Aug 10 • 🏛 The Stoa
Most of Your Suffering Isn’t Real
“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” – Seneca
Modern Interpretation:
Most of the pain you feel never actually happens. You replay scenarios in your head, imagining worst-case outcomes, and your body reacts as if they’re real. That stress? That anxiety? It’s your mind running drills on a battle you may never fight.
In today’s world, we’ve got constant notifications, news, and opinions pulling at us. It’s easy to get lost in “what ifs”, losing sleep over things that might never come to pass. Stoicism teaches us to deal with reality as it is, not as our fear paints it.
This week, when you catch yourself spiraling about something that might happen, stop. Ask: “Is this happening now? Or is this just in my head?” If it’s just in your head, drop it.
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Most of Your Suffering Isn’t Real
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