Director Bong Joon-ho is said to use anxiety better in his films than anyone.
The secret, he says, is that he himself feels anxiety more keenly than anyone.
The root of fear is attachment. Because there is a goal (an attachment), fear arises. The fear that the attachment might not be resolved.
The root of anxiety and fear is attachment. But conversely, attachment is also a signal that you have a goal of that same magnitude.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf9C0pwb3AA

