Fear cannot be without hope…

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Fear and anxiety are basic emotions of humans as well as of all higher animals. Their evolutionary importance and relevance for the individual are due to their central role in preparing for flight and fight and thus their contribution to survival. They are integral elements of the human condition and have been topics of philosophical essays like the one by Spinoza as well as works of art like the paintings by Munch and Klee. However, excessive fear and anxiety in their pathological forms of anxiety disorders are not only associated with extreme emotional stress for the affected individuals, but also utterly dysfunctional by making a normal life for them impossible. …