There
are some distinctions that need to be done:
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fear is a strong and intense
emotion that we feel in the presence of a real, more or less immediate danger;
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anxiety is a state of fear not
connected with any real danger;
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anguish is an emotional state
characterized by intolerable levels of pain, often accompanied by physical or
even neurological manifestations, which may include involuntary contraction of
muscles, and which can become extremely disabling.
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