There are two different aspects to adress here. The first is fear. What is fear. Fear is a negative rush of energy that doesnt get utilized to move the body to action. Instead it has a paralysing effect. The second aspect is the sum of these fears. On an individual level you might experience total paralysis. Such manifests itself in depression and the like. However all fear that exists is not personal. Others have fear and we are well aware. We are not all NPC's haha. So on a fundamental level