Don’t turn away from bad feelings

[u/rose_reader]

We frequently get posts like “I feel bad in this way or that way, how do I stop feeling like this?”

If you feel regret or guilt or anxiety, that emotion is telling you something. There is something you need to fix, some wrong belief or erroneous action you need to correct.

Emotions are data. Don’t ignore your data, use it. Understand your feelings and use the information they give you to improve your character.

[u/Hierax_Hawk]

There is no "avoidance". Negative emotions don't occur in a wise man because he has gotten rid of all the judgments that cause them; he is free of them (apatheia).

[u/Shadowrain → u/Hierax_Hawk]

We see things differently, and that's fine. Let's just leave it there, then.

[u/rose_reader → u/Hierax_Hawk]

It’s not only the judgments - he also acts wisely at all times, so that he never wrongs another person.

But for us who are not yet wise and make mistakes, it’s good to experience emotions that advise us of when we have erred.