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Understanding Anxiety, Fear, and Worry and Their Impact on our Physiology
Our brain's primary objective is to go on autopilot to conserve energy, not to be productive. Therefore, feeling lazy is not due to a character defect but a physiological response. Anxiety is a series of physical sensations without a clear source, while fear is a response to a specific threat. Worry is a more narrowed-down version of fear, with specific concerns that can be addressed. By identifying and distilling worries into solvable problems, anxiety levels can be significantly reduced.
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