Mate, this whole "worrying that the Wildlings will beat you up" thing has to stop.
For god's sake, you can barely sleep at night with the concern that Rex will climb off your roof and sneak into your room with a knife. Of course, he doesn't have a knife, nor is he on your roof (or IS he?), but your irrational fear is... well, irrational.
This fear is, as previously stated, ruining the chances of you getting a good night's sleep. But not only that, it's making you aggressive and more annoying than usual.
You periodically jump out of chat to search what you believe to be prime Wildling hiding spots, such as in the sink, behind your TV, in your sock/underwear drawer, under your bed, and in the pipes.
Aside from being real annoying when I'm trying to have a conversation with you, your parents are getting irritated that they constantly have to put the pipes back into place (also there's been some minor flooding).
Oh, and your fear is keeping your little brother up too. When you can't sleep, you wander around the house in a sleepy daze, screaming and clutching your pillow whenever you hear a sound (which is you walking and making quiet terrified noises most of the time).
Your girly shrieks snap your brother (as well as half of the neighborhood) out of a sound sleep, fraying more than one temper.
It's gotten so bad that you need sleeping pills just to take a nap, and then you usually have a nightmare about the Wildlings beating you up, which terrifies you so much that it negates the effect of all pills, starting the cycle all over again.
Also, it's a little annoying that, every time I say anything containing the word "Wildling", you either link me to a clip of you screaming, leave chat to re-check the pipes your parents just put back, or scream about how much you wished you/the Guardians of Light could kill them all.
When you get off the internet for once and go outside, you constantly seem distracted and terrified, glancing behind you as you walk down the street, nearly having a heart attack every time a car drives by. As if the Wildlings could drive anyway...
Don't think this is limited to me and your family, though. Your coworkers have noticed this as well. One of them described your behavior as "being afraid of the door's shadow", and whenever a customer interacts with you, they always seem puzzled afterward.
I'm worried about you, Bee Pen. This has gone too far for too long. If the Wildlings WANTED to beat you up, they would've done it ages ago. You haven't bothered them yet, so they haven't tried to bother you. They are NOT going to attack you unprovoked.
...However, I'm sure that does nothing to alleviate your fear, if the random offerings of cheese and leftover food you leave on the doorstep in an attempt to "make peace" with the Wildlings, and the padlock on your bedroom door are any indication.
So I have sent your parents (who were nice enough to contact me and inform me that their son was scared of "some man named Henry") a book of tips to hopefully help you overcome your fear. Here's a couple:
- Spend time with a Wildling. Facing your fear is a good way to overcome it. The best Wildling for this job would be Finn, who is gentle and kind, but some other Wildlings might work. Other recommendations are Allie, who is shy, Leo, who is too small to appear threatening to most, and perhaps Archie, who you seem to relate to. Hopefully, you'll eventually feel fine spending time with all of them. Wildlings like the leader-like Conrad might seem too threatening, which I've explicitly mentioned. However, even with shy Wildlings, this is a pretty big step, so it's not a recommended first step.
- Ask yourself why the Wildlings would want to hurt you to begin with. Nowadays, the only thing Wildling-related that you question is if Rex is hiding in your socks with a knife (which would look adorable except for the knife and the fact that your sock drawer isn't large enough to fit him). The Wildlings are pretty peaceful if unprovoked, and I highly doubt you've provoked them. If you think you have, what did you do, and why would it bother them? Hopefully, this can also lead to the cause of your fear, which could make it easier for you to get over it.
There are plenty more tips and such in my book. You might wanna read it yourself, but your parents are gonna be asking you a bunch of questions either way. It's titled "Fear of the Feral" if you have any trouble finding it in your parents' stack of useless therapy books. They don't mention anything about Wildlings, for heaven's sake! How are they gonna help you?!
I wish there was more I could do to help, but I'll be hoping for your recovery so that you can go back to the semi-fun man you once were. Good luck, and feel free to keep in contact with me if you have any questions.
Oct 10, 2022
by
Gau
