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Combat-related PTSD: Hypervigilance

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It's all about a faulty light: One comes up behind you, or you stop behind one at a traffic light. He's unaware, or doesn't care his light is faulty. What's the condition of the rest of his car? How are his brakes? Is it safe to drive behind/in front of him? Get away, get away... Hazard up ahead... DARE (Define Assess Respond Evaluate)... move on, but can we? They call us 'judgemental' but are we? Aren't we just being realistic in a world that seems half asleep? Is it just me? Clearly not. PTSD   Hypervigilance :