What better way to overcome your fears than to chase them?

Head on.

That's been my motto throughout my whole life.

When I was five, my father locked me inside a room full of spiders to show me that they

were nothing to be afraid of.

And it worked.

After day three, I was no longer scared of the eight-legged creatures that used to haunt

my dreams.

That's why I've decided to dedicate my life to helping others overcome their true

est fears, the things that haunt their nightmares, waking or asleep.

After a few years of trial and error, I finally created a program that would surely help.

At least that's what it was intended for.

The reality of it turned out to be much more sinister.

On July 8th, six people signed up for my new study.

They were all healthy young adults who were eager to overcome their fears.

We're also looking forward to the generous lump sum of money that was offered as a reward

upon completion.

On paper, their fears were typical phobias, nothing to out there.

What I didn't expect is the lies that each of them told.

I've kept their journals from the study, and I'll transcribe them below.

Day 1

I'm supposed to write in this journal for the results of some…

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