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You Are Responsible For How They Make You Feel | Watch Over Your Perceptions
8 minutes Posted Feb 9, 2026 at 8:00 am.
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At the core of Stoicism is the idea that our emotions are our responsibility. No one can make us frustrated. No one can offend us either, Epictetus said, not without us being complicit in the taking of offense.


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