Children who grew up watching one parent carefully manage the mood of the other often become adults who can sense tension the moment they walk into any room. Therapists call it hypervigilance. Those children call it Tuesday.

AI Briefing

• – Children who grow up with a parent's emotional volatility often develop a heightened sense of awareness of their surroundings.
• – This 'tension-sensing' ability can be a valuable skill in professional settings, but in everyday life, it can be overwhelming and debilitating.
• – Therapists and adults with this skill call it 'hypervigilance', and it can be a challenge to reframe it into a positive, empowering force.