Lets change the word 'Program' to 'Condition'. We are conditioned to do a particular role. We are all (for me soldier's) first up, we all know how to fire and move, we all know how to scan our arc's etc, we all shave in the morning, we all dress smartly, etc. A policeman is the same.
You get a Policeman after 20 years of service, and he will be programmed differently too.
Why can you not take your training (programming) of Identify, Interpret, React. Direct it towards your Trauma/trigger in a manner of Identify what the issue is, Interpret it in the respects of threat/ NO threat, and React accordingly. One of the issues that makes this difficult is that in the military this happened instantly without thought, however back home we have to think about it.
You can mate, but you would need to get everyone when diagnosed with PTSD and put them on a 12 month intensive program. You see, with boot camp, you lived and breathed it. You were broken down and turned into a military person.
Think about it. If you took a veteran, put them in an isolated area and had someone with them 24/7 guiding them, it would work. When they opened their eyes up at dawn, someone would tell them to lay back down. When they went to shave, tell them not to, when they reacted to a stressful situation, guide them the right way. It would work. But we don't have the manpower to do this.
Now if you have a good therapist and a good psych, in 40 years, seeing the psych every three months, you might have some idea on how to deal with things properly. But there are so many outside influences which upset the apple cart; however, during military training, nothing interferes.
Just my opinion.
I believe when people return from overseas they should be deployed to a three month long adjustment program.
They should be locked up each night and introduced slowly. Visits from family members, lectures, visits to shopping malls, etc, etc. Each day a debrief from a therapist. This adjustment program would work for most I believe.
