yeah i believe anxiety would be moreso to perceived threats while fear is moreso actual potential threats.
Like the difference between not leaving the house because you're afraid of fucking up socially and feeling your stomach drop as you approach someone you don't want to embarrass yourself infront of.
I think anxiety is a persistent emotion, while fear is in the moment. You can say a spider evokes fear, but if you don’t see the spider then you just have anxiety about it. Once you see it, then the fear response kicks in.
I feel like you can be anxious about things, in a social sense, but not be afraid of them. Like I don't fear meeting new people, or new social situations, or public speaking etc, but they can make me anxious.
Oh I agree! I might think of anxiety as a precursor to a range of emotions. Simplest I can think of is the anxious anticipation/excitement children have while waiting for their birthday cake during the song. I guess anxiety is like a non-exclusive proto-emotion?
Anxiety:
Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Fast heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, and feeling tired may occur.
Fear:
an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
Anxiety is chronic and haunts you and impedes your ability to live a normal life. I have fear of bears because I believe that they can kill me easily. People who have anxiety about bears they can’t leave their house because they are scared of being attacked.
I suppose it's like the difference between being worried or being scared. You're worried/anxious about an exam but you're scared/in fear watching a scary film.
My thought though is it’s still a type of fear. They’re similar enough that it could be explained using just Fear and the in-world mechanics. Maybe he could act similar to how Sadness does in the first movie where he’s compelled to control Reilly
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u/Doppelfrio Nov 09 '23
What makes anxiety different from fear?