Lightbringer , Rhomphaia <| sep |> Such a good boy , so focused , so determined . Very honorable . <| sep |> There is a significant distinction between fear and anxiety though . I would go so far as to say anxiety isn ' t really a product of fear . Fear is something that can be removed by practically solving for the threat . Take for exampleI ' m afraid I will be shot . In order for that to be fear there must be the clear and present potential of actually being shot , as in there ' s someone with a gun threatening you . You can alleviate this fear by removing the gun and aggressor . Fear is simple and limited . No threat , no fear . Anxiety however , is a complex network of processes that usually look like and kinda feel like fear . The memorieschemical changes caused by episodes of fear are certainly within that network . Anxiety cannot be solved for by addressing it ' s supposed threat , simply because the threat is not actually present . You can be paralyzed by the anxiety that you will be shot and never once be in the same room with a gun . This is equally applicable to other things we call fear but are really anxiety . Fear of Public Speaking is the anxiety of potential harm from secondary and tertiary fears like loss of support that might lead to loss of income which might result in a lower chance at survival . This is a long list of mights that the brain cannot make accurate , quantifiable assessments of and may result in heightened vigilancescanning for negative outcomes . Anxiety is not a simple one to one and not practically resolved as fear is . That ' s why religious faith , a nonmaterial concept , does help to alleviate anxiety . Faith in God or love is a broadly implicating psychological tactic for generating an inner trust that you do not need to be on constant high alert for possible threats . Faith cannot be proven as anxiety cannot be solved for , a worthy opponent I would say . Faith simply names a supposed mechanism of protection rather than actually providing protection . Really , it is a deliberate process of scanning for positiveneutral outcomes . Some people do not need religion or some kind spiritualmystic faith to remain in a psychological state that expects positiveneutral outcomes to be the norm . But you know , whatever floats your boat .