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by anon373839 1032 days ago
I was responding to a suggestion that fear occurs when the trigger is a “real” threat. But of course, the feeling is the same regardless of whether the hazard is real.

Also, since I’ve already been accused of hair-splitting, I might as well point out:

> can't avoid a panic attack

There’s no need to avoid a panic attack. In fact, trying to avoid a panic attack feeds the panic.