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Originally Posted by Lbien6
I’m not sure what you mean. You are not afraid of anything specifically? Or you are afraid of everything? Or just a sense of fear? Are you jumpy?
I am definitely afraid, all the time. I have specific fears, just a whole lot of them, so I usually just say I am afraid all the time of everything. I am not necessarily experiencing anxiety though. I use the word anxiety to describe more physical reaction and fear to mean a more emotional response, but they can and often happen at the same time. When I am anxious my chest tightens and I feel surges of adrenaline… But, I can be afraid of something without physical sensations of any kind, too. Is this what you are saying?
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Sort of, yes--I'm not necessarily anxious, as you put it (at least consciously) but I'm aware of the fact that I live in a constant state of fear (which is perhaps more emotional as you say). I am somewhat jumpy, as well.
I don't have any really *specific* fears--like bridges, flying, spiders, etc., which would make it more of a phobia from what I understand.
What (if any) are your strategies for reducing the *emotion* of fear?