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AaronB · 10-13-2010, 10:20 PM

Fear and caution seem very similar. You could say that fear is caution gone wild. Normally with caution, for example crossing the street, there's an adequate amount of caution where I'm completely satisfied that I am safe to cross the street now. Fear is like caution with no possible way of calibrating safety. For instance with social anxieties, there is often no criteria for establishing a sense of safety. It's a feeling of relentless cautiosness.

If you are afraid of something, be very clear with yourself what it is you are afraid of. I have often benefited by maintaining a list of things I'm afraid of. I consider all fear to be irrational and exhausting, as opposed to caution which is very rational. I consider any nervousness or anxiety to be a form of fear and something I would be better off without. It all goes on the list.

Angela · 10-13-2010, 10:30 PM

I think fear is what stops you, and caution is what you proceed with.

If you're not moving, you're not being cautious, you're being fearful.

Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi · 10-13-2010, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronB

If you are afraid of something, be very clear with yourself what it is you are afraid of. I have often benefited by maintaining a list of things I'm afraid of. I consider all fear to be irrational and exhausting, as opposed to caution which is very rational. I consider any nervousness or anxiety to be a form of fear and something I would be better off without. It all goes on the list.

word, thanks for this post. you helped crystallize a thought formation that had been nebulous for me before I read your post.

fear + the light of consciousness = caution

James81 · 10-13-2010, 10:36 PM

Fear is something you are; caution is something you do.

10-13-2010, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
AaronB Family Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,433	Fear versus Caution Fear and caution seem very similar. You could say that fear is caution gone wild. Normally with caution, for example crossing the street, there's an adequate amount of caution where I'm completely satisfied that I am safe to cross the street now. Fear is like caution with no possible way of calibrating safety. For instance with social anxieties, there is often no criteria for establishing a sense of safety. It's a feeling of relentless cautiosness. If you are afraid of something, be very clear with yourself what it is you are afraid of. I have often benefited by maintaining a list of things I'm afraid of. I consider all fear to be irrational and exhausting, as opposed to caution which is very rational. I consider any nervousness or anxiety to be a form of fear and something I would be better off without. It all goes on the list.

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Angela Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 22,520	I think fear is what stops you, and caution is what you proceed with. If you're not moving, you're not being cautious, you're being fearful.

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