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It was difficult -- impossible, to be honest -- to stay calm when things were going wrong, but when I noticed that my dogs both reacted to my moods with what I can only call hyper-vigilance, I made a major effort to at least appear serene.
SFGate: Top News Stories By Christie Keith 2011
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During the editing of the film, Bill McMillan explained in a video interview that for many vets coming back, they go from the intensity and hyper-vigilance and the clarity of purpose, which primarily means taking care of each other; they come back and the intensity isn't here, the focus isn't here.
Craig K. Comstock: Welcoming Warriors Home: The Film Craig K. Comstock 2011
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In the midst of night sweats, hyper-vigilance and invasive memories, I foud Jesus, or rather, He found me, and issued me a new set of marching orders.
Shane Claiborne: When Soldiers Become Saints Shane Claiborne 2011
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Security was tightened, and a hyper-vigilance took over.
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In the midst of night sweats, hyper-vigilance and invasive memories, I foud Jesus, or rather, He found me, and issued me a new set of marching orders.
Shane Claiborne: When Soldiers Become Saints Shane Claiborne 2011
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Spectrem President George Walper Jr . says the wealthy are weary from the years of hyper-vigilance after the financial crisis of 2008 and now want "their advisers to take the lead in managing their assets."
Rich More at Ease, Still on Guard Thomas Coyle 2011
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Physical hyper-arousal leading to loss of sleep, outbursts, startling, hyper-vigilance or "jumpy" over alertness.
William Spear: Helping Kids In Japan: A Guide On Trauma For Caregivers And Volunteers Working With Children William Spear 2011
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During the editing of the film, Bill McMillan explained in a video interview that for many vets coming back, they go from the intensity and hyper-vigilance and the clarity of purpose, which primarily means taking care of each other; they come back and the intensity isn't here, the focus isn't here.
Craig K. Comstock: Welcoming Warriors Home: The Film Craig K. Comstock 2011
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Physical hyper-arousal leading to loss of sleep, outbursts, startling, hyper-vigilance or "jumpy" over alertness.
William Spear: Helping Kids In Japan: A Guide On Trauma For Caregivers And Volunteers Working With Children William Spear 2011
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GARCIA-NAVARRO: But that doesn't mean there isn't a state of hyper-vigilance.
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