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Q&A How to show the same emotion multiple times?

I think everyone has heard the "show don't tell" rule. My question is how can I show same emotion multiple times without the description being the same. For example if my character is scared I can ...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Lymaba‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:40:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/41532
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Lymaba‭ · 2019-12-08T10:40:16Z (almost 5 years ago)
I think everyone has heard the "show don't tell" rule. My question is how can I show same emotion multiple times without the description being the same. For example if my character is scared I can write how his heart raced, his hand where shaking etc. If the character is scared twice in my book I can find some new thing to 'show'. But what if he is scared five or ten times in the book I will soon run out of ways to show his fear. How can I describe the same emotion without it being repetitive?

I am writing in third person limited POV if that's relevant.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-01-23T16:18:22Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 5