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Fear & Anxiety
When something feels unsafe, uncertain, or about to go wrong.
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65 words for fear & anxiety
The 65 words below run from Afraid to Worried. Its core words are Afraid, Anxious, Worried, Nervous, and Panicked. Some are mild and some are intense, so start with the one that feels closest and read the words around it. If nothing fits, the families on either side of it on the wheel, Conflicted & Uncertain and Surprise & Shock, hold feelings that sit nearby.
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This list comes from Surfacing, a free mental health tracker for iPhone and Android. Log what you feel and where you feel it, then see the pattern. No account, and it works offline. Your entries stay on your phone unless you choose to export them.