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How Hypervigilance Emerges When Feeling Unprotected

I cannot sleep when my husband is traveling for work because I keep hearing noises and thinking someone is breaking in.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The absence of a protective presence activates primitive survival mechanisms that prevent restful sleep.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sleep and mental health?”

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