On anxieties and fears – Chaitanya Charan

Transcript

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We all have different anxieties and some of our anxieties are because of external situations. But anxiety is not just caused by the external situation. It is caused by the imagination that follows from the external situation.
So I see a road crash and I start thinking what if my car crashes and I become fearful. So fear is a natural and necessary human reaction to danger and it protects us from trouble. Just as if I put my hand in fire, I get a burning sensation and move my hand away.
That protects me. Similarly, fear protects me from danger. But the difference is between fear and fearfulness.