From what you wrote, it seems like you were fundamentally misunderstanding Stoicism. Not unusual for a young person just learning about philosophy, but still, a

From what you wrote, it seems like you were fundamentally misunderstanding Stoicism. Not unusual for a young person just learning about philosophy, but still, and important distinction. The core idea of Stoicism is identifying what is actually under your power and control, and focusing your energy on that. It is in some sense, virtually the opposite of it's popular perception (e.g. "little s" stoicism) of just accepting things as they are and suffering quietly. I think the book Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by Jim Stockdale is a good example of how effective stoicism is in actual "cold weather" so to speak.