Hyper Vigilance Is exactly what Ann said and more...I'm sure that different people experience similar "symptoms" (cuz there is only so many possibilities) but to what degree each symptom is for individuals most likely varies.
Someone like me can read people and like Ann said "even when you don't want to"....I can tell you so much about a person seconds or sometimes minutes after meeting them...worse I can spot a bad person in a room full of people who think said bad person is wonderful! Its being alert to almost everything so much to the point that it is part of our personalities...not something we want but something we can't help and can't live without! Ex: In my "old" house I knew every sound that was in it, from which sink was running, to the settling of the load bearing wall in the living room, the dryer, the washer etc., now I wouldn't spend a second *thinking* about those noises...but the second a new noise entered, or an old noise changed I would instantly recognize it! So if the dryer suddenly was making a different sound, I would know immediately so sometimes its a good thing! I am having a very difficult time with the new house and adjusting to the sounds...they startle me! Also, if the TV is too loud I have to turn it down if its drowning out all the normal sounds around me...sounds crazy but its not...There are so many things but one of the funny ones and yet not so funny is example: I am walking through the parking ramp there is someone coming toward me, I'm unconsciously reading his body language taking inventory of everything about him...again its not paranoia your just doing it without realizing it, suddenly he is 2 feet in front of you and then suddenly says HI and startles the shiz right out of me cuz I was zoned out on studying the stranger! I literally jump and then immediately say "hello, I'm sorry I was lost in my thoughts" Its a reflex now! I can go on and on with all the symptoms, if you want more info pm me.
BTW...peace for me is listening to the stereo full blast and getting lost in the music!!!
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