Andreaz, what a powerful story on multiple levels. I purchased the book after reading many quotes by Marcus Aurelius in Ryan Holiday's work. What I love is that his wisdom is timeless. If anything can quickly bring us back to center is that so much of our suffering can be traced back to an unmanaged mind -- and this has apparently been true since the beginning of human thought. Congratulations on taking courageous action to tackle a very real fear. And thanks so much for sharing your thoughts as you processed your fears along the way. Such great insight.