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Issues Bonus EP | Batman Psychology: Hypervigilance & Trauma in Gotham City · Issues: Comics & Mental Health

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  Speaker 1: That is Bruce Wayne's fictional existence. Think about how Batman
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  Speaker 1: operates in Gotham City. He doesn't just patrol the streets.
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  Speaker 1: He monitors security feeds, tracks every alleyway, and builds contingency
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  Speaker 1: plans to fight his own teammates in the Justice League.
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  Speaker 1: In comic lore, we call that tactical genius. Psychologically, those
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  Speaker 1: behaviors mirror the state of constant hypervigilance. Hypervigilance occurs when
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  Speaker 1: a person's system believes that relaxing your guard is dangerous.
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  Speaker 1: When someone experiences a life-altering shock, their mind can make
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  Speaker 1: a survival deal. It says, if I control my environment,
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  Speaker 1: and if I prepare for every worst scenario, and if
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  Speaker 1: I never trust anyone completely, I'll never be caught unprepared again.
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  Speaker 1: That is Bruce Wayne's fictional existence. He builds a cave,
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  Speaker 1: he builds a suit of high-tech armor, he trains his
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  Speaker 1: body's physical perfection, to the narrative showing a man who
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  Speaker 1: believes that if he's strong enough, smart enough, and fast enough,
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  Speaker 1: he can prevent another crime alley from happening. This is Issues, Comics,
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