Hypervigilance looks like control, like being “on it,” like nothing gets past you. But really? It’s a defence... a way of scanning every room, every text, every sigh from your partner, because some part of you never feels safe enough to switch off. In this episode of Freud Made Me Do It, I break down hypervigilance as a psychological defence: where it comes from, why your nervous system thinks it’s helping, and how it quietly wrecks your relationships, your sex life and your peace of mind.

You’ll hear the psychoanalytic roots of hypervigilance, the everyday examples that make you laugh (and wince), and the deeper truth about what this defence is really protecting. Spoiler: it’s not your safety, it’s your vulnerability.

If you’ve ever been accused of “overthinking everything,” or you live with someone who never puts their guard down, this one’s for you.

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