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The Stockdale Paradox has been helpful for me as well. Stockdale used his study of Stoicism to survive in prison, specifically Epictetus if I remember correctly. Here’s how #Stoicism has helped me cope with #MECFS classicalwisdom.com/philosophy/s...

Kyle mentions a mental framework that's been helpful for them: The Stocktail (sp?) Paradox. Military people who'd been prisoners of war, how they managed. You have to hold two things in your mind at the same time:

When Illness Becomes the Way: Stoicism as a Way through Chronic Illness and Disabilityclassicalwisdom.com by Lia Pas What happens to each of us is ordered. It furthers our destiny. Marcus Aurelius[1] We never know when our lives might be changed suddenly and irrevocably. 2015 was one of the m...