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orhanGAZ t1_j9iyts3 wrote

Reply to comment by GeminiLife in Often mischaracterized as a rather debaucherous, hedonistic philosophy, Epicureanism actually focuses on the removal of pain and anxiety from our lives, and champions a calm ‘philosophy as therapy’ approach in pursuit of life’s highest pleasure: mental tranquility. by philosophybreak

OMG, this is so helpful to me right now. At age 56 have been finally accurately diagnosed as being bipolar type 1. Stoicism helps us be more resilient to tough through things. I think corporate America Love this And is promoting it. And I, especially as a male, was all about continuing to feed into hard work will get me rewards thing. Most Americans who realizing balance is the key. But epicurianism is quite un -American capitalist. I have to have calm in peace in my life so it's not too sitting off my mania and range or put me into suicidal ideation depression. I will definitely be studying this more.

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