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Chidi: Here's the thing about me. You know the sound a fork makes in the garbage disposal? That's the sound my brain makes. All the time. It's just the constant grinding about things that I'm afraid of . . . things that I want . . . or want to want . . . or want to want to want . . . Eleanor: You're grindin’ in there right now, bud. —The Good Place, Season 2, episode 10

because everyone—no matter how “together” they appear on the outside—feels anxiety sometimes. Anxiety is a close relative of fear. If you were in a car that was careening off a cliff, you would definitely have strong feelings about potentially being injured or even dying—those feelings are fear. If, on the other hand, you have strong feelings about dying during an average drive to the supermarket, that’s anxiety. The feeling of fear is a direct response to a threat; anxiety is a more abstract version of fear. There may be a threat, but it’s an idea in your mind, not something right in front of you.

Teen Guides to Health & Wellness: Anxiety, Depression, and Mood Disorders

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