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It's difficult to trust a source that fights fire with fire. If stress and anxiety is handled by beating it, where does the entropy leave the system?


I'm picturing a serene but negligent person who leaves a trail of chaos in their wake, but remains blissfully unaware.


I'd suggest you read though a book on Cognitive Behavior Therapy if you are actually interested. Evidence suggests working through a book to be around as effective as any other intervention. I just did the same[1] and found the solutions extraordinarily useful, highly practical, and totally obvious in retrospect. Additionally, the approach itself deeply appeals to me an intellectual level - like what you'd arrive at if you attempted to turn Stoicism into contemporary practice.

1. Doing CBT by David F Tolin


My first thought also. If you are battling stress, you have already lost.




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