Often in seeking to reassure oneself we engage in castle building. It starts with the three little pigs. One had a house of straw, the other a shack of wood and the third a magnificent abode built of stone.
The straw and stick constructs were demolished by the wolf who blew very hard. So there was one piglet remaining inside a dwelling of stone. The wolf sat outside and thought to hisself! What am I going to do about that ugly monstrosity?
So the wolf called out to the piglet inside the cosy abode. "Heh pig, you got a problem with your little old house."
The frightened little critter looked out his window and wondered what the haggard looking drinking sodden ugly wolf was talking about.
"Look there!" the kind wolf said smerking sadly to hisself. "On the corner you have a crack in your castle and if you are not careful it will leak when the rains come. I'm forecasting heavy showers tonight"
"Really!" exclaimed the surprised piglet, now very worried. He opened the door to have a look and came outside where the wolf was studying his home, his mouth watering!
"I can fix it for you," said the wolf smiling kind to the last bite!
The moral of this tale is never to take your eye off your real problems because the wolf may want you to!