The phrase "a paralyzing fear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an intense fear that immobilizes or overwhelms a person, often in situations of anxiety or panic.
Example: "As she stood at the edge of the cliff, a paralyzing fear gripped her, preventing her from taking a single step forward."
Alternatives: "an overwhelming fear" or "a crippling fear".
While elections often turn on ideas, this one might also be swayed by a paralyzing fear of the other guy.
After all, we know you've got that special something that sets you apart: a paralyzing fear of squirrels.
Watching how the seep of information stirred ordinary Russians from a paralyzing fear was one of the true joys of covering Moscow's spring.
And it also requires that Cristen mount an all-points battle against her anxieties, which extend to a paralyzing fear of snails.
In addition, he said, focusing on genetics distracts researchers from identifying risk factors that can be changed, perhaps creating a paralyzing fear among black women that can stop them from taking protective steps.
Despite a paralyzing fear of contests, he auditioned for the Pavarotti International Voice Competition while home for Christmas in 1994 and proceeded to Philadelphia as a finalist in 1995.
That's how it was for Sean Tucker, a pilot who for 40 years has performed heart-stopping aerobatic stunts at air shows despite an almost paralyzing fear of crashing.
It's no surprise that a few years later, I was gripped with paralyzing fear during a police confrontation.
The mayhem is concentrated in certain sections of the city, and the result for local residents is heartache, paralyzing fear and a radically constricted lifestyle.
An episode of paralyzing fear on an airplane leads to his request of band members that they leave him home while they tour Japan.
A common reaction was "apocalypse", a feeling that the world as we know it was coming to an end, tremendous sorrow and paralyzing fear.
