Cognitive therapy is based on the theory that emotions are shaped by underlying beliefs. It's not other people who make us angry, but rather our opinions about them. The Stoics tried to conquer anger precisely because they wanted to restore our sense of oneness. For Marcus Aurelius, as for all Stoics, the most important thing was a sense of connectedness. When we're angry though, we alienate ourselves from other people.

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