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Reflecting on Fear: Don’t Send in the Clowns

Thrifty Words 100 Challenge #72: Fear

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Don’t fear fear. Fear is a biological mechanism to keep us safe. Our brains are wired to consider threats life-threatening, triggering our instinctive fight-flight-freeze response.

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