Re: [Paddlewise] Fw: Dealing with fear

From: mmcnally3 <mmcnally3_at_prodigy.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:32:36 -0600
Jolie Smilowicz wrote:
> 
> Hey Mike!
> 
> How kind of you to spend so much finger power explaining all of this to me.
> I read your mail thoroughly and will save it.  Thank you!  But you must
> understand one thing.  Not all fears are rational, 

Can you swim?  (Not dog paddle)

Fears that aren't rational probably have a somewhat rational reason for
existing.  It's spiders with me.  We had those huge wolfe spiders in MO
when I was a small boy and my Mom was afraid of them.  Spiders also are
a very, evil looking predator that kills things many times there size. 
They are all about biting, you coud say.  I have found that
contemplating the semi-rational base for the fear, over the years, has
greatly deminished my fear of spiders, and similar crawly bugs.  

mike
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