Well that does seem to make him feel better, but is it a good thing, when his response is, "You just stop. If you know you only have yourself to rely on, and you're the only one you need to care about too. Then you don't have to worry about anything because nothing really matters. What's the worst that can happen? If you die, then it's just your own fault for being weak, so you didn't deserve to keep living anyway. And it's not like anyone's going to miss you. Then nothing's frightening anymore."