You shouldn't worry about things you can't control
You shouldn't worry about things you can't control
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Also, who says I can't control it? Maybe if I keep worrying about it, I might find a solution! It's happened before!
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Joking aside, this advice comes from epictetus Manual (also known as 'enichridon' or 'handbook'). It's very short, effective and (contrary to a lot of latter philosophers) very easy to read and understand. It helped me a lot fight my anxiety, you should be able to find it for free on the internets. Worth reading, in my opinion.
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I have not been able to find a copy yet, which fills me with anxiety
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https://classics.mit.edu/Epictetus/epicench.html
There, there. Everything is going to be the same but you'll feel a bit less anxious about it. It will help you focus and chose to act where you actually can make a difference.
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Third reason - you shouldn't worry but you still do...
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The thing about it is, you can ALWAYS control what you want to, you'l just be punished if you do.
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Your anxiety is a product of society. Society is supposed to serve human nature. We have it the other way around (human nature being forced into unnatural feeling situation to serve society).
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I've found that I mostly worry about the unknown, and if I can understand what those unknowns are, I can replace the anxiety with dread.