Social Anxiety (Episode 125)

What advice do the Stoics have for managing social anxiety?In this conversation, Caleb Ontiveros and Michael Tremblay talk about Epictetus on anxiety – and how his advice for dissolving anxiety can be applied to social situations.(03:29) Epictetus On Anxiety(13:13) You Will Not Have Anxiety If You Do This(23:42) Learning From Experience(26:36) Epictetus On How To Make It Happen(34:40) Why Is It Weird To Treat Social Skills Like A Craft?(38:34) Focus On What Is Up To You(47:14) Summarizing Epictetus On Anxiety(48:22) Epictetus's Two Handles(51:35) Learning From Negative Feelings***Subscribe to The Stoa Letter for weekly meditations, actions, and links to the best Stoic resources: www.stoaletter.com/subscribeDownload the Stoa app (it’s a free download): stoameditation.com/podIf you try the Stoa app and find it useful, but truly cannot afford it, email us and we'll set you up with a free account.Listen to more episodes and learn more here: https://stoameditation.com/blog/stoa-conversations/Thanks to Michael Levy for graciously letting us use his music in the conversations: https://ancientlyre.com/