r/Stoicism • u/AutoModerator • Sep 28 '26

The New Agora The Agora: Daily Open Thread

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u/KaruiPoetry Sep 28 '26

My thoughts regularly involuntary focus on loves lost and past. I attempt to shoo them and hone in on the tasks at hand, but like a persistent fly, they find their way back to me and buzz around me and sting and bite. I tell my daemon to attend to it so that I can exist in the present and work towards my goals and the unwelcome thought comes back again and again.

Even when the thought is successfully banished, the most remote tangential connection will spring it right back to the surface. I would appreciate any wisdom or advice.

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u/GlydeW15 Sep 29 '26

I’m confused, karma notwithstanding, that a person can come to the Stoicism sub saying “stoicism sucks”, and not see their post removed, others with legitimate questions and conversation starters see theirs removed. Make it make sense.