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Y O U D O N ' T K N O W W H A T S T O I C I S M I S.
It's not 'don't talk about your feelings', it's 'understand that your feelings can't harm you, and that they will pass'.
It's not 'stay strong and silent, hold it all in', it's 'understand that neither the past or the future have a true hold on you, only the present should be at the forefront of your mind'.
It's not 'disregard your emotions', or 'consider expressions of emotion weak', it's 'understand that emotions are transitory and do not reflect our essential state'.
Marcus Aurelius, one of the most successful and revered Emperors of Rome, led campaign after campaign, lost children to disease and fought off internal divisions.
He also wrote 'Meditations', the most recognized Stoic text.
You think he didn't talk about his feelings?
Ffff-
He also wrote 'Meditations', the most recognized Stoic text.
You think he didn't talk about his feelings?
Ffff-
