The idea that stoicism demands you don't tell anyone that you have terminal cancer until you suddenly drop dead without warning is retarded. That's just pride.

You can still be stoic and tell people relevant information and limits about yourself, you just need to hold yourself with nobility and not be a whiny bitch about it.

Walsh is deep in that awkward middle ground of emotional resilience, he can keep it together if he slams the door and keeps the fire in the other room, but he can't comprehend the pinnacle of stoicism is being able to walk through the firey crucible if needed and still stay calm. So all his advice always seems to focus on ways to avoid the door instead of conquering the fire.