In this video, John explains the difference between fear and anxiety using a bear encounter as an example. Seeing the bear triggered a real fear response, even though there was no actual danger. He contrasts this with anxiety, which comes from the idea of a threat rather than a present one.

Both reactions feel the same in the body, but one is based on reality and the other on perception. The video highlights problem solving and thinking better every day as ways to recognize and separate real danger from imagined threats.