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Are You Afraid?

George Marx
3 min readFeb 9, 2025

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Are You Afraid?

And if So

Why and What?

Why are You Afraid?

and

What

Precipitated Your Fear?

Is the Fear “Rational”?

And/or What

Makes it “Irrational”?

If, I or Others

Deem it So?

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Fear Can be Particularly Intense

When

One — has been

or is

Deeply Traumatized

To be Paranoid

For Example

Can be a Result of

Historical Trauma

The Trauma of

“Ones People”

or

Ones’ Memories

Imbedded Deeply

Within Oneself

of a Tragic

Horrific Experience

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My Wounds date from

Being Bullied

by three Older Boys

and

By Not

Having a Solid Emotional Connection

with

An Adult — such as

One of my Parents

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George Marx
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