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CHAPTER FOUR. PART FOUR.

… they’re Out to Get You! (Part 2 of 2)

Throwing it All Away!

Shain E. Thomas

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Matthew James Fletcher is always looking over his shoulder for potential threats. Fletcher, constantly counting shadows, is increasingly of the opinion there is a clear and present danger to his life. And that is not including the obvious threat he poses to either himself or others.

Sometimes, but not always, fear is subliminal. The playing of music with specific lyrics, for example, can lead a person to think there is a threat in the next room. It sounds really nutty. People, in this case Fletcher, soon displays a bunch of symptoms reflecting paranoia.

The information received, for the uninformed, somehow gets processed in the executive centre of the brain. The executive centre of the brain, in no small part has a specific job. It questions assumptions.

If symptoms are somehow suggested, more often than not, it is possible to bypass the normal processes. It’s essentially a form of neurolinguistics programming. Curiously, whilst it doesn’t always work on everyone, Fletcher is seemingly an easy target.

Is all of this in Fletcher’s head or could there really be someone out there wanting to harm him? How many shadows are there? Who turned out the lights?

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Shain E. Thomas
Shain E. Thomas

Written by Shain E. Thomas

With an M.Sc. from the University of North Texas, I’m a freelance journalist and a social historian. #APStylebook #BBCStyleGuide http://shainethomas.com/

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