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[into_seafoam]

In Playwriting today, I was supposed to write about what I fear the most. But in the process of trying to explain myself in writing, it dawned on me that, to me, there is a distinction between being scared and being afraid. To me, being afraid involves a little more anxiety and being scared is a more physical state of being

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[tay395]

the difference between bravery and courage. A person is courageous when they do something that other people are scared of. A person is brave when they do something that THEY are scared of.

[into_seafoam]

That makes perfect sense to me.

[bassakwards]

bees scare me.
i am afraid of bees.

i scare children.
children are afraid of me.

therfore,
im afraid i cant scare up an answer...

i swear im funny sometimes.

[helianthus16]

I wanna wear a white dress. Can it be a church wedding?

I friended you; in Livejournal, it feels almost quaint somehow. I had to actually navigate a few pages to find it.

As to fear, to me there seems to be a sense of time to it. To be scared is a condition after something happens to you; to scare someone. To be afraid is the dread that comes with foreknowledge of danger.

But that can fit into your definition rather nicely. Being scared is the physical experience; adrenal glands, heart racing, etc., after someone taps you on the back during a scary movie (one of my hobbies). Being afraid is the tension that builds; until it spills over into "OMGOMGOMG!"

Good to hear from you.

[into_seafoam]

Church wedding it is! Thanks for the lj friend add, sir. Your two distinctions make sense to me. Hope to catch up with you sometime!

[_chameleon]

This is Rebecca... uh, be my friend?