The phrase "anxieties rather than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when contrasting two ideas, emphasizing the preference for one over the other, particularly in discussions about emotions or concerns.
Example: "She chose to focus on her goals and aspirations, addressing her anxieties rather than letting them control her actions."
Alternatives: "fears instead of" or "worries rather than".
He says it must do a better job of understanding and salving voters' anxieties rather than banging on about Europe, which sounds compassionate, but also that campaigning for gay marriage was electoral madness.
American special forces, who already train Yemeni counter-terrorist units, are said to be preparing for more direct action against al-Qaeda.None of this in itself explains why the White House made such a dramatic public statement of its anxieties, rather than acting quietly to thwart the plot when it heard of it.
Yet party leaders — while enthusiastic about Mr. Obama and his state-by-state campaign operations — say he must do more to convince the many undecided Democrats and independents that he would address their financial anxieties rather than run, by and large, as an agent of change — given that change, they note, is not an issue.
Rat Park also suggests that when stories about the effects of drugs on the brain are promoted to the neglect of the discussion of the personal and social contexts of addiction, science is servicing our collective anxieties rather than informing us.
I began to see food as a cause of my anxieties rather than a cure.
Don't Isolate: Talk over your anxieties rather than withdrawing or looking for someone to blame them on; try not to pick fights, we're all on edge.
Luisa's disillusionment feels nebulous; she suffers from an adolescent anxiety rather than an adult despair.
Unusually I was speechless, still recovering from my ignorance that anxiety rather than hot flushes could be a menopausal symptom.
So public health information may be shared more if it provokes feelings of anxiety rather than sadness.
The importance fund managers place on meeting and putting trust in company management to 'perform' for them can equally be viewed as a means of alleviating anxiety rather than having any direct economic purpose.
