You're right... and it's stupid! [She grins widely, laughing a little.]

Ultra dumb. If you're scared of something, admit to it. At least to yourself. If you can't even see that much, you'll wind up stuck over your head when you're hit by an unknown fear.

A great martial teacher back home always shortanded it to 'know thyself.' I read his book once. [The martial leader was a god, it was a holy text, and she's not mentioning any of that because this way implies that it was slightly more niche and therefore more impressive.]