They are stories, just stories made up out of whole clothe. The only power they have is the power we give them over us.
Were it not for the washing, the cleansing effect of the Holy Bible and learning how to begin to have the mind of Christ, I'd been institutionalized or dead long before now.
Then my very best sincere advice is don't read them, stay as far away as possible.
I remember my 9th grade Social Studies teacher telling us that the Bible had some of the most violent raunchy stories of any literature out there. He cited the incest of Lot, the adultery of David, etc...Some people think those are the moral equivalent of fairy tales or fables.<>P>I personally enjoy reading a wide variety of genres, but I don't let them become all consuming.
Just my never humble opinion.
Well, as I stated, that was some years ago and does not describe my life in the Palmetto State now.
Your advice comes too late to help me. Deeds were done.