Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him. -- Epictetus - ThreadSky

karma-chaos.bsky.social • 78 days ago

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

-- Epictetus

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mereinnm.bsky.social•78 days ago

Seriously taking a screenshot of this one

karma-chaos.bsky.social•77 days ago

😊

mommatl.bsky.social•78 days ago

If you are never angered from being suppressed you are a big part of the problem. If you take joy in seeing others suppressed you are the bigger part of the problem. Lacking empathy for billionaires when they are the target of violence is a result of class warfare.

voidows.bsky.social•78 days ago

feelings we control our self. But we learn in our childhood and so on HOW to feel. So you feel something, and your supposed to re-act on it in a certain way, this certain way is under your control and yours only. So when i say your fat, i cannot make you feel fat, but you learned to feel bad.

lemoose.bsky.social•78 days ago

Epictetus was crippled by his master who put his leg in a vice. Epictetus told him that he would break his leg, but gave no other emotion. Epictetus walked the walk…err…until he couldn’t.

riverroadband.bsky.social•78 days ago

Revenge is mine!
CEO killer

genbryan.bsky.social•78 days ago

I feel I need to set alarms and read thru your posted quotes at least 3/day. I've laughed, cried, pressure petted my dogs all before 7am. I'm exhausted yet empowered so thank you, I think.!?!?

genbryan.bsky.social•77 days ago

Well, u r on the right path. Hopefully I can get there. 🤞 Btw, ur cats are adorable. ✌️

karma-chaos.bsky.social•77 days ago

Thanks 😊!! To keep sane and effective in this Chaos filled world, I find going through these quotes by great people as a good mental and humbling exercise.

nathanloiselle.bsky.social•78 days ago

You should make fun of people who could anger you. It'll upset them and then you'll become the master.

ezbik.bsky.social•78 days ago

liaelisabeth.bsky.social•78 days ago

I love the Stoics ❤️

classyqueen.bsky.social•78 days ago

Absolutely, it’s all about maintaining your inner peace.

By not letting others control your emotions, you retain your power and serenity.

Keep radiating that positive energy! 🌟

karma-chaos.bsky.social•77 days ago

👍🙏

shakesfirst.bsky.social•78 days ago

That's not how anger works. If you want to scrape likes though, go nuts.

staceyrhodes777.bsky.social•78 days ago

Thank you

kdxkawboy.bsky.social•78 days ago

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

-- Buddha

fvckyou.bsky.social•78 days ago

Negating feelings

fvckyou.bsky.social•78 days ago

Minimizing

fvckyou.bsky.social•78 days ago

Gas lighting

tamarafurey.bsky.social•78 days ago

☝🏽

fvckyou.bsky.social•78 days ago

Classic blame the victim mentality

hoodiecraw.bsky.social•77 days ago

Don't get mad, get even?

Anger is a good worker,
but a bad master?

Revenge is black pudding?

(The last one is German in origin and harder to parse, but rewarding)

bernaboop.bsky.social•78 days ago

You are assuming some violation has occurred.

fvckyou.bsky.social•77 days ago

this statement is a gas lighting one! if someone makes you upset they DID do something wrong. fact. you want to talk that away. change reality

bernaboop.bsky.social•77 days ago

Think road rage. The person in front of you going too slow. Is it really that big of an offense? Answer: no. You’ll only give yourself a stroke and be a bitter unhappy person.

fvckyou.bsky.social•77 days ago

it is YOUR fault if someone upsets you is blame the victim. they violated in some way to get you angry. be it a boundary they crossed or whatever. It is not your own fault if someone is upsetting you

bernaboop.bsky.social•77 days ago

But if you allow yourself to be upset about every stupid little thing then you’re allowing yourself to be controlled by your own anger. Say someone looks at you the wrong way. Blowing a gasket over it only hurts yourself.

kenofseattle.bsky.social•78 days ago

It’s you who suffers when you get angry, because you end up doing things you regret.

agent-ape.bsky.social•78 days ago

Or put another way...
Nobody can insult you without your permission

karma-chaos.bsky.social•77 days ago

👍

kittycrazykat.bsky.social•78 days ago

Let's hear it for the Stoics.

tedbart.bsky.social•78 days ago

I dunno. Though innately passive, if angered, disturbed long enough, before I’m mastered I’ll indulge a more atavistic self, as in “This ain’t happening”. I suspect that’s many of us, and should be.

barronwtramp.bsky.social•78 days ago

This was also said when you could kill the annoying person, hide them under a bush and just get on with your day... lol 🙂

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