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- Dictionaryhypervigilant/ˌhʌɪpəˈvɪdʒɪlənt/
adjective
- 1. extremely alert, careful, or cautious: "they had to be hypervigilant about keeping safe distances away from others in public spaces"
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Symptom of various anxiety disorders
Hypervigilance is a condition in which the nervous system is inaccurately filtering sensory information and the individual is in an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity. This appears to be linked to a dysregulated nervous system which can often be caused by traumatic events or PTSD. Normally, the nervous system releases stress signals (e.g. norepinephrine) in certain situations as a defense mecha... Wikipedia