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Ancient thinking is sometimes exact opposite of modern thinking. A couple of thousand years is nothing when it comes to evolution, most of the issues they had then apply to modern day living. https://medium.com/stoicism-philosophy-as-a-way-of-life/stoic-philosophy-as-a-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-...

That was the field of astronomy, and were limited by the technology at the time. Philosophy and psychology is a whole different thing, I would say mostly people have regressed, for example narcissism is on the rise, and a bigger problem now than ever.

desperate788 wrote:Thats theory i need something real. There must be such a thing.

Well it's up to you, but good thinking and understanding will affect everything. Modern day CBT is based on Stoic philosophy.

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Septimus wrote:Strengthen you in what way? Plus, I very much doubt music is the answer.

You're back. You've seen this forum is closing? Are you going to the new one?

Hello! no I didn't know, is there a URL for the new one?

Strengthen you in what way? Plus, I very much doubt music is the answer. What do you think the answer is then? I would recommend looking into the Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato and some of the Stoics. Rather than reading books, you can get a crash course on you-tube channels like Academy of Id...

Strengthen you in what way? Plus, I very much doubt music is the answer.

If "inherited genetics" are the diagnosis, there's nothing to be done other than see your GP regularly and take whatever meds are currently being touted as the cure. No it doesn't mean nothing can be done, however there will likely be limits. If someone naturally gets stressed or anxious ...

This means that even if a person might not have the "openness to experience" gene, they can still learn behaviors that are consistent with this personality trait. Put another way, people can learn to be more extraverted or more introverted, regardless of their genetic markers. Yes, based ...

So what are you proposing? What do you believe is the difference in whether more importance is assigned to a learned behavior versus a genetic predisposition? Can you provide an example? I have spoken to people as well as counselors who believe everything is a learned behaviour, which I believe is ...

With his depression it's said to run in the family, meaning it's caused by biological factors, not psychological. Not necessarily, Septimus. All sorts of things that appear to be genetically passed down are learned behaviours, ie. closer to psychological than biological. If you're the child of one ...

With his depression it's said to run in the family, meaning it's caused by biological factors, not psychological. It's the same with anxiety, some people are born more sensitive to negative emotions in general. If you and others don't understand that there are biological causes, separate from psycho...

Peterson is smart and knowledgeable but he is also extremely depressed and confuses aggression with assertiveness. He is maybe aware of his shadow but I think his shadow is bigger (when he is on tv at least) than his healthier side. He is intelligent though and can provide a lot of complex issues i...

By the sounds of it I think you're high in the trait neuroticism, it's something that is usually genetically inherited, so try and go easy on yourself, it's not your fault. I'm also high in neuroticism, it includes getting stressed out easier, problems with anxiety and over thinking negativity, or o...

I would also add that it seems that your desire for helping others, or emotion of compassion is a little on the dominate side. You probably temperamentally tilt towards helping others before yourself, however due to you past issues it could of affected your self esteem which may cause further imbala...

When a lot of people think of you in a certain way, perhaps a negative way, you can actually become the person that others think you are, this is actually brain washing, similar to how the consistency principle works. Another thing is, we often project our own negative thinking onto others, this cou...