Lupe

Lupe is the grief or distress that comes from wrongly judging external losses as genuinely harmful to our well-being. While natural sadness about loss is appropriate, lupe represents excessive suffering based on false beliefs about what can truly hurt us. The Stoic learns to distinguish between natural grief and destructive despair, accepting loss without being overwhelmed by it. This doesn't mean becoming insensitive but rather maintaining perspective about what matters most.