Potentially triggering material below. I'm not entirely sure if it really is but I'm not gonna risk it.

"But what if..."

I hate these three words with a totality I find hard to express. They represent *everything* about my anxiety in a neat little package and here's how it works:

Right Brain: WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?!

Left Brain: That was our dog, calm down.

Right Brain: Are you sure that was our dog?

Left Brain: Yes. She right here and she's making the same noise we just heard. 

Right Brain: Okay but what if it wasn't her?! What if it was someone making the same noise as her to lure us into a false sense of security before they kill us?!

Left Brain: I highly doubt someone would go to those lengths for a 6'0 scrawny teenager. And besides, it's not like we fear death anyway.

Right Brain: You're right... WHAT IF IT WAS A MONSTER?!?!

Left Brain: A monster? Seriously?

Right Brain: Yes ser