Fear

Fear is an emotion similar to anxiety. A person who fears something does not want it to happen, because they think something bad will happen to them if it does. Fear is the body's way of protecting itself from possibly dangerous situations. For example, if one has a fear of jumping off the cliff, he/she will not do it. This actually saves one from death. In this case, fear is a good thing but in others, it can be bad. An example of fear being bad is if it prevents one from doing something important like going to see a doctor.