I'm thinking of a way to help a young player deal with fear of the unknown.
This might sound weird but there was a scene from the show "Lost" that I think might help. But I can't find it online nor do I know to make a copy of this clip.
In one of the very early episodes, the doctor, Jack, tells a story about how he performed surgery on a patient whose spinal cord spilled open, nerves all over the place.
Jack was scared to death and he froze. But he had a process for dealing with that fear. He would allow himself 10 seconds to be scared. He'd count to ten, then he'd banish the fear from his mind and buckle down to the task.
Now, my player isn't a neurosurgeon, nor is she being chased by a smoke monster. But at times she is overcome with worry about what's coming....what's different...what's new.
I could describe this 10-second theory to her but I think the way kids think, that actually seeing the clip would work best.
Any ideas?
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