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his style of making you miserable will be unique. After all, he has known
you for years and has developed sophisticated maneuvers for squelching the
natural you within.
Gremlins are far more complex than these few examples indicate. Those
I have met have had an impressive repertoire of methods for engendering
misery. Each, however, seems to have a preferred strategy.
The General
When I met Jack he was 32. He was a financially successful attorney
whose battles with his gremlin had saddled him with an array of stress-
related symptoms and ailments. He described his gremlin as short, stout,
bald, straight-backed, and wearing a military uniform. His gremlin insisted
that Jack lead life in accordance with a complex scheme of rules,
regulations, shoulds, and ought tos. He had Jack clearly convinced that
were it not for his advice, Jack would be a sluglike, ineffectual mama’s boy.
Jack had big biceps, a black belt in karate, and an inability to get an
erection.
The Artist
