While this threat-bias can distort reality, fuel irrational fears, and make one more vulnerable to fear-mongering politicians,
it could also promote Hypervigilance, perhaps making one better prepared
to handle an immediate threat.
Stars and Stripes claims that of the 2.3 million American veterans that returned from Iraq and Afghanistan, over 20% experience PTSD, which can include anxiety,
depression, and Hypervigilance(always being on guard.).
Of the 2.3 million American veterans who returned from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 20 percent suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, which often includes anxiety,
depression, and Hypervigilance, which means they feel always on guard.