Marcus Aurelius stoic stoicism
Marcus Aurelius stoic stoicism

WORLDVIEW: Stoicism & coping with despair when bad news keeps coming

Every day this year has brought worse and worse news. But giving in to feelings of fear and anxiety is counterproductive. Stoicism can help.
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Every day this year has, it seems, brought with it worse and worse news. Diseases and death, lockdowns and load shedding, lost jobs and a soon-to-be-lost generation of children. It can be overwhelming – can feel as if it's the end of civilization sometimes. But giving in to feelings of fear and anxiety is counterproductive; it prevents us from dealing with our daily problems effectively and positively.

So, how can we cope with the negative feelings stirred up by the troubled world around us?

People naturally find comfort in different corners – family, perhaps, or faith, or even exercise. Others choose less salutary methods like drinking, drugs, or numbing themselves with endless social media scrolling.

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