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Stoicism’s biggest myth #philosophy #ancientphilosophy #stoicism
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0:40Now PlayingAlmost everyone gets this wrong about Stoicism. They think that Stoics suppressed their emotions.
In fact, the opposite is true. Stoics placed huge value on self-knowledge, including knowledge of your emotions. This is because they ultimately did not want to suppress their emotions, but treat them as information.
If you are angry, that tells you something! It tells you that there is something happening which is against your values.
If you are scared, it tells you that there is something you perceive as a threat.
All the Stoics said is that we should not be carried away by these emotions, but should take a step back, ask why we feel the way we do, and then decide a course of action.
It is quite similar to the methods taught in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and no one accuses them of suppressing their feelings.
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