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Darin Liston's avatar

Thanks so much for answering my questions. It will be very helpful when talking with folks who have the misconception that Stoicism is sterile.

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Jonathan Holland's avatar

Many treat emotions (happiness, depression, etc.) as though they just happen to you or not and you have no control over them. In actuality, through consistent practice and work, you can employ reason and virtue to influence you emotions. The paragraph on CBT and willing to act a certain way (I'll add reframing) eventually leading to feeling a certain way, I have found revelatory in my Stoic journey! Stoic practice has led me out of anxiety and depression and into (Tim Lebon's) zest for life, even though almost none of my material circumstances have not changed. You are correct about practicing in good times to prepare for the bad. I navigated the Thanksgiving Holiday, which in the past was a time of stress, with equanimity.

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