Yeah, the cycle goes: 1. be overly vigilant to a real or percieved threat for an extended period of time 2. "threat-finding" starts leaking into regular l

Yeah, the cycle goes: 1. be overly vigilant to a real or percieved threat for an extended period of time 2. "threat-finding" starts leaking into regular life 3. freak out about a normal situation falsely identified as a threat The 3rd step resolves the whole thing, and is actually good (if nobody gets hurt!). That's a chance to take a breather and shine some light on the situation, or start the whole thing over again.