The Things You Will Resort To

What fear will do to you

Mandy McElroy
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
6 min readFeb 23, 2022

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Fear. There is immediate, intense fear, such as yanking back a small child poised to run into traffic. We all know that feeling, it’s one of survival. You will reach your child in time because the resulting consequences are unfathomable.

Another kind of fear is a more gradual, insidious type. It’s the kind of fear one experiences when we know for…

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Mandy McElroy
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Divorced for 2 years, after leaving a 40 year marriage. An adult daughter removed herself and her children from my life due to my decision. The pain remains.