The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.
There are lots of things, including changing the kind of inner dialog, that can mitigate anxiety. And yes, there are people who have the glass half full and glass half empty, and I'm afraid the glass is going to break and I'll cut myself on the shards.
My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.