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YOUCAN
CONQUERYOUR
FEARS!
by
Herman
L.
Hoeh
Do you have doubts
ab~ut
acquiring a job? Does the dread of
illness or a nervous breakdown haunt you? Are broken
friendships robbing you of health? Then here's what you need to do!
N
EVER
in the history of
the world have so
many people enjoyed
so many benefits from labor–
saving devices and so many
benefits from public sanita–
tion. Yet, the fear of nervous
disorders, heart disease, can–
cer and insanity is robbing
millions of health and happi–
ness.
People everywhere are under
needless mental strain. Business
pressure and family troubles
worry millions. We don't know
how to relax.
Why is there such anxiety, such
nervous strain? Why are we failing
to master our fears and worries?
An Age of Mlsmanaged Mlnds
This is not alone the age of the
bomb. This is the age of misman–
aged minds!
Uncontrolled, undirected minds
are ruining the lives of countless
thousands. Millions more are ren–
dered miserable and unproductive
because their minds have been
enslaved to needless, unreasoned
fears, especially among the new
poor.
Needless fears rob us of content–
ment, warp our personality and poi–
son both mind and body.
Fear is an emotion- an emotion
directed toward the self. Have you
ever noticed that those who suffer
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most from fear and worry are
wrapped up in themselves? "I'm
afraid of this" and " I'm worried
about that" is the way they talk.
This, then is a selfish age! And the
more we become concerned with
ourselves, the more afraid we
become that the self will get hurt.
We become fearful of what might
happen to the self. Our misdirected
minds coddle and pamper the self.
In many instances this uncon-