As our research shows, when one partner
experiences hypervigilance (an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats), it is because they have developed this response to an interaction with their spouse through repeated experience.
Not exact matches
'» When such news arrives via WhatsApp and Facebook, the women often
experience depression, nightmares, flashbacks, and
hypervigilance — an ongoing sense of threat.
Reactivity and arousal: you may
experience irritability, reckless behavior,
hypervigilance, heightened startle response, difficulty concentrating, and / or sleep disturbance.
The Gottman Institute studied multiple couples over a three - year period and found that couples who were not meeting each other's» unspoken expectations
experienced higher levels of dissatisfaction and
hypervigilance (feeling on edge to detect threats or «waiting for the other shoe to drop»).