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"Recreational anxiety"(not to be confused with Anxious Recreation Syndrome) as I would loosely define it is: The anxiety most people in modern society unconsciously subject themselves to that has little bearing on themselves or the world, in that it does not perserve life, wealth or enhance proliferation of the species or ones kin. Because we now live in a relatively safe world, individuals may often find themselves feeling unfulfilled without the anxiety that had been, prior to the past thousand years or so, been a necessity to our species survival and proliferation. When we worry about how people "see" us, or get upset when we miss out on something, or when we watch a suspenseful movie, this is "Recreational Anxiety" as it is anxiety that we entertain recreationally, unaware that our lives would likely be much better off without the stress it brings. It is a voluntary option we can all choose to "opt" out of. It is my belief that this is the core Root for other conditions especially those involved in self sabotaging behavior as a way to create risk and a sense of urgency or drama.

Note: the term "recreational anxiety" was researched online and was only found in two places 1. informally used in an online doc about Anxious Recreation Syndrome, a condition where anxiety is felt during recreational activity 2. The handle/Title of a personal webpage for Joe Fulmore, whom I contacted and who graciously gave me permission to use for this entry