False Nihilism?

If one is truly nihilistic, then why does fear even exist if everything is supposedly meaningless.  If everything is meaningless, then all actions wouldn’t really matter.  The truth is probaby that we put too much meaning into something, and it paralyzes us.  Then we tell ourselves that there is no meaning.  If we truly believed there was no meaning at all, then we would be free to act without any type of fear.  We would have true freedom.  No meaning would mean there is absolutely nothing to lose.  Instead we’re attached to something we’re trying to protect.  It’s often the ego we’re trying to protect.