r/Stoicism is a subreddit with 821k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses stoicism, struggling, stoic, struggle, and hard.
We are a community committed to learning about and applying philosophical Stoic principles and techniques.
Popular Themes in r/Stoicism
#1
Advice Requests
: "How to stop being angry about my upbringing? - I really need help."
17 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Frustrated from Reddit's algorithm so I left most of communities except r/Stoicism"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/Stoicism
#1
Stoicism
: "Why I quit Stoicism 3 years ago and Update Today (Personal)"
107 posts
#2
Struggling
55 posts
#3
Stoic
: "Would ancient Stoics appreciate this sub?"
32 posts
#4
Struggle
: "I’m trying to practice Stoicism, but I genuinely Struggle with weather."
25 posts
#5
Hard
: "Epictetus Discourses - Free Clean Modernized Readable Web Version"
25 posts
#6
Relationship
: "Dealing with a difficult Relationship question"
22 posts
#7
Struggling With
22 posts
#8
Struggling To
22 posts
#9
Hard Time
22 posts
#10
Life
: "How can Stoicism help grapple with the awareness that Life ends?"
21 posts
Flair Used in r/Stoicism
#1
Seeking Personal Stoic Guidance
: "How to stop being angry about my upbringing? - I really need help."
46 posts
#2
The New Agora
: "The Agora: Daily Open Thread"
31 posts
#3
New to Stoicism
: "How to accept that life is extremely unfair?"
28 posts
#4
Stoicism in Practice
: "I interviewed a former FBI hostage negotiator and he said the framework that got him through 30 years of crisis was the Serenity Prayer. Not any negotiation technique."
25 posts
#5
Analyzing Texts & Quotes
: "An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time"
11 posts
#6
Stoic Banter
: "Would ancient Stoics appreciate this sub?"
5 posts
#7
Success Story
: ""The safest way to get what you want is to try to deserve what you want" — Munger wasn't a Stoic, but this feels like it belongs here"
3 posts
#8
Pending Theory Flair
: "First volume of the "New SVF" to be published (Vol 4.1, Zeno of Tarsus & Diogenes of Babylon) is now open access!"
3 posts
#9
Announcements
: "Welcome! Read Me First."
1 post
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Last updated: June 29, 2026