Recently recognized in French law, the prejudice of anxiety has applications in various fields, but two main hypotheses can be distinguished. In the first case, anxiety is linked to a medium risk of bodily harm, such as in the emblematic case, in French law, of exposure to asbestos dust. The second is linked to the recognition of an injury sometimes referred to as imminent death, where the victim is confronted with the risk of his or her own death. Having received increased attention following the wave of attacks that France has been facing since 2015, this prejudice is in the process of being fully recognized in French law.