Why Worry?
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worrier home, sits with him at table, accompanies him on his travels, and exhibits him in all his familiar unattractiveness. In his chapter on obsessions he points out their presence in childhood, and their persistence under different forms in many adults. An amusing instance quoted is that of "a boy who had to touch everyone wearing anything red. On one occasion his whole family lost their train because of the prevalence of this color among those waiting in the station." Dr. Walton recommends the fad, be it stamps or golf, as an admir-
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