Service members face unique challenges when it comes to forming intimate connections with others. Their jobs require them to be physically and mentally tough, often putting themselves in dangerous...
Hypervigilance is defined as a heightened state of awareness where one's senses are constantly alert and attuned to danger or threat. This can be an effective coping mechanism for surviving dangerous...
In the workplace, repeated exposure to danger can have a profound impact on an individual's ability to form secure relational attachments with their colleagues. This is because when faced with a...
Sexual Behaviors and Fear Responses
Sex is an instinctive behavior that humans exhibit for reproduction. It involves physical contact between individuals of the opposite sex, which can be...
Anticipating operational dangers or losses can have a significant impact on emotional investment in intimate relationships. It is essential to consider how this affects communication, trust, and...
How do individuals interpret their partner's trauma responses when these responses manifest in the intimate sphere?
When an individual experiences traumatic events such as abuse, assault, or...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can interfere with several aspects of life, including sex and intimacy. One way this happens is through hypervigilance, which refers to a heightened state of...
I will explain how the experience of repeated combat exposure alters a soldier's perception of relational safety, and how this shift can complicate their ability to trust a partner with emotional...
The concept of "hypervigilance" refers to an enhanced state of alertness or attention that is often associated with anxiety, fear, or anticipation of danger. In the context of close relationships,...
Trauma-induced hypervigilance is a condition that can affect people who have experienced traumatic events such as warfare, domestic violence, or natural disasters. It involves an increased...