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by dandanua 1835 days ago
Avoiding pain is a natural stimulus (it's why pain exists in the first place). Ignoring it is wrong, in general.

I believe Stoicism teaches not to ignore pain, but to change our emotional response. To be more thoughtful and rational about causes of pain. And yes, ignoring a pain is the best strategy if there are absolutely no ways to avoid it (e.g. you can't change a past that causes unhappiness).