Calm Can Be a Lie

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Calm can be a lie because quiet affect can come from disciplined judgment or from disengagement, suppression, and avoidance.

A person can look calm because they are clear.

They can also look calm because they have disconnected from what is painful, demanding, or true.

Stoicism has to be tested by reality contact, not by surface serenity alone.

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