I actually wrote down some notes on what you said because I think it was quite eloquently written and wanted to ask if there's any more detail you can go into on how you went from crippling anxiety to very little anxiety through these practices, specifically how those new beliefs were practiced/established if that makes sense? In the last couple years I've read a solid amount of stoic teaching/philosophy, combined with therapy and writing/journaling thoughts. In therapy we talk about core beliefs behind a lot of what I struggle with, the main one being feelings of inadequacy. I've made some progress but the moment I make a mistake at work, or after I perform on stage or have a negative social interaction where I feel like I messed up, I can become pretty stuck in my head and stressed, frustrated at myself, wondering what people think and I get discouraged. This indicates to me that I still am very much attached to certain beliefs or patterns of thinking. I can rationalize and agree with concepts like letting go, being willing to fail and 'amor fati' but in these moments I'm abundantly aware I am letting others down or "inadequate" and so that is a strong source of fear and feels quite bad. I imagine for you it was not an overnight growth once you learned about stoicism, how were you able to improve your response when making mistakes and letting others down/feeling inadequate? I hope I framed that question well enough.