were safely out of somalia, jessica buchanan and poul thisted made a pact, to go through the reintegration process together. it's the same treatment given to p.o.w.s. the former captives talking to psychologists about their time as hostages. an essential period of mental decompression. >> i know that it's probably taking a toll on her. if i know her and her strength, that she'll be okay. >> reporter: her fellow aid workers say the 32-year-old never was seriously ill. her captors made that up to speed up a ransom payment. but it backfired, leading to the raid that rescued her. buchanan's husband, having gone through three months of hell, he wrote on his facebook page, "my wonderful fantastic wife, jess, is now safe. words cannot express the joy and relief we are feeling." experts say you can free the body more quickly than you can free the mind. and so these days of rest and evaluation are critical for a healthy transition back to their lives.