Beneath every word of negative self-talk, there's a limiting belief that blinds you to the reality of the world and tricks you into fear and doubt.
Mere hatred of everything German, instead of the particular ideas which now dominate the Germans is, moreover, very dangerous, because it blinds those who indulge in it against a real threat.
Use blinds or blackout curtains to keep out light. Switch off or cover anything that emits light, such as an alarm clock.
I'll drive or walk through your neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my targets.
Next morning--bright and cheerful out of doors--stole softened in through the blinds of the silent room, and suffused the couch and its occupant with a mellow, tender glow.
More fine-tuned light control and more use and servicing of blinds could easily ameliorate these issues.
