How do you know when one has tipped over into the other? Or is anxiety itself a type of fear? I know when I’m anxious I’m scared of something bad or untoward happening.
Yeah I have a hard time distinguishing between both of them.
All I know is that everything scares me.
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I’ m not sure if everything scares me, but certainly a lot of things make me anxious. Often they’re quite irrational or over things most people would take in their stride/not see as something to get in a state over.
Current one whether to go to my gt granchild’s christening or not. The irrationality over clothes for the christening. Do i put on the clothes for the christening as soon as I get up or put ordinary clothes on first and the smarter clothes later? Once the christening is over and I’m back home do I change back into my ordinary clothes or wear the smart clothes for a few days ? People who weren’t ■■■■■■ in the head wouldn’t get into a state over something like that. Some of it has to do with routine ie how it will affect my washing routine. I have a certain routine for doing my washing and I get anxious at the thought of it being deviated from.
I have learned to listen and understand what is meant. It is not too important to distinguish between anxiety and fear. But what I realize is that you may be having some problems with these conditions. I think having a friend to be with helps. Also other people in your life can help, like the landlord or a minister. I think a lot of patience is required. No matter what you call it, it is a lot of hard times.
I will tell you what scares me the most: death.
Anxiety is physical and fear is mental? So you could have both I guess.
Anxiety is more like stress and paranoia I think but I don’t really have any fears other than heights and I just avoid them.
I am beset by a mix of persistent catastrophic thinking and social anxiety. People often think I am intelligent, but I get thrown by what most other people would see as being the most inconsequential , and simplest, of things.
“Listen now, I am afraid of everything.”
-Listen Now by The Knife
Sadly, I’ve always really related to that song since I first heard it.
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I used to be afraid of everything & everyone. I didn’t even start driving until I was 29 because I was afraid. I still have many fears I’ve been afraid of being alone so have stayed in relationships that weren’t the best but I now feel like I now have the courage to do it. I am getting a divorce & building my own life at 35. Yes. I’m having anxiety but I’ll pop a melatonin & pull through lol I take those for anxiety, doctor recommended & they help Lol
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