Think blue screen of death, core dump, spinny wheel of doom.
It's a hard reset, not a soft re-boot; pul the plug, uncouple the battery and start over.
Yes, there is probably some data loss, but it's presence or abscence can't be told until it's looked for.
It can't be looked for until the re-boot is complete and the programs are re-loaded.
Sometimes, some programs have been damaged in the crash and need to be deleted and re-installed fresh.
Now mind you, this is nowhere near as bad as the original trauma,
which is like smashing the computer with a baseball bat, repeatedly,
and then the computer has to make itself work again from the smashed parts.
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