RULE TO BREAK

“Face your fears”

Most of us have a few demons in our heads. Some of us have a whole army of them. They lie in wait to ambush you, and then they talk at you, on and on, about things that are bad or scary or sad. They make you worry and panic. That’s what they thrive on, those little demons – fear and panic are what they feed on. They have to make you feel bad in order to survive.

You try to shut your ears but it doesn’t work – they’re inside your head. You tell them to go away but that just makes them cackle more gleefully. There are no weapons to use against them.

Except one. The one thing that makes them scurry back into the corners, and skulk away into the darkest, deepest pits, is a positive happy thought. They can’t fight ...

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