Shakespearean actors:

“A lightbulb has at least begun to flicker over his head that..We create our own experience”

https://nickwignall.com/emotionally-fragile-people/

Not all of your thoughts deserve to be trusted equally.

Your mind throws thousands of thoughts at you each day, many of which are accurate and helpful. But many of them are also misguided, random, or downright untrue. This is completely normal.

Emotionally resilient people understand that they shouldn’t blindly trust every thought that crosses their mind.

If you do, it’s a set-up for emotional fragility:

If you accept every worrying thought as true, you’ll end up chronically anxious.

Linden Method

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ITTxTCz4Ums Sam Harris - Death and the Present Moment.

Ashwagandha can be used to alleviate both mental and physical stress, which helps to boost mood and energy levels, while also improving focus and memory

When I get in my self pity mode I remind myself that some people die of cancer at 20, some are quadripeligics. We have no monopoly on suffering. We all struggle in different ways.