Hypervigilence is one of the PTSD symptoms I have the hardest time dealing with after I have been triggered by something.

Everything starts feeling unsafe,everyone starts feeling like a threat to my safety,even my husband and my pets.I start being extremely fearful,very on edge,like I am waiting for and expecting something very horrible to happen.It all becomes so intense it's almost unbearable.

But,thankfully,it always eventually passes.

I have to practice self care during those times until it passes.I take it easy,don't do anything really except lay around,watch tv,do activities that are relaxing.I have to pamper myself.

Do you have things that you do during those times your PTSD symptoms are in high gear that help you,besides drinking?

I am not sure if what you were experiencing was hypervigilence,but it does sound like severe PTSD symptoms.Were you triggered by something?