Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Stoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life

Patience on the Out-Breath

Learning to Relax Into Anxiety Instead of Relaxing It Away

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Donald J. Robertson
Jun 09, 2026
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One of the most robust findings in the field of psychotherapy research is that people can overcome anxiety by systematically facing what they have been avoiding. Therapists call this exposure therapy. It has been a central component of behaviour therapy, and cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) since the 1950s. Exposure involves deliberately facing fe…

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