What Stoicism Can Teach Us About Mental Health

There are moments where things are so bad it can seem like they’ll never get better. Perhaps we’re young and being bullied. Or we’re in the midst of some massive rush of negative publicity–maybe we’re being canceled, or as the Stoics often were, exiled. Or the political situation seems to deteriorate each day. Or we’re just so sick or in pain that we can’t get out of bed.

In this video Ryan Holiday talks about how Stoicism has improved his mental health and how it can improve yours too.

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[kirodezno]

As Seneca said, let stoicism be like a balm for the wounds of life and the destructive passions like anger and grief. And to everyone that's going through a rough patch, keep going and remember that it gets darker just before dawn.

[Sebastian-wncr]

0:57 take a walk
1:39 live with virtue
2:39 be present
3:17 make good choices
3:57 ask for help
5:05 don’t imagine trouble
5:46 don’t get distracted

[sensecarter]

These teachings have been instrumental in my personal growth. Having dealt with anxiety and depression, the constant gratitude checklists and resolving personal issues and emotions have led to a freedom that belies any situation I've been in. Keep up the great work!

[angelicaocon]

I'm diagnosed with bipolar disorder since 2019. Your book - meditation, videos and daily mail have helped me when I'm trying to improve myself.. My co-workers were even surprised when they found out that I have bipolar disorder because they haven't experienced any mood swings with me.. They see me as a chill, calm and soft-spoken person.. I must say, your words really challenged me to improve myself everyday..

[thetorontogirl]

I had no idea I was practicing Stoicism for years now without even knowning it!

People told me I always looked very Stoic but in reality I'd be feeling my emotions and sometimes, I'd be miserable cause I'd be secretly freaking out.

Recently I've been practicing being more present in my life and feeling the feels. It's what has helped my anxiety tremendously. It's been incredibly healing to say the least.

[dihblacksheep]

Go for a Walk
Live with virtue
Be Present
Make Good Choices
Don’t Imagine Troubles

[zsuzsablom]

I start my morning with one of your videos and The Daily Stoic 365 meditations.
Clarity for the day.
Thank you.

[vickielewallen]

I love quotes by people who took the time to really ponder and think about life, and what works and what doesn't. Reading and collecting them has really improved my life. The sources might be stoicism, biblical proverbs, other ancient proverbs, philosophers like Lao Tzu, etc. Why make all the mistakes yourself, when you can learn from others who lived and learned? Wisdom truly *is* more valuable than gold..

[stephenholmgren]

This channel always gets recommended to me at the right time. My algorithm knows when I'm struggling, truly incredible

[fifimimi]

Hey Ryan, thank you for what you do. You deserve any amount of happiness.

[Dad_K]

I will absolutely attest to the benefit of signing up for the email list. Just do it; one small step forward.

[thatguycliff]

For me, this is one of the best and most encouraging videos I’ve watched of yours. It is what I needed to hear today. Thank you.

[mettapresentnow]

Ryan, you and along with Sam Harris' teachings have genuinely helped me- a uni student just be present and get through it all. It's also inspired me to share my mindful ness journey on YouTube. And how even a a formerly unfocused individual like me can slowly improve!

[carolclmcm]

Strength and love to all of you, my brothers and sisters.

[armandofelipe]

Hello Ryan, if I could just summarize 1000 thank you words in one sentence I would!Thank you! I am a full-time teacher, and have been stuck in a rut for the longest time. lately hasn’t been too kind, dealing with stress, family issues, and so much more. finding your channel, literature and subscribing to your daily stoic Emails, has been beyond a life-saving tool for my life, and even though I have always follow Christ learning from your philosophy videos has been like a pirate ocean treasure discovery.
God bless
From Richmond TX.
ER

[MuscleMeetsMind]

Honestly one of your best videos thus far. Thank you for teaching me stoicism, Ryan.

[kistar]

”-Stoicism is there to help us through the problems in life.” Thank you Ryan for your videos, will keep that line in mind!

[kirk]

Just woke up to this. Great start to the day🤙

[scottsw]

These vids have really helped with my depression and anxiey, turns out i was just thinking wrong.

[williampyatt]

I grew up in the 70's and 80's and I always equated Mr. Spock's Vulcans the same as Stoics. But I learned things I discovered for myself were actually Stoic in nature so here I am at the beginning.
I want to thrive, not survive.