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160. Coward

The Allusionist

CHAPTER

Be Not Afraid

There's a lack of self awareness in the way anxious people are talked to. If you had to say be not afraid that many times, wouldn't you contemplate? Maybe i should stop setting fire to trees spontaneously. Have you considered pulling your socks up? It's like it. This k my entire autonomic, nervous system is actually controlled by a little dial in my belly button. I'll just turn that down. Of course. The whole idea of its being autonomic is that we don't have control. There are several words that earlier meant fear of the almighty, that evolved into admiring adjectives like terrific and awesome and tremendous. So maybe anxiety will become a compliment in

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